Tiger, Temple & Taj (11 Days)

Itinerary

Day 1: Nagpur - Pench National Park (100km/ 2hr approx drive)

Pass By: Nagpur, Nagpur, Nagpur District, Maharashtra
On arrival at Nagpur airport meet with your driver and proceed to Pench National park. Check in at resort and rest time to enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Pench National Park

Stop At: Pench National Park, Pench National Park
Breakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.

The Bengal tiger is the main cat species of the park, 39 species of mammals, 13 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians. Commonly seen wildlife is chital, sambar, nilgai, wild boar, and jackal. Also Indian leopard, sloth bear, indian wolf, wild dog, porcupine, monkey, jungle cat, fox, striped hyena, gaur, four-horned antelope and barking deer live in the park. The park is rich in bird life too. According to an estimate of the wildlife authorities, the park harbours more than 210 species including several migratory ones. Some of them are peafowl, junglefowl, crow pheasant, crimson-breasted barbet, red-vented bulbul, racket-tailed drongo, Indian roller, magpie robin, lesser whistling teal, pintail, shoveller, egret and herons, minivet, oriole, wagtail, munia, myna, waterfowl and common kingfisher.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.



Day 3: Pench National Park - Kanha National Park (200km/ 5hr approx drive)

Pass By: Kanha National Park, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Kanha National Park. Check in and lunch at resort. Rest time free and easy to relax and enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.

Day 4: Kanha National Park

Stop At: Kanha National Park, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.
Duration: 6 hours

Pass By: Kanha National Park, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
The vast grasslands of Kanha National Park, stretching over an area of 2,000sq km, and surrounded by the Satpura Range comprising the Banjar and Halon valleys. Kanha Tiger Reserve has species of tigers, leopards, wild dogs, wild cats, foxes and jackals. Among the deer species, swamp deer (Cervus duavcelli branderi) or hard-ground barasingha is the pride of the place, as it is the only subspecies of swamp deer in India, except the great swamp deer of Sundarbans. The animal is adapted to hard ground unlike swamp deer of the north, which live in marshy swamps. Indian gaur (Bos guarus), belonging to the ox genus, are found in Kanha. Also keep an eye out for dholes, or wild dogs & Blackbucks. Other commonly seen animals in the park include the spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, and the four-horned antelope. Nocturnal animals like fox, hyena, jungle cat, civets, porcupine, ratel or honey badger, and hares can be seen outside the park confines.

Pass By: Kanha National Park, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
The reserve brings around 300 species of birds and the most commonly seen birds are the black ibis, bee-eaters, cattle egret, blossom-headed parakeets, pond herons, drongos, common teal, crested serpent eagle, grey hornbill, Indian roller, lesser adjutant, little grebes, lesser whistling teal, minivets, Malabar pied hornbill, woodpeckers, pigeon, paradise flycatchers, mynas, Indian peafowl, red junglefowl, red-wattled lapwing, steppe eagle, Tickell's blue flycatcher, white-eyed buzzard, white-breasted kingfisher, white-browed fantail, wood shrikes, and warblers, vultures among many more. Reptiles such as Indian pythons, Indian cobras, krait, rat snakes, vipers, keelbacks, and grass snakes are nocturnal animals, so rarely are seen. Many species of turtles and amphibians are found in or near the water bodies.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.



Day 5: Kanha National Park - Bandhavgarh National Park (220km/ 5hr approx drive)

Pass By: Bandhavgarh National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria District, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Bandhavgarh National Park. Check in and lunch at resort. Rest time free and easy to relax and enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.



Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.

Day 6: Bandhavgarh National Park

Stop At: Bandhavgarh National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria District, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.

Bandhavgarh National Park is spread at vindhya hills in Madhya Pradesh. The three main zones of the national park are Tala, Magdhi and Khitauli. Together, these three ranges comprise the 'Core' of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve constituting a total area of 716 km2. The buffer zone is spread over the forest divisions of Umaria and Katni and totals another 820 km2.
Duration: 6 hours

Pass By: Bandhavgarh National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria District, Madhya Pradesh
There are more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds. Common Langurs and Rhesus Macaque represent the primate group. Carnivores include the Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Sloth Bear, Ratel, Gray Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Leopard and Tiger. The artiodactyls frequently sighted are Wild Pigs, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Chausingha, Nilgai, Chinkara and Gaur. Mammals such as Dhole, the small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel and Lesser Bandicoot Rat are seen occasionally. Among the herbivores, Gaur is the only coarse feeder.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.



