Tiger Safari and Birding Tour
09 Nights / 10 Days
Destinations Covered
- Day 01: Arrive New Delhi (Flight)
- Day 02: New Delhi – Corbett (by surface - 275 Kms, 5 hours drive)
- Day 03 & 04: In Corbett National Park
- Day 05: Corbett – Chambal (by surface – 380 Kms, 7-8 hour drive)
- Day 06: Chambal
- Day 07: Chambal – Agra (by surface 55 Kms, 2 hours drive)
- Day 08: Agra – Bharatpur (by surface 55 Kms, 2 hours drive)
- Day 09: Bharatpur
- Day 10: Bharatpur – New Delhi (Drive 200 Kms/ 04 - hours drive)
Tour Overview
Northern India arguably has one of the richest avian diversities as well as cultural landscapes to offer.
It also hosts the most Iconic animal, the Tiger, and is blessed with the marbled mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, which is by far one of the most spectacular monumental wonders known to man.
Our visits here include the famous Corbett National Park which hosts an array of Himalayan species and also a great landscape to spot the elusive striped cat.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and the Chambal River on the other hand are ideal hotspots known for the plethora of resident and migratory feathered denizens, that will leave you glued to your binoculars for the entire tour.
What you will experience on this tour
Experience the best of Indian wildlife safari tours that includes the Royal Bengal Tigers, Asiatic Lions, Black Leopard, Indian Leopards, Snow Leopards, Red Panda, Asian Elephants, and a plethora of reptile and bird species, with experienced naturalists while you stay at the best-selected premium wildlife lodges and hotels.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Arrive New Delhi (by flight)
On arrival at New Delhi airport, you will be received by our representative who will transfer you to your hotel and assist you with the check-in procedure. He will also hand over travel-related documents and brief you on your upcoming trip. Overnight stay is at the hotel.
Accommodation: The Roseate House, Aerocity or similar
Day 02: New Delhi – Corbett (by surface - 275 Kms, 5 hours drive)
After an early breakfast, depart for Corbett National Park 275 km/ 5 hrs drive. At the park entrance, switch to a safari vehicle with your baggage. Be ready with your camera equipment as the next 32 km, 1.5-hour drive, is through the core area of the national park, where you have a good chance to encounter wildlife including Tigers, Leopards, and Asian Elephants. On arrival, Check into the forest lodge. Post Lunch, proceed for an afternoon safari.
Living in the Forest Rest House is unique to Corbett National Park. It is only in Corbett that you get an opportunity to stay inside the national park. The complex is located on the banks of the Ramganga river and overlooks the foothills of the Himalayas. Alcohol and smoking are not permitted here. Return from the safari at sunset. Dinner and overnight at the Forest Rest House.
Accommodation: Dhikala Forest Rest House
Day 03 & 04: In Corbett National Park
Begin your morning safari at sunrise. Corbett has been aptly described as the land of the Roar, Trumpet, and Song. It represents a scene of remarkable beauty. Corbett National Park had the proud distinction of being the chosen venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in India. The rich biodiversity of the Reserve is partly attributed to the variety of habitats here. Due to the location of the Reserve in the foothills of the central Himalayas, both Himalayan and peninsular flora and fauna are found in the Reserve.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Rest House.
Morning and afternoon jeep safaris, meals, and overnight at the Forest Rest House inside the national park.
India’s first and finest park spread over 520 sq. km. Established initially as Hailey National Park on August 8, 1936, in honor of Sir Malcolm Hailey, the then governor of the United Provinces, the name was changed to Ramganga National Park in 1952 and subsequently to Corbett National Park in honor and memory of the late Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter, naturalist-turned-author, and photographer, who had helped in setting up the park and in the demarcation of its boundaries.
Accommodation: Dhikala Forest Rest House
Day 05: Corbett – Chambal (by surface – 380 Kms, 7-8 hour drive)
Morning Jeep safari to Dhikala zone. After breakfast, checkout from the lodge and drive towards the exit gate of Corbett. Do not pack your camera equipment, as there’s an opportunity to witness wildlife on your way out. On exiting the park, you may pack up your equipment as you make your way to Chambal (380 Kms 7-8 hrs).
