Kipling and Corbett Tour

New Delhi – Corbett – New Delhi – Jabalpur – Bandhavgarh – Kanha – Raipur – New Delhi Fly Back Home

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    Delhi
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    Corbett
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    Dudhwa
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    Jabalpur
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    Bandhavgarh
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    Raipur
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Day 1 : Arrive New Delhi

On arrival at the New Delhi airport, you will be met by our representative. He will transfer you to your hotel, assist you in check in at the hotel, handover and explain all the travel related documents. Overnight stay at the hotel in Delhi.

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Day 2 : New Delhi – Corbett (by surface 275/6 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Corbett National Park 275 kms/ 6 hrs drive. On arrival check into hotel. Lunch at resort and afternoon bird watching close to resort nearby river. Or jeep drive to Bijrani zone of the national park.

Dinner and overnight at Corbett.

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Day 3 : Corbett National park

Morning at 6am, checkout from the hotel, and proceed for safari with the baggage. After safari, reach the Forest Lodge and check in. Lunch and proceed for afternoon game drive into the park. Dinner and overnight at the Forest Lodge inside the national park.

Corbett has aptly been described as the land of the Roar, Trumpet and Song. It represents a scene of remarkable beauty. Corbett 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 habitat found here. Due to the location of the Reserve in the foothills of the central Himalayas, both Himalayan and peninsular flora and fauna is found in the Reserve

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Day 4 : Corbett National Park

Morning and afternoon game drives, meals and overnight at the Forest Lodge inside the national park.

India’s first and finest park spread over 520 sq. kms. Along the banks of the Ramganga river, just 300 kms. northeast of Delhi in the foothills of the Himalayas is the Corbett National Park. Established initially as Hailey National Park on August 8, 1936, in honour of Sir Malcolm Hailey, then governor of the United Provinces, the name was changed to Ramganga National Park in 1952. In 1957, it was finally named as 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 demarcating its boundaries.

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Day 5 : CORBETT – NEW DELHI (by surface – 275 Kms, 6 hours drive)

Morning visit to the national park and later drive to New 275 kms /6 hrs drive. On arrival check into hotel. Overnight at the hotel in New Delhi.

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Day 6 : New Delhi- Jabalpur- Bandhavgarh(Flight + 200 Kms/3.5 hrs drive)

Transfer to the airport in the morning to board a flight at 1015hrs to arrive Jabalpur at 1200hrs. Met at the airport and drive to Bandhavgarh National Park 200 kms / 3.5 hours drive. On arrival check into the Resort. Lunch and afternoon game drive to the national park. Dinner and overnight stay at the resort.

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Day 7 : Bandhavgarh

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning & evening Jeep drives in the park.

Bandhavgarh: The national park is mainly known for the density of its tiger population. The wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the Park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas. The reptile population in the park includes Cobras, Kraits, Vipers, Ratsnakes, Pythons, Monitor Lizards and turtles. The two primate species – the rhesus macaque and the Hanuman langur – inhabit Bandhavgarh.

Dinner and overnight at the Resort

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Day 8 : Bandhavgarh

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning & evening Jeep drives in the park.

Bandhavgarh has been a center of human activity and settlement for over 2000 years, and there are references to it in the ancient books, the Narad-Panch Ratra and the Shiva Purana.

The oldest sign of habitation in the park are caves dug into the sandstone to the north of the fort. Several contain Brahmi inscriptions dating from the 1st century B.C. Various dynasties have ruled the fort, for example, the Maghas from the 1st century A.D., the Vakatakas from the 3rd century A.D., From that time onwards Bandhavgarh was ruled by a succession of dynasties including the Chandela Kings Bandhavgarh became more and more deserted until forest overran the area band it became the royal hunting reserve. This helped to preserve the forest and its wildlife, although the Maharajas made full use of their rights. At independence Bandhavgarh remained the private property of the Maharaja until he gave it to the state for the formation of the National Park in 1968. After the park was created poaching and hunting was brought under control and the number of animals rose dramatically. Small dams and waterholes were built to solve the problem of water shortage. Grazing by local cattle was stopped and the village within the park boundaries was relocated. The Tigers in particular prospered and the 1986 extension provided much needed forest to accommodate them.

Overnight at the resort

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Day 9 : Bandhavgarh

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the resort. Morning & evening Jeep drives in the park. Overnight stay at the resort.

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Day 10 : Bandhavgarh – Kanha (by surface 280 kms/6 hrs drive )

Morning game drive to the national park. After early lunch part for Kanha, 280kms, 6 hours drive. On arrival check into the Lodge. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

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Day 11 : 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.

Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

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Day 12 : 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.

Return to the Lodge for Lunch In the afternoon proceed for another sojourn with the denizens of Kanha

Dinner and overnight at the Lodge

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Day 13 : Kanha

Breakfast and lunch at the hotel. Morning and afternoon Jeep safari to the National park.

Dinner and overnight stay at the resort.

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Day 14 : Kanha – Raipur ( 220 kms, 4-5 hrs drive + by flight)

Morning safari in the park. Return by 10am, freshen up, early lunch at 1230hrs, and depart for Raipur to board flight at 1820 hrs to arrive New Delhi at 2025 hrs. Met at the Airport by our representative and transfer to the Hotel. Overnight at New Delhi

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Day 15 : New Delhi Fly Back home

Morning after breakfast free for leisure activities and later afternoon transfer to International airport to board a flight back home

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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. 
Bandhavgarh and Kanha National parks the core zones are closed every Wednesday for afternoon jeep safari.