Duration: 13 nights/ 14 days Places to Visit: Mumbai - Nagpur - Kanha
- Bandhavgarh - Umaria - Agra - Delhi Day
1: Arrive Mumbai
You will arrive in Mumbai by an International flight.
Meeting and assistance on arrival at Mumbai Airport and transfer to hotel.
Mumbai (Bombay) is the vibrant and pulsating capital of Maharashtra. For over
a century, Mumbai has been a commercial and industrial centre of India with
a magnificent harbour, imposing multi-storeyed buildings, crowded thoroughfares,
busy markets, shopping centres and beautiful tourist spots. The British acquired
Mumbai from the Portuguese in 1665 and handed it over to the East India company
in 1671 for a handsome annual rent of Sterling Pounds 10 in Gold !. Later, these
seven islands were joined together by causeways and bridges in 1862. Overnight
in Mumbai.
Day 2: Mumbai
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Visit the 19th century Jain Temple with its silver doors, the Kamala
Nehru Park and the Ferozshah Mehta Gardens known as the Hanging Gardens of Bombay
and the Towers of Silence where the Parsis dispose their dead. Visit Mani Bhavan
where Mahatma Gandhi spent 17 years of his life working for the freedom of India.
The Prince of Wales Museum has an excellent collection of miniatures (closed
on Mondays).
Afternoon at leisure (No vehicle at disposal)
Overnight in Mumbai.
Day 3: Mumbai - Nagpur - Kanha
Morning departure transfer from the hotel to the airport to board flight (9W
111: 0710 / 0825 hrs) to Nagpur.
Meeting on arrival at Nagpur airport and drive to Kanha (275 kms / 7 hrs)
Kanha, 175 kms southeast of Jabalpur, is one of India’s largest national park
and Asia's finest park. India’s one of the most successful conservation efforts
of saving the Barasingha (Swamp Deer) was done here. Kanha National Park covers
an area of 1945 sq kms including a core zone of 940 sq kms. The setting of Kipling’s
‘Jungle Book’, it is a beautiful area of forest and lightly wooded grassland
with many streams and rivers. It is the home of a variety of animals including
tiger, panther, and many species of deer, wild pig, bison, a variety of monkeys
and other animals besides some 200 species of birds. It is also part of ‘Project
Tiger,’ one of India’s most important and successful conservation efforts.
Overnight in Kanha.
Day 4: Kanha
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Game drives are organized by The Park both in the early mornings and late afternoons
by open jeeps and will be accompanied by a trained naturalist. Once the tiger
is spotted anywhere in the jungle, through radio contact with the drivers, visitors
will be driven to the location and then taken by elephant back to the actual
site to see the tiger. This is an excellent arrangement and is very exciting.
The park is closed between July 01 and October 31 owing to the monsoons.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.
Overnight in Kanha.
Day 5: Kanha Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.
Overnight in Kanha.
Day 6: Kanha - Bandhavgarh
Breakfast at the lodge.
After breakfast drive to Bandhavgarh (325 kms). On arrival check in at the resort.
The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is relatively high. The possibility
of spotting Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Leopard and Tiger is very good. The park
is also densely populated with animals like the Chital (Spotted Deer), Sambar,
Barking Deer, Nilgai (Blue Bull), Chowsingha (Four Horned Antelope) and is rich
in bird life.
The terrain is rocky, rising sharply from the swampy and densely forested valley.
The finest of these hills is Badhavgarh, which is bounded by great cliffs and
eroded rocks. The Bandhavgarh Fort, believed to be 2000 years old, stands at
the highest point. There is a temple at the fort that can be visited by jeeps.
Scattered throughout the park, particularly around the fort, are numerous caves
containing shrines with ancient Sanskrit inscriptions. The ramparts of the fort
provide a home for vultures, blue rock thrushes and crag martins.
Overnight at Tiger Den Resort, Bandhavgarh.
Day 7: Bandhavgarh
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.
The Forest Department has devised an ingenuous system of trackingthe tiger at
this Park. Every day, early in the morning, elephants and their "Mahouts" (drivers)
are sent out into the jungle, in search of the Tiger. Once it has been sighted,
a radio message is flashed to the Forest Ranger, who in turn informs the visitors
in their jeeps, who are then taken on elephant-back, into the bush, to see the
elusive Tiger.
Overnight in Bandhavgarh.
Day 8: Bandhavgarh
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
The mornings and afternoons will be consumed by the safaris to the sanctuary
on a game drive and believe us this will be extremely adventurous and entertaining.
Overnight in Bandhavgarh.
Day 9: Bandhavgarh
Day 9 begins with a delicious breakfast and then our representative will take
you to the sanctuary for the game drive which continues after lunch too.This
day is also as interesting as the by gone day.
Overnight at Tiger Den Resort, Bandhavgarh.
Day 10: Bandhavgarh - Umaria - Agra
Breakfast and Lunch at the Lodge.
Morning proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.
Late afternoon drive to Umaria railway station (45 Kms) to board Kalinga Utkal
Express to Agra. Board the train at 1930 hrs.
Overnight enroute on board the train.
Day 11: Arrive Agra Arrive
at Agra railway station at 0930 hrs.
You will be received at the railway station by our representatives, who then
will take you to the hotel booked for you.
Agra is famous as the home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the Taj
Mahal. The architectural splendour of the mausoleums, the fort and the palaces
in Agra is a vivid reminder of the opulence of the legendary Mughal Empire.
Agra was their capital for nearly a hundred years from 1564. A pleasant town,
with a comparatively easy pace, Agra is known for its superb inlay work on marble
and soapstone by artisans who are hereditary crafts persons. The city is also
famous for its carpets, gold thread embroidery and leather shoes.
Afternoon excursion to Fatehpur Sikri.
Fatehpur Sikri - This exquisite city built by Akbar the Great in 1569, in red
sandstone, with its forts, palaces and mosques was abandoned 14 years after
its creation due to political reasons. The Diwan-i-am - a vast courtyard in
which the emperor gave daily public audience; Diwan-i-khas - a large quadrangle
which contained all the major functions of the Palace, Pachisi court, the Emperors
private living quarter, Jodha Bhai’s Palace, Mariam’s Palace, Birbal’s Palace,
Hawa Mahal and Panch Mahal are some of the important buildings of this residential
complex. The Friday Mosque and the exquisite tomb of Sheik Salim Chisti are
in the religious grounds set aside in a separate enclosure adjacent to the secular
buildings.
Overnight in Agra.
Day 12: Agra - Delhi
Morning: Proceed on a city tour of Agra. Visit the Agra Fort, built by three
Mughal Emperors starting from Akbar the Great in 1565 AD, which is a masterpiece
of design and construction. Within the fort are a number of exquisite buildings
including the Moti Masjid, Jahangir’s Palace, Khas Mahal and the Sheesh Mahal,
Diwane-i-Am, Diwane-i-Khas and Musamman Burj, where Emperor Shah Jahan, the
fifth Mughal Emperor, died a prisoner. Later visit the Taj Mahal - the inimitable
poem in white marble. Built over a period of 22 years, by the Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan in 1630, for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains,
it is one of the seven modern wonders of the World. [The Taj is closed on Friday.
Afternoon transfer to the railway station to board the train for Delhi.
Leave Agra for Delhi by Punjab Mail (1645 / 2020 hrs).
Meeting and assistance on arrival at New Delhi Railway Station and transfer
to the hotel.
Delhi - the capital of India, is a fascinating city with complexities and contradictions,
beauty and dynamism, where the past co-exists with the present. Many dynasties
ruled from here and the city is rich in the architecture of its monuments. Delhi
is not only the present metropolis of India but also a Necropolis. Because of
its location, being on the banks of the river Yamuna, many cities have risen
and fallen over the last five millenniums.
Overnight in Delhi.
Day 13: Delhi
Morning Proceed on a tour of Old Delhi visiting the historic Red Fort - Shah
Jehan’s elegant citadel in red sandstone, which was built as an octagon measuring
900m by 550m and surrounded by a 9m deep moat which was at its inception fed
by the waters of the Yamuna river. The fort is entered from the Lahori Gate
and leads to a roofed passage called Chatta Chowk. The Naqqar Khana (drum house)
at the end of this passage marks the entrance to the royal enclosure. A spacious
lawn leads to the Diwan-i-Am - the pillared Hall of Public Audience, Diwan-i-Khas
- the Hall of Private Audience where the Emperor met select visitors and to
the Pearl Mosque built by Shah Jahan’s son, Aurangazeb, the last of the “Great
Mughals”. Very near the Fort is the Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), India’s largest
mosque, also built by Shah Jahan. See the colourful bazaar of Chandni Chowk
and take a cycle rickshaw ride through the back streets of Old Delhi to get
a first hand experience of the hustle and bustle of this traditional city. This
ride through the small by-lanes will be most fascinating.
FAREWELL DINNER at a nice restaurant in the town.
After Dinner, transfer to the international airport to board the flight back
home.
Day 14: Depart Delhi
Leave Delhi by an International flight.
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1: Arrive Mumbai
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Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. 
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at Agra railway station at 0930 hrs.
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