PENCH, KANHA & KAZIRANGA

New Delhi – Nagpur – Pench – Nagzira – Kanha – Raipur – Kolkatta – New Delhi

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    Delhi
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    Corbett
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    Dudhwa
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    Krishanpur
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    Lucknow
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    Delhi
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Day 1 : Arrival in New Delhi

Upon your arrival at the New Delhi airport you will be met by a Tigris Safaris representative after you clear Customs. Transfer in your chauffeur drive Tigris Safaris vehicle and your representative will assist with a smooth check-in at your hotel. All travel-related documents will be handed over to you and explained in detail.

The rest of the day is at your leisure for you to relax after your journey.

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Day 2 : Delhi – Nagpur (flight time approx. 2.5 hrs)/ Nagpur – Pench (100 km/ 2-3 hours drive)

Early morning transfer to the domestic airport with a Tigris Safaris representative to check in for your flight to Nagpur. Upon arrival in Nagpur, a Tigris Safaris representative will meet you after Baggage Claim. Transfer to Pench National Park in your Tigris Safaris chauffeur-driven vehicle. Upon arrival in Pench, transfer directly to your safari lodge and check in. This afternoon, make your first foray into the gorgeous environs of Pench National Park. Gently undulating hills, open meadows and thick copses of Teak forest with the Pench River running through it, this is one of the prettiest national parks in Central India. Pench is full of a wide variety of animals and birds and evenings are a great time to see the rush of animal activity as they get ready to settle down for the night. Return to your lodge in time for dinner and evening at your leisure,

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Day 3 : Pench

Early morning wake up call with tea or coffee at approximately 05:00 hrs. Get ready for your game drive into Pench National Park. Pench is one of the most beautiful parks in Central India, and evokes a tremendous feeling of tranquility. It forms a tiger corridor with Kanha and has a healthy population of felines. It’s also home to quite a few leopards and has an enormous diversity of bird life. The park is split into two distinct zones – east and west – by the River Pench, which flows through the park.

Return to your lodge to enjoy lunch and a rest, before heading out for your afternoon game drive into the park. Dusk is a terrific time to see the forest come into it’s nocturnal being as Pench has several night birds and animals that are out on the prowl after dark.

Return to your lodge in time for dinner and the rest of the evening is at your leisure.

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Day 4 : Pench

Early morning wake up call with tea or coffee and head out into the forest for your early morning game drive. Early mornings are a beautiful time in Pench as the sun rises over the hills and floods the park. Pench is full of dense copses of Teak trees and the light filters through creating a serene ambience. The park is full of life in the mornings as deer graze, birds come to life, monkeys chatter and small animals scurry through the undergrowth. If you look carefully into the tall grass you might spot a tiger taking a nap in the morning sun.

Return to your lodge and enjoy a leisurely lunch and a rest. Head back into the park this afternoon for your evening game drive. Return to the lodge in time for dinner and evening at your leisure.

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Day 5 : Pench – Nagzira (170 km/ 3-4 hours drive)

After your early morning game drive in Pench National Park, check out post breakfast and your Tigris Safaris chauffeur will transfer you to Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary after breakfast. Upon arrival in Nagzira, transfer directly to your safari lodge. Relax this afternoon with a spot of bird watching close to your lodge. Dinner and evening at your lodge.

After lunch, head back out into the forest for your afternoon game drive. Dusk is a magical time in Corbett as the birds swing into their evening symphony and a golden glow is cast over the tree tops by the setting sun.

Tonight you will spend the night at the Dhikala Forest Lodge, which is located within the core zone of the national park, deep within the jungle.

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Day 6 : Nagzira

This morning wake up early for your game drive into Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary. Situated in the eastern-most part of Maharashtra, it’s a verdant oasis, completely untouched, and one of the best-kept secrets in Indian wildlife. Nagzira is home to a profusion of wildlife including tigers, leopards, bison, sloth bears, deer and wild dogs, just to name a few. After lunch at your lodge and a rest, return to the park for your afternoon game drive. Come back to the

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Day 7 : Nagzira – Kanha (225 km/ 4-5 hours drive)

This morning, after an early morning game drive return to your lodge in time for breakfast and check out. Your Tigris Safaris chauffeur driven vehicle will be ready to take you to Kanha National Park.

Arrival in Kanha National Park and transfer directly to your safari lodge. Check in and the rest of the day is at your leisure to rest. Enjoy dinner at your lodge this evening.

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Day 8 : Kanha

Early morning wake up call at 5:00 AM. Enjoy tea or coffee in bed and then get ready to head out into the national park for your early morning game drive. This is the original ground for Kipling’s epic story, Jungle Book. Kanha is one of India’s largest and most beautiful parks and is rife with wildlife. It is one of the best places to see the tiger as well as several other species of flora and fauna. Kanha is full of water-bodies, which garner a large bird population – both resident and migratory. It is a stunning landscape with dense foliage opening out onto grassy meadows.
Breakfast is served to you in the park, picnic style on the bonnet of your jeep!

Return to your lodge at around 11:30 hrs. Freshen up and enjoy a delicious lunch. Relax for the rest of the day amid the environs of your lodge. Go for a walk, relax on a charpoy, or read a book from a well-stocked library.

This afternoon, head back into the park for your afternoon game drive. Kanha is lovely in the evening especially towards dusk as the birds start to bed down in the trees for the evening.

Return to your lodge. Enjoy a delicious dinner and evening at your leisure.

