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India: Cultural & Classical Tours
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PALACES AND TIGERS
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The extensive grasslands and temperate forests of India
are home to a vast range of wild life and some of the world's
most stunning national parks. These reserves were once the
hunting grounds of the various rajas and maharajas, and
their hunting lodges have now been converted into hotels.
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• DELHI • CORBETT • AGRA • KHAJURAHO
• BANDHAVGARH • KANHA
• KAWARDHA • RAIPUR • DELHI |
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Day 1. DELHI
I CORBETT (6 hrs) :
Drive to Corbett National Park.Check into your jungle lodge.
Post lunch park safari on elephant back accompanied by naturalist.
Evening bonfire and barbecue.
Overnight Corbett.
2. CORBETT: Morning and evening park visits to see
a variety of wildlife in jeeps and elephant back. Evening
at leisure at the pool side or the riverside or view a tiger
film. Overnight Corbett.
3. CORBETT / AGRA: Early morning repeat safari, later
drive to Agra. Check into hotel in Agra. Afternoon city
sightseeing of Agra fort and visit the Jag Mahal in the
soft light of the setting sun. It is the world's greatest
monument to love, built by Shah Jehan as a memorial to his
beloved wife, Mumtaz. Overnight Agra. |
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4. AGRA / KHAJURAHO : Morning
transfer to airport to board flight to Khajuraho. Transfer
to hotel in the afternoon. Visit the Chandela dynasty temples,famous
for their spectacular sculpture and erotic carvings. Overnight
Khajuraho. |
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KHAJURAHO / BANDHAVGARH (5 hrs) Drive to Bandhavgarh
tiger reserve. Check into the jungle lodge. Evening park
safari on jeeps. Overnight Bandhavgarh.
6. BANDHAVGARH / KANHA (5 hrs): Drive
to Kanha your journey takes you deep into The Madhya Pradesh
heartland and the setting of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
Check into the fascinating Kiplings camp. This national
park is the only one in the country which can boast of having
the same abundance of wildlife and variety of species since
the days Kipling wrote his book Originally the area was
famed as a hunters parade but now the valley has been developed
as a national park. The park has deciduous forest, rolling
grasslands and meandering streams. It has over 22 species
of wildlife including The rare barasingha (swamp deer) and
over 230 species of birds. Evening jungle drive. Overnight
Kanha.
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7. KANHA: Morning and evening jungle drive you will
spend time on machans (viewing platforms) near water holes.Overnight
Kanha.
8. KANHA I KAWARDHA (4hrs) : After
early morning jungle drive, proceed to Kawardha. Check into
Palace Kawardha, which has been recently opened to visitors
by the Maharaja. It is delightfully quiet and unspoiled
in contrast with India's other "palace circuits". Kawardha
is in the centre of the Baiga tribe who live in the forest
surrounding The town. The Radha Krishna family temple with
underground roofs and The holy water tank are fascinating.
It is a unique experience for visiting the tribal settlements.
Overnight Palace
9. KAWARDHA / RAIPUR / DELHI: connecting evening
Morning at leisure with the Royal family. Later transferto
Raipur for flight to Delhi. |
BEST TIME : November
to June
» OPTION :
1. DELHI / SAMODE / RANTHAMBORE / BHARATPUR / AGRA / GWALIOR
/ SHIVPURI / ORCHID / KHAJURAHO / KANHA / KAWARDHA
/ RAIPUR / DELHI
2. DELHI / RAIPUR / KAWARDHA / KAN HA I BHANDHAVGARH
/ KHAJURAHO / VARANASI / KATHMANDU I CHITWAN / DELHI |
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