Day 7: Bandhavgarh National Park - Panna National Park (210km/ 5hr approx drive)

Pass By: Panna National Park, Nh-75, Chhatarpur 471001 India
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Panna National Park. Check in and lunch at resort. Rest time free and easy to relax and enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.

Day 8: Panna National Park - Khajuraho (45km/ 1hr approx drive)

Stop At: Panna Tiger Reserve, Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel. Morning gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist.
Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: Panna Tiger Reserve, Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
The park is located in a spot where the tropical and subtropical forest belts are found. River Ken runs through this relatively dry national park providing water to the wildlife throughout the year. Many rare species and endangered species can be spotted in this park. You can spot the majestic tiger, the ghariyal - a huge reptile found only in the Indian subcontinent, Indian wolf, four-horned antelope, sloth bear pangolin, rusty spotted cat, leopard and carcal and a variety of flora and fauna. There are six species of vulture found in this park.

Stop At: Pandav Falls and Caves, Panna National Park, Panna India
Visit the magnificent Pandav Falls inside the park a perennial fall fed by a tributary of the river Ken. The falls cascades down from a height of about 30 meters into a heart shaped pool. Surrounded by lush green forests. At the foot of falls there are some ancient caves overlooking a large pool of water. The Pandavas of the Mahabharata are believed to have spent a part of their exile here. In the tropical region of Panna the climate of the reserve area is sometimes so pleasant, sometime so scorching during summers.
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Khajuraho, Khajuraho, Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh
Evening drive to Khajuraho check in at hotel. Evening watch the light and sound show.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.

Day 9: Khajuraho - Orchha (180km/ 4hr approx drive)

Stop At: Khajuraho, Khajuraho, Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel. Visit exceptionally well maintained UNESCO World Heritage Site, exploring the different temples and marveling at their astonishing beauty. Over the course of the 11th and 12th centuries the Chandela dynasty created the most sublime examples of erotic sculpture in India. The temple of Khajuraho are India’s unique gift to the world, representing, as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy, perfect in execution and sublime in expression on account of their remarkable erotic sculptures.

Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: Orchha, Orchha, Tikamgarh District, Madhya Pradesh
Afternoon drive to Orchha check in at hotel. Rest time free and easy to relax. Optional evening boat tide on River Betwa.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.



Day 10: Orchha - Gwalior - Agra (220km/ 5hr approx drive)

Stop At: Orchha, Orchha, Tikamgarh District, Madhya Pradesh
Breakfast at hotel, city tour of Orchha. Visit the Orchha Fort complex, which houses a large number of ancient monuments consisting of the fort, palaces, temple, and other edifices. The early 16th century fort complex which is accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway. This is followed by a large quadrangular open yard surrounded by palaces. These are Raja Mahal, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The battlements of the fort have ornamentation. Notable architectural features in the fort complex are projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows. Chaturbhuj Temple a multi-storied structure which is a blend of temple, fort and palace architectural features. The temple was originally built to deify an image of Rama, as the chief deity, which was installed in the Rama Raja Temple inside the Orchha Fort complex. The temple is noted for having one of the tallest Vimana among Hindu temples.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Gwalior Fort, Gwalior India
After sightseeing drive to Agra, en-route visit Gwalior Fort. Situated on top of a hill one of the best fortresses of India, known for its great architecture and rich past. With well-maintained premises, the fort complex includes several temples, palaces and water tanks. Jain temples form unique monuments inside the fort, with the Siddhachal Caves and Gopachal rock-cut Jain monuments being the two areas, complete with thousands of Jain Tirthankar idols defaced during the Mughal invasion. Teli Ka Mandir and Sahastrabahu (Sas-Bahu) Ka Mandir are the two architecturally rich Hindu temples here. Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhor is another holy place built inside the fort’s complex, and it was where Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib was kept as a captive by Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Man Mandir Palace, Gujari Mahal, Assi Khamba Ki Baoli, and Suraj Kund are other important monuments found in the complex.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Agra, Agra, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh
Continue drive to Agra check in at hotel. Rest time free and easy to relax.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.

Day 11: Agra - Delhi (210km/ 5hr approx drive)

Stop At: Agra, Agra, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh
Sunrise visit Taj Mahal an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the bank of the Yamuna river commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal, it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

Breakfast at hotel. Visit Agra Fort the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Itmad-ud-Daula Tomb a Mughal mausoleum commissioned by Nur Jahan, the wife of Jahangir, for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg.
Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: New Delhi, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi
Afternoon drive to Delhi direct drop off to airport for onward flight.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.