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Day 9 : Kanha National Park

Early morning wake up call at 05:00 hrs. Enjoy tea or coffee in bed and get ready for your early morning game drive into the national park. Kanha forms a corridor with Pench National Park, which is one of the finest tiger habitats in India. Early mornings are an excellent time to spot the magnificent feline on its way home after a night of hunting.

Return to your lodge at around 11:30 hrs. Freshen up and enjoy a relaxed lunch and a lazy afternoon rest, before heading out again for your afternoon game drive into the national park.

Return to your lodge. Evening at your leisure and dinner at your lodge.

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Day 10 : Kanha

Early morning wake up call for your morning excursion into Kanha National Park. Kanha is so vast, that you will find yourself completely immersed in the wilderness. Kanha is one of the oldest and best known tiger parks in India and was one of the original parks that initiated the Project Tiger wildlife conservation program with immense success. It is also home to another incredible conservation story – that of the hard ground swamp deer, locally known as the Barasingha. These animals had almost gone instinct, and the population was brought back thanks to a tremendous conservation effort by the authorities.

Upon arrival in Lucknow, check into your hotel. After a brief rest, head out to explore the charms of the city. Don’t miss an opportunity to visit it’s magnificent monuments, the Bara Imambara and the Chotta Imambara, with their dizzying mazes. Stroll through the streets of Amina Bazaar before returning to your hotel. Enjoy a dinner of exquisite Lucknowi cuisine. Lucknow is particularly famous for its kebabsReturn to your lodge to relax and refresh yourself. Post lunch, head back out into the park to see the forest activity at sunset. Even as Kanha’s diurnal creatures settle down for the evening, it’s nocturnal inhabitants come to life and you may easily find yourself staring into a pair of eyes or hearing the hoots of an owl close to you. Return to your lodge for dinner and evening at your leisure.

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Day 11 : Kanha – Raipur (220 km/4-5 hours drive) / Raipur – Kolkatta (flight time 1.5 hours)

This morning, check out after breakfast. Your Tigris Safaris chauffeur driven vehicle will be ready and waiting to take you to Raipur airport for your onward flight to Kolkatta. Upon arrival in Kolkatta, a Tigris Safaris representative will meet you at the airport and will transfer you to your hotel. Overnight in Kolkatta.

Upon arrival in Lucknow, check into your hotel. After a brief rest, head out to explore the charms of the city. Don’t miss an opportunity to visit it’s magnificent monuments, the Bara Imambara and the Chotta Imambara, with their dizzying mazes. Stroll through the streets of Amina Bazaar before returning to your hotel. Enjoy a dinner of exquisite Lucknowi cuisine. Lucknow is particularly famous for its kebabsReturn to your lodge to relax and refresh yourself. Post lunch, head back out into the park to see the forest activity at sunset. Even as Kanha’s diurnal creatures settle down for the evening, it’s nocturnal inhabitants come to life and you may easily find yourself staring into a pair of eyes or hearing the hoots of an owl close to you. Return to your lodge for dinner and evening at your leisure.

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Day 12 : Kolkatta – Guwhati (flight time 1 hour 5 mins) / Guwhati – Kaziranga (250 km/ 5 hours drive)

Early morning transfer to the airport with a Tigris Safaris representative for your flight from Kolkatta to Guwhati. Upon arrival in Guwhati you will be greeted by a Tigris Safaris representative and transferred to Kaziranga in a Tigris Safaris chauffeur driven vehicle.

Arrival in Kaziranga and transfer to your lodge. Check in and enjoy lunch at your lodge. This afternoon, head out for your first foray into the stunning forests of Kaziranga, one of India’s largest and most beautiful national parks. Dense groves of trees, tall elephant grass, reeds and marshes are interspersed by a series of streams and rivers that cut through the park. Return to your lodge in time for dinner and evening at your leisure.

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Day 13 : Kaziranga

Early morning wake up call in time for you to head out into the jungle. Kaziranga is a large untouched tract of true jungle and is home to the Asiatic Elephant, the Tiger, the One-Horned Indian Rhino, the Leopard, and several other species, some of which are endemic to this part of the subcontinent. Return to your lodge to relax and have lunch. Head out again this afternoon to explore more of Kaziranga. Return in time for dinner and evening at your leisure.

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Day 14 : Kaziranga

Wake up early this morning to head out into Kaziranga’s beautiful environs as the sun comes up. This is a magnificent time to visit the park as it starts to come to life. Kaziranga’s marshy grounds make it an excellent habitat for water birds and several rare and unusual species are found here. Return to your lodge to rest and relax. After lunch, head out once again for your afternoon game drive into Kaziranga. Dusk is a lovely time of day as it is particularly scenic at sunset. Return to your lodge and evening at your leisure. Dinner at your lodge.

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Day 15 : Kaziranga – Guwhati (250 km/ 5 hours drive) / Guwhati – New Delhi (flight time 3 hours 20 mins)

Check out after breakfast at your lodge. Your Tigris Safaris chauffeur driven vehicle will be ready for you to drive back to Guwhati. A Tigris Safaris representative will assist you at the airport to check inyou’re your flight to New Delhi.

Arrival in New Delhi. A Tigris Safaris representative will greet you at the airport and will transfer you to your hotel. Overnight in New Delhi.

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Day 16 : New Delhi – onward

This morning is at your leisure to rest, pack or do any last minute shopping or sightseeing that you might have missed. Your Tigris Safaris representative will meet you at your hotel at an appointed time to transfer you to the international airport for your flight. Our representative will assist you with check-in formalities before you proceed for your onward journey.

Thank you for traveling with us and we hope to see you again soon!