Day 1: Depart from home
Depart on your international flight to Delhi, India. (Meals Aloft)
Day 2: Delhi
We arrive in Delhi International Airport. Welcome & assistance by Tiger Expeditions Representative and transfer to hotel Saptagiri, New Delhi. Overnight stay in the hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 3: Delhi /Jabalpur/Kanha Tiger Reserve
After breakfast transfer to Delhi airport to board in Kingfisher flight Delhi / Jabalpur at 10:00/11:35 hrs. After arrival at Jabalpur Airport we’ll drive to Kanha Tiger Reserve (5 hrs drive/ 250 kms) arriving in the afternoon we check in Kanha Safari Lodge, Mukki gate. (B, L, D)
Day 4/8: Kanha Tiger Reserve
We enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife excursions by open Jeep and elephant back. We will have an opportunity to visit local schools, take guided nature walks, watch the elephants bathing or if we prefer just relax around the lodge. We will spend six nights at Kanha Safari Lodge, Mukki gate. (B, L, D Daily)
Day 9: Kanha Tiger Reserve/ Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
After breakfast we drive to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. En-route we’ll visit local markets, villages and stop in the sleepy town of Mandla (sacred city for Gond tribals) where the Narmada river, second holiest to the Ganges, is the center of activity. Temples and ghats line the banks of the river. Upon arrival check in Eco lodge, Bandhavgarh. Tonight we will enjoy an outdoor barbeque dinner cooked over an open flame. We will spend seven nights at Eco lodge Bandhavgarh. (B, L, D)
Day 10/15: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
We enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife excursions daily. Wildlife viewing is by open four-wheel drive vehicle and possibly from the back of an elephant. During our seven nights at Eco Lodge, we will enjoy stargazing and cooking revelation. (B, L, D Daily)
Day 16: Bandhavgarh / Khajuraho / Delhi
After breakfast we take a morning drive to Khajuraho (UNESCO World Heritage site) passing through the villages and countryside of Madhya Pradesh. On arrival, we transfer to domestic airport to board Jet Airways flight # 9W-724 Khajuraho to Delhi 1325hrs/1600hrs. Upon arrival, we transfer to hotel Saptagiri, Near International Air port, New Delhi for wash & fresh. Following our special farewell dinner at this hotel we transfer to the airport for the international flight check-in. (B, L, D)
Day 17: Delhi / back home
Meet our connecting flights home. (Meals Aloft) |