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Kanha, Bandhavgarh & Corbett National Park Tour

Day 1: Arrival at New Delhi

Upon your arrival in New Delhi, you will meet our representative who will assist you with check-in at the hotel. He will also hand over and explain to you all travel-related documents. Tourists can rest overnight at the hotel in Delhi.

Day 2: Drive from New Delhi to Corbett

After an early breakfast, drive down to Corbett National Park. This is a drive of 275 km and will take you approximately 05 hours on the road. On reaching the park gate, your vehicle will be changed from the SUV to a Safari Gypsy. This car will take you from the gate to the Dhikala Forest Rest House.

We’d suggest you take out your camera equipment as this 32 km drive that could showcase wildlife too! On arrival, check in to the Forest Rest House.

These Forest Rest Houses are unique to Corbett National Park. It is only in this park that you get the opportunity to stay inside its premises and view nature in its full glory. The complex is located on the banks of the Ramganga River and overlooks the Himalayan Foothills. Post lunch, tourists can proceed for an afternoon safari in the most scenic national park in India. Only basic vegetarian food is served here. Alcohol consumption and smoking of any kind is strictly prohibited at the Rest House.

Return from the safari at sunset. Enjoy dinner and overnight stay at the Rest House.

Day 3: Corbett National Park

Go for morning and evening safaris at Corbett National Park. Take your meals and stay overnight at the Forest Rest House.

The Corbett National Park has aptly been described as the land of the roar, trumpet, and song. It paints a picture of remarkable beauty. It was this park where ‘Project Tiger’ was inaugurated in India. The rich biodiversity of this 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 are found in the reserve.

Day 4: Corbett National Park

Morning and afternoon jeep safaris, meals, and overnight stay at the Forest Rest House inside the National Park. India’s first and finest park spread over 520 sq. km. Established initially as Hailey National Park on August 8, 1936, in honor of Sir Malcolm Hailey, the 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.

Day 5: Drive from Corbett to New Delhi

Morning jeep safari and breakfast at the Forest Rest House, post which you check out and exit the forest. You will now be driving down to New Delhi in our chauffeur driven car. On arrival, check into the hotel and stay overnight.

Day 6: Fly from New Delhi to Raipur. Drive from Raipur to Kanha

Take an early morning transfer to the domestic terminal of the New Delhi Airport to board a flight towards Raipur. On arrival, you will be met by our representative who will drive you to Kanha. This journey is a total of 210 kms, which will be covered in about four hours.

On arrival check into the resort and after a quick lunch, proceed for afternoon jeep safari. Have your dinner at the resort and stay overnight.

Day 7: Kanha National Park

Wake up at 05:00 hours to take your first early morning safari to Kanha National Park. Kanha’s Sal and Bamboo forests, rolling grasslands, and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq. kms 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 Hard Ground Barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi).

This is the original Kipling country of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Packed breakfast 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 1130 hours. Freshen up and eat lunch. Depart for afternoon jeep safari at Kanha National Park and return by at 1800 hours. Relax, have dinner, and stay overnight at the lodge.

Day 8: Kanha National Park

Wake up and get ready for another day of adventure at the national park. Kanha National Park 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 animals that can be spotted here 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, which includes the Storks, Egrets, Black Ibis, Raptors, Owls, and the Red-Wattled Lapwings. After lunch, proceed for an afternoon safari.

Post dinner, stay overnight at the lodge.

Day 9: Drive from Kanha to Bandhavgarh National Park

After a light breakfast, tourists can depart towards the Bandhavgarh National Park. This is a 280 km drive which will take you approximately 06 hours on the road. On arrival, the tourists can check-in at the lodge. Proceed for an afternoon safari in the park followed by dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 10: Bandhavgarh National Park

Experience the morning and evening safaris. Relish all meals and stay overnight at the lodge.

Bandhavgarh is mainly known for the density of its tiger population. The other 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, Rat snakes, Pythons, Monitor Lizards, and Turtles. The two primate species – the Rhesus Macaque and the Hanuman Langur inhabit Bandhavgarh.

Day 11: Bandhavgarh National Park

After the morning and evening safaris at the park, savor the taste of all your meals and stay overnight at the park.

Bandhavgarh has been the 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. With time, Bandhavgarh became more and more deserted until the forest overran the area and it became the royal hunting reserve. Post India’s Independence, Bandhavgarh was transformed into a National Park in 1968. After the park was created, poaching and hunting were brought under control and the number of animals rose dramatically. The number of tigers prospered and the 1986 extension provided much-needed forest to accommodate them. Park is closed for afternoon safari on this day. So, a walk-through of the local village is arranged.

Day 12: Drive from Bandhavgarh to Jabalpur. Fly from Jabalpur to New Delhi

Take the morning jeep safari to the park, post which you will be driving to Jabalpur Airport, to board a domestic flight to New Delhi.

On arrival at the New Delhi Airport, you will be met by our representative who will help you with check-in at the hotel in New Delhi. Foreigners can stay overnight at a hotel in the city while the locals can make travel arrangements to go back to their homes.