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India Wildlife - Your Itinerary
15 days
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What's included:
- Scheduled direct flights, including all U.K. and overseas airport taxes and applicable fuel surcharges (see page 4)
- The services of an experienced local Tour Manager/Naturalist Guide in India, exclusive to the Bales group, who takes care of all the tipping on your behalf.
- Transportation Private air-conditioned vehicles for the road journeys, exclusive to the Bales group, plus scheduled airconditioned Express trains. Various methods of transportation within the national parks, including open jeeps, bicycle rickshaws and boats (depending on weather conditions)
- Sightseeing As detailed, including entrance fees
- Accommodation and meals Medium grade heritage hotels in Delhi and Bharatpur (modern during Delhi transit stay); first class accommodation in Khajuraho; modern tourist class in Agra; medium grade hotel in Nagpur; fairly simple game lodges in Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks.
- 13 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 8 dinners
- Average group size 18 passengers
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Leave London Heathrow in the late morning by British Airways non-stop flight to
Delhi. On arrival in India’s energetic capital, your Tour Manager/Naturalist Guide will meet you and take you to the Maidens Hotel.
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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The day is free with optional sightseeing of Delhi available. Dinner tonight
provides the opportunity to meet your fellow travellers.
Meals: B, D
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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Driving to Bharatpur where we enter one of the world’s most important wetland
areas. An abundance of birdlife is found here including the painted stork, white
ibis, egret, rosy pelican and the rare Siberian crane, and we spend the afternoon
exploring by bicycle rickshaw or boat. Overnight at the Laxmi Vilas Palace.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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After a morning in the park, we continue by road to Agra to spend the
afternoon visiting the spectacular highlights of the magnificent Taj Mahal and the
impressive sandstone Agra Fort. We stay at the Clarks Shiraz Hotel.
Meals: B
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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Travelling by train this morning to Orchha, once the capital of the Bundela
kings, we visit the town and its dominating trio of temples, before continuing by road to Khajuraho where we stay at the Taj Hotel Chandela
Meals: B, L
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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After a morning’s visit to Khajuraho’s impressive 10th century temples famed
for their intricate and erotic carvings, the rest of the day is free.
Meals: B
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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A long day’s drive brings us to the Bandhavgarh National Park set amidst the
Vindhya ranges, for our stay at the Nature Heritage Lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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Once the private domain of the Maharajah of Rewa, Bandhavgarh
presents us with one of the finest game viewing areas in the country, with tiger,
leopard, sloth bears and a vast array of birdlife on offer