On Kipling Steps

(8 Days / 7 Nights)

DELHI / KHANJURAHO / PANNA / BHANDAVGARH / KANHA / PENCH / NAGPUR

PRICE 1530 $ (Based on 2 people)


Dive into the fabulous world of Kipling, where the felines sneak into the wide and mysterious forests. Three National parks give you the chance to discover an unbelieveble diversity of fauna and flora, which will fill the nature and adventure lovers.
 

You will like

The green and peaceful forest setting.

 Go in search of the king of big cats and other wild mammals.

 The choice of hotels according to your budget: small charming hotels and luxury lodges of the prestigious Taj chain.

 

Day 1: Delhi

You are welcomed at Delhi airport either by the representative of our local agency or by your French-speaking guide. He ensures with you the transfer to the hotel we’ve reserved you for the night.

 Having a delightful dinner, stay overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 2: Delhi to Khanjuraho (flight) / Panna (1h / 45km)

 After breakfast you take a flight to Khanjuraho before being transferred to Panna National Reserve established in 1981. You settle at the hotel directly on arrival.

 Vultures, cheetals(swamp deer), chinkaras, sambhar and lazy bears, these are the animals you will have the chance to see in the park. Panna is also a good habitat for the jungle king, royal tigers as well as leopards, wolf, hyena, caracal and other smaller cats.

 Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 3: Panna / Bhandavgarh (4h / 215km)

In the morning, after breakfast, you leave for a safari in the park to discover the immense variety of fauna and flora this reserve houses. You may also be lucky enough to spot a royal tiger.

 Later, you take the road towards Bhandavgarh where you settle at the hotel directly upon arrival.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 4: Bhandavgarh

After breakfast, two safaris are scheduled (in the morning and the late afternoon) to discover the reserve in the company of a naturalist guide: deer, sambar deer, gaurs (Indian bison), Panthers, monkeys, langaur, white tiger, bears, wild boars, jackals, and 250 species of birds, many of them migrating in winter such as the steppes eagle will cross your path during this safari.

 Return to the hotel and overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 5: Bhandavgarh / Kanha (6h / 225km)

After breakfast, you participate in your last safari before heading to Kanha Park, one of the largest, richest and best preserved in Asia. Spread over a 940 km² site, Kanha is crossed by two rivers where the animals come to drink: tigers (estimated at a hundred), a few panthers, bears, hyenas, gaur, sambar deer,Chausingha (world’s only antelope with four horns), wild dogs, langaur. Kanha and 230 species of birds.

You settle at the hotel in the late afternoon.

Overnight  at the hotel.

 

Day 6: Kanha

After breakfast, two safaris are planned, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, two totally different atmospheres.

This park, founded in 1974, is part of the Project Tiger launched in 1994. This park was originally designed to avoid the extinction of the rare Duvacel deer (Barasingha).

Overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 7: Kanha / Pench (5h / 140km)

After a heavy breakfast, you make your third safari in Kanha before continuing till Pench National Park. This is the region that inspired Kipling to create the "The Jungle Book". The flora, verydifferent from the previous parks, is mostly made up of teak forests and the fauna that shelters this reserve is composed of several animals including tigers, leopards, jackals, jungle cats, wild dogs, wild boars, spotted deer, Bark beetles, crocodiles, chameleons, pythons, cobras, black turtles .

Overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 8: Pench / Nagpur (2h30 / 170km) / Delhi / Departure

After breakfast, you make a final safari before being transferred to Delhi and the airport to catch your return flight.

 

 

INCLUSIONS :-

  • Accommodation ( Heritage or  4*)  "double" room.
  • Breakfasts & Diners.
  • Jangal Safari at Panna.
  • Jangal Safari (2) at Bhandavgarh.
  • Jangal Safari at Pechu.
  • Vol intérieur ( Delhi-Khajuraho ) , ( Nagpur - Delhi ).
  • 24 * 7 assistance by team Passion !ndia.

 

EXCLUSIONS :-

  • International fights.
  • Visa Insurance assistance and repatriation.
  • Lunches.
  • Personal expenses.
  • Drinks / camera and video.
  • Tips.

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