The remote regions of central India contain a patchwork of national parks which have allowed India’s endemic wildlife to thrive. By combining three parks, you get to see a diversity of wildlife experiences ensuring you have an excellent chance of both seeing tiger, but also the other amazing species who live in India’s wildlife sanctuaries. This private tour combines the great parks of Bandhvagarh and Kanha, and we can tailor the itinerary should you want to add on other parks such as Panna or Pench for example. You can opt for luxury African style lodges, or more simple boutique wildlife lodges, or mix and match the two.
Fly into Delhi for the night and then fly to Jabalpur before driving to Bandhavgarh, just a three hour drive away. Bandhavgarh is a beautiful park, with a old fort at its centre, great for seeing birds of prey swirling below you. The park is one of the best places to see tiger, and of course we know you want a sighting, so Bandhavgarh is a good place to start so you can then sit back and allow the diversity of other wildlife to come to the fore. Move to Kanha, about a five-hour drive away, and probably a better park to see leopard. You can also see gaur, another favourite prey for the tiger.
Drive back to Jabalpur for a flight to Mumbai where you spend the night before returning home.
| £4780 | - | £5770 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | Gold |
| Days | Location | Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Delhi | The Manor The Imperial Hotel |
| Day 2-4 | Bandhavgarh | Samode Safari Lodge Mahua Kothi |
| Day 5-7 | Kanha | Flame of the Forest Banjaar Tola |
| Day 8 | Mumbai | Leela Mumbai |
| Day 9 | Mumbai Airport | Fly Home |
Fly to Delhi and spend a night, or longer in Delhi. As this is a wildlife journey, we probably think you want to move on quickly, but we can of course add a few more days in the city.
Fly to Jabalpur and drive three hours to Bandhavgarh National Park. Here you can embark on early morning the afternoon game drives for three days. We can also intertwine this with more cultural activities such as visiting local villages and meet the people who live and work around the park. In Bandhavgarh, you have one the best places in India to see tiger in the wild, along with a range of other species such as leopard, muntjac, wild boar, sloths, rhesus monkeys. There are over 242 endemic and migratory species of bird to spot, and a visit to the fort to see the park from above is certainly worthwhile, and also birds of prey swooping in the currents.
Drive four fours to Kanha National Park where you can either stay to the north of the park (near Kisli Gate) or the south (Mukki Gate) which is slightly less busy than Kisli due to the fact there are fewer lodges on this side. Again, set off on morning the afternoon game drives. Kanha is known for its tigers, but also, gaur, spotted deer, barasingha deer, wild dog and leopard. Kanha is unique is it has large grasslands that make the park very picturesque, and you often see flocks of deer gathering which is far safer than being in the woods with all the big cats about.
Drive to Jabalpur, a drive of about four hours and fly to Mumbai for a final night before flying home the following day.
We can tweak and change any element of this itinerary and you can depart on any day you want, add nights here and there, and we can fully customise your day-to-day experiences depending on your interests. Here are just a few ideas of many that we can look at and discuss when we come to plan your tailor-made itinerary.
Before you start your wildlife element, you can add in a visit to Agra to see the Taj Mahal before continuing down to Khajuraho (famous for the Chandela Temples) and staying close to Panna National Park. It is then just a five hour drive down to Bandhvagarh.
You can fly from Delhi to Varanasi and spend a couple of nights visiting the city. From there, fly to Khajuraho to see the Chandela Temples and staying in Panna National Park before continuing to Bandhvagarh.
After visiting Kanha, you can extend your stay by visiting Pench National Park, just four hours away and then just two hours to the nearest airport at Nagpur.
A whole host of beach elements are available to extend, from Goa to the Maldives. If you want a cultural extension, then flying to Indore and staying at the incredible Ahilya Fort is worth considering. There are also flights to Hyderabad (do look at the Falaknuma Palace to see why).
This wonderful private wildlife safari in India combines Satpura, Pench and Todaba National Parks; all offering an amazing experience not just for seeing tiger, but India’s magical diversity of wildlife.
We arrange totally bespoke trips and design an itinerary that is designed around you. You may have seen a suggested itinerary that we can base your plans around, or we can start with a blank sheet and paper and design something from scratch. You can leave a phone number and suggest a time to call you back, and we can also arrange to do this during the evenings or at weekends if you are busy during the daytime. We can also meet up with you in you fancy a coffee and are based in and around London.