Luxury Central India Safari Tour
14 Nights / 15 Days
Trip Highlights & Overview
Luxury Central India Safari Tour
If you’re looking for a tour that includes a rich wilderness experience that possesses some of the most enthralling biodiversity, look no further, our Luxury Central India Tiger Safari Tour has got you covered. For more than half a century, this biodiverse haven is known to be the very mecca of Indian wildlife. It encompasses an area that is 443,449 sq km, that’s as big as the country of France and is considered as the one of the most tourist friendly destinations for any nature enthusiast.
The region is gifted with some of the most breath taking landscapes, featuring a network of rivers, plateaus and mountain ranges with an altitudinal variation from 150 m above sea level to 1300 m. Weathered over millions of years by the forces of nature, the area is also blessed with a system of ravines, gorges with a variety of vegetation that harbors its magnificent flora and fauna. It is no wonder that many travelers that embark on a tiger safari India tour here feel as though they are a part of Rudyard Kipling’s very own world of animals. On this Luxury Central India Safari Tour, you get the opportunity to experience a tiger safari in India in some of the most famous national parks of the country: Panna National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Kanha National Park and Pench National Park.
- Majestic tiger sightings in pristine Central Indian wilderness.
- Exclusive luxury accommodations amidst stunning natural landscapes.
- Expert-guided safari adventures through renowned national parks.
- Immersive cultural encounters with indigenous tribes and local communities.
- Gourmet dining experiences showcasing regional flavors and delicacies.c
- Unparalleled relaxation in opulent spa retreats after exhilarating wildlife encounters.
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Detailed Itinerary
Luxury Central India Safari Tour
Day 01 : Arrive in New Delhi (By Flight)
Day 02 : New Delhi – Khajuraho – Panna (flight + 40 kms/1 hr drive)
Morning after breakfast, transfer to the airport to board a flight to Khajuraho. Meet our representative and driver at the Khajuraho airport and drive to Panna national park (46 kms/1 hour). On arrival, check into your lodge, scenically situated along the Ken River with vast stretches of unspoiled forest and within easy reach of Panna National Park.
Lunch and afternoon free for leisure activists. Dinner and overnight stay at Panna.
Day 03 : In Panna National Park
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning & Evening Jeep tiger safari in the park.
Panna is situated in the Vindhyan Hill range and spreads over the Panna and Chhatarpur districts in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh. Panna National Park is the most important protected area in the north-central highlands of India, as it links the eastern and western populations of wild animals through the Vindhyan ranges.
Situated just 31 km from the world famous temples at Khajuraho,a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Panna National Park is located along the banks of the Ken River. The Park is endowed with deep ravines, cascading waterfalls and thick teak forests, with many plateaus, and sprawling flatlands punctuated by hills, deep valleys and gorges. The terrain is largely rocky and uneven. It encompasses mixed dry deciduous forests with short grasses and open woods. Lower altitudes are characterised by taller grasses and closed woodlands. Common bamboo also occurs on hilly slopes and gorges.
Home to the majestic tiger, guests also have a good chance to see leopards, wolf, hyena, jackal and sloth bear. The reserve is also well known for sightings of nilgai, sambar, chital, wild boar and Indian marsh crocodile.
Overnight at the lodge.
Day 04 : In Panna National Park
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning boat ride at Ken river in search of Gharials and Crocodiles. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a critically endangered unique crocodilian species, endemic to the northern part of south Asia, characterized by its long and thin snout. Mature males have a bulbous growth at the tip of their snouts. The gharial is the only surviving species of the family Gavialidae.
Panna National Park is one of the most successful conservation stories. This national park lost all its Tigers by systematic poaching in the year 2006-08. For the first time in the history of Tiger conservation, 3 Tigers were relocated from other reserves into Panna. These Tigers made Panna their home, and today with the dedicated efforts of the Forest Department the Tiger population has bounced back to close to over 50 Tigers (cubs included).
Afternoon jeep tiger safari in Panna national park. Dinner and overnight at Taj Pashan Garh.
Day 05 : Panna – Bandhavgarh (250 kms/5 hrs drive)
After breakfast, drive to Bandhavgarh National Park (240 kms /5 hrs). On arrival, check into your lodge.
Lunch at the resort and post lunch around 1430hrs proceed for the afternoon game drive to the national park. The safari starting time varies depending on the month of the year. Bandhavgarh is a forest with a great reputation for its Tiger sightings. Tracking the majestic and elusive Tiger will be an experience you will not forget. Unlike Africa, where the habitat, wildlife and technology assists you in tracking wildlife, the encounters in India are quite contrasting, learning, and thrilling to say the least. The time well spent in the national park during the safari with the skilled drivers and experienced guides will remain etched in your memory. Afternoon tiger safaris are usually 3-4 hours, which ends just before sunset.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 06 – 07 : In Bandhavgarh National Park
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning & Evening Jeep drive in the park.
Bandhavgarh national park situated in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh National Park is a 448 km2 renowned tiger reserve nestled among the picturesque Vindhya and Satpura ranges. This is one of India’s most beautiful national parks. The dramatic landscape features tropical forests and woodlands, and steep rocky hills with flat grasslands in the valleys below. An ancient 2000-year-old fort, 10th century statue of Lord Vishnu, and the dense Sal jungle combined with the grasslands make Bandhavgarh one of the most extraordinary parks in India.
Bandhavgarh supports good densities of tigers. Its hilly open terrain includes many large grassland meadows that offer good chances of sightings. The density of its big cat population has made Bandhavgarh world famous. The Park is also home to a large variety of mammals: leopard, chital (spotted deer), Sambar deer, nilgai, wild boar, chinkara, sloth bear, rhesus macaque, grey langur, jungle cat, hyena, porcupine, jackal, fox, and wild dog.
Day 08 : Bandhavgarh – Kanha (by surface 280 kms/6 hrs drive)
Morning game drive to the national park. Later, depart for Kanha, (280kms, 6 hours). On the way to Kanha from Bandhavgarh you will pass through scenic landscapes, remote villages and small towns. You will get to see people going to market in colorful dresses, selling local vegetables and local sweets. On arrival, check into your lodge in Kanha.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 09 – 10 : In Kanha National Park
Wake up early in the morning with tea/coffee and biscuits and proceed for the morning tiger safari tour 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 reserve. Created in 1974 under Project Tiger, the park is one of the few habitats of the rare hardground Barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi).
This is the original Kipling country of which Rudyard 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.
After witnessing Kanha, you would be extremely elated that the forest was included in this itinerary. The sheer beauty of this park along with the rich bio-diversity make this a must visit in your India program. Kanha features approximately 70 tree species and is a bird watcher’s paradise, with over 300 recorded bird species.
Continue your search for the elusive Tiger if you have not yet seen the same, and soak in the fresh energizing environment. Return from tiger safari tour around 1130hrs. Freshen up, while Lunch is prepared.
Post Lunch, depart for the afternoon jeep safari in Kanha National Park. Return at 6pm from wildlife safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 11 : Kanha – Pench (210 kms/4-5 hrs drive)
Morning game drive in the national park. After an early lunch, depart for Pench national park (210 kms/5 hrs). The landscape from Kanha to Pench is very dramatic, you will notice that after some distance you will see more Teak forest than Sal. Here on the way to Pench the Teak forest replaces Sal forest and once you reach Pench you will see Teak as a dominant species. On the way you also see the famous Kanha-Pench corridor which helps the tigers and other mammals to move between these two protected areas. On arrival, check into your lodge.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 12 : In Pench National Park
Breakfast and lunch at the lodge. Morning and afternoon tiger safari tour to the National park.
Pench welcomes you with open arms and without conditions. This park is located on the southern slopes of Satpura hills. The tracks are smoother, the trees are thicker with dense undergrowth, perhaps one reason why the herbivore population here is larger in size compared to Kanha and Bandhavgarh.
The skies are home to birds of prey and their distinctive calls. And then there are pauses of silence in the jungle. Don’t get consumed in this silence with your mind talking to yourself – an opportunity your mind doesn’t get often in your cities. Focus on the ground or jungle games so that you and your camera have not left anything to imagination. Try to see with Kipling’s eye and you might see Baloo and Mowgli singing “Song of Bare Neccessities”. And King khan is there behind the tall grass to spoil their party. You will experience this and much more with the backdrop of luxurious accommodation, friendly service and delectable cuisine in adventurous settings
This national park received international recognition from Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale, the Jungle Book.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 13 : In Pench National Park
Breakfast and lunch at the lodge. Morning and afternoon Jeep tiger safari tour in Pench National park.
Pench National Park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the Satpura hills is named after Pench River which flows from north to south through the Pench National Park. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh.
A total of 758 Sq. kms of this Southern Indian tropical moist deciduous forest has its extent weaving into the tropical dry deciduous teak. The area is blessed with a number of intertwining streams and ‘nallahs’ most of which are seasonal. Though the Pench River dries up in April end, a number of water pools locally known as ‘dohs’ are found which serve as water holes for the wild animals. The Pench Reservoir at the center of the park is the only major water source during the pinch period.
As prey concentration is high along the Pench River, tigers usually inhabit and frequent this belt. Leopards are known to operate in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forest as well. Jungle cats are commonly seen. Leopard cats, small Indian civets and palm civets are there but rarely seen due to their nocturnal activity.
In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of rivers & reservoirs. Jackals can be seen scouring for food anywhere in the Park. Packs of up to 15 or more wild dogs can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in summer months. Sloth beer occupies the rocky areas and favour mahua and bel dominated forest. Chinkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 14 : Pench – Nagpur – New Delhi (100 kms/2 hrs drive + flight)
Day 15 : New Delhi Fly Back
Trip Inclusions
- Accommodation in New Delhi on bed and breakfast basis.
- Accommodation in Panna, Bandhavgarh, kanha and Pench on room, all meals and exclusive safari basis.
- Entrance, Guide and Safari charges in all national park.
- 13 exclusive jeep safaris in National Parks of Central India
- Assistance at airport and hotels
- All land transfers in air-conditioned Toyota innova/Crysta
- All currently applicable taxes
Trip Exclusions
- International and domestic airfare
- Still / video camera fee in the monuments and national parks.
- Expenses of personal nature like Tips, smokes, liquor, laundry and telephone calls.
- Travel insurance
- Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.
Extend your stay
Extend your stay in India by choosing any one of the tours below. It could be a mix of wildlife and culture or focused on special interest activities such as food tours in Old Delhi, cycling through the historic remnants of the capital city or even beach holidays toward the end of the tour.
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