On arrival, check into the Lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge
Accommodation: Chambal Safari Lodge or similar
Day 06: Chambal
Early morning, visit the Chambal river for a boat safari as you look out for birds. Some of the highlight species of birds we find here are Indian Skimmer, Bar-headed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Egyptian Vulture, Black-winged stilt, Black-bellied Terns, Red-crested and Ferruginous Pochards, Sarus Crane, Great Thick-knee, Indian Courser, Pallas’s Fish Eagle, Laggar Falcon and many more. Get back to the lodge when the sun starts getting harsh.
After lunch leave for an afternoon visit to the Chambal river to witness more of Gharials and Crocodiles. When it comes to reptiles, it is quite evident that due to their sizeable stature, Gharials and the Marsh Crocodiles exert their presence. However, the sanctuary is also great for turtles such as the Crowned River Turtle, Three Striped Roof Turtle, Red-Crowned Roof Turtle, Indian Roofed Turtle, Indian Tent Turtle, Indian Flap shell Turtle, Narrow Headed Softshell Turtle, and the Indian Softshell Turtle. Apart from these, you can even encounter the Bengal Monitor Lizard scurrying across the banks. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Chambal Safari Lodge or similar
Day 07: Chambal – Agra (by surface 55 Kms, 2 hours drive)
Morning jeep safari to an area well known for its Sarus Crane population. After breakfast drive to Agra (55 km, 2 Hrs). Arrival and check-in at the hotel. Evening at leisure and overnight stay at the hotel in Agra.
Accommodation: Taj View Agra or similar
Day 08: Agra – Bharatpur (by surface 55 Kms, 2 hours drive)
After breakfast, visit the famous white marble mausoleum, The Taj Mahal, which was built in the middle of the 17th century by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Completed in 1652, skilled craftsmen from Persia, Turkey, France, and Italy and some 20,000 laborers worked extensively for 17 years to build this edifice. Later, visit the red sandstone AGRA FORT which stands like a crescent on the banks of Yamuna River, enclosed by forbidding 20-meter high walls, with a 12- meter moat between them. Three successive Mughal emperors – Akbar, Jehangir, and Shah Jehan – helped create this massive structure that contains Indo-Islamic architecture. [The Taj is closed on Friday]. Check out from the hotel.
Later drive to Bharatpur. On arrival, check into the lodge. After lunch, we will proceed for an evening of bird watching via Cycle Rickshaws at Keoladeo National Park.
These diverse habitats are home to over 350 species of birds as the Bar Headed Goose, the Garganey, the Northern Pintail, Cotton Pygmy Goose, Eurasian Coot, Spoonbills, the Indian Spot-Billed Duck. Common and Pied Kingfishers hovering over the water, the skulking Black Bittern, Purple Herons, Pheasant-tailed and Bronze-winged Jacanas, and the tallest flying bird in the world, The Sarus Crane. Every year, thousands of migratory waterfowl that visit the park during the winter for breeding. The sanctuary is one of the richest avifauna hotspots in the world and is known for the nesting of resident and migratory birds. Overnight stay is in Bharatpur.
Accommodation: The Bagh Bharatpur or similar
Day 09: Bharatpur
Morning and afternoon visit to Bharatpur bird sanctuary. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the hotel.
The sanctuary covers an area of 29 sq. km of marshes, lightly wooded and scrub forest. Today it is the protected breeding ground for many species of birds and also the home of migratory birds, that spends their winters here. Colonies of cormorants, spoonbills, storks, egrets, herons, pelicans, ibis, and grey herons can be spotted all over the park. Besides a fairly rich habitation of herbivores and reptiles. Overnight stay at the hotel in Bharatpur.
Accommodation: The Bagh Bharatpur or similar
Day 10: Bharatpur – New Delhi (Drive 200 Kms/ 04 - hours drive)
Morning birding at the bird sanctuary. After breakfast, drive to New Delhi (220 Km, 4 hrs). On arrival, transfer to the airport to board a flight back home or to an onward destination.
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