Just Tiger Safari
Duration: 09 Nights / 10 Days
Place to visit: New Delhi – Nagpur – Pench – Kanha Jabalpur – New Delhi - fly back
Day 01: Arrive New Delhi (by flight)
Meet and greet on arrival at New Delhi airport by our representative. He will transfer you to the Hotel, assist you in check in at the hotel, handover and explain all the travel related documents. Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Day 02: New Delhi - Nagpur - Pench (flight + 100 kms/2 hrs drive)
Early breakfast, and transfer to the airport in the morning to board a flight at 0610 hrs to arrive Nagpur at 0750hrs. Met at the airport and drive to Pench National Park 100 kms / 2 hour drive. On arrival check into the Resort. After lunch go for the afternoon game drive to the national park. Dinner and overnight stay at the resort.
Day 03: In Pench
Morning and afternoon Jeep safaris to the National park. Meals and overnight at the resort.
A total of 758 Sq. kms of this Southern Indian tropical moist deciduous forest has its extent mingling with the tropical dry deciduous teak. The area is crisscrossed by a number of streams and 'nallahs' most of which are seasonal. Though the Pench River dries up in April end, a number of water pools locally known as 'dohs' are found which serve as water holes for the wild animals. The Pench Reservoir at the center of the park is the only major water source during the pinch period.
As a prey concentration is high along the Pench River, tiger usually inhabits and frequents this belt. Leopards though generally operate in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forest also. Jungle cats are commonly seen. Leopard cats, small Indian civets and palm civets are seen rarely.
In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of river & reservoir. Jackals can be seen in search of food anywhere in the Park. Packs of upto 15 or more wild dog can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in summer months. Sloth beer occupy the rocky areas and favour mahul bel infested forest. Chinkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages.
Day 04: In Pench
Morning and afternoon Jeep safari to the National park. Meals and overnight at the resort.
Day 05: Pench – Kanha (210 kms /4-5 hrs drive)
After morning jeep safari to the national park and after lunch drive to Kanha national park 210 kms/ 4-5 hour drive. On arrival check into the Resort. Dinner and overnight at the resort in Kanha.
Day 06: In Kanha
Wake up at 0500hrs, tea coffee with biscuits, and proceed for the morning safari to the National park.
Kanha's sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendor which form the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare hardground Barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi).
This is the original Kipling country of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Packed breakfast which comes from the Lodge is served at a designated spot and spread on the bonnet of the Safari vehicle. Enjoy your breakfast in the wilderness of Kanha.
Continue your search for the elusive Tiger if you have not yet seen the same, and soak in the fresh, and energizing environment. Return from Safari around 1130hrs. Freshen up, and Lunch is served.
Depart for afternoon jeep safari Kanha National Park. Return at 6pm from safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 07: In Kanha
Wake up, and get ready for another day of adventure in the National park. The forests of the Banjar valley and Halon valley, respectively forming Kanha's western and eastern halves. By a special statute in 1955, Kanha National Park came into being. Since then, a string of stringent conservation programmes have been launched, for the overall protection of the park's fauna and flora. Kanha boasts of about 38 species of mammals. Some of the inhabitants of this park are the gaur, the largest of the world's cattle; the sambar, the largest Indian deer; and the chausingha, the only four-horned antelope in the world. Other frequent visitors include the Nilgai antelope, the sloth bear, the dhole, or Indian wild dog, and an occasional Leopard. Some 300 species of birds inhabit the park, that includes the storks, egrets, black ibis, raptors, owls, and the red-wattled lapwings.
Depart for afternoon jeep safari Kanha National Park. Return at 6pm from safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 08: In Pench
Morning and afternoon Jeep safari to the National park. Meals and overnight at the resort.
Day 09 : Kanha – Jabalpur – New Delhi (by road 200 kms / 4 hrs drive)
Morning Jeep safari in the park. After lunch drive to Jabalpur airport 200 kms /4hrs drive to board a flight to New Delhi at 1750 hrs. Arrive New Delhi at 1945 hrs and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at the resort.
Day 10: New Delhi Fly back home
After breakfast transfer to International airport to board flight back home or onward destinations
End of our services
Note: The driving hours given above from one city to another are based on the normal conditions of the roads and may vary. Any break for Food / Tea / Toilets / Sightseeing on the way will take extra time than the above given hours. Kanha National parks are closed every Wednesday for afternoon jeep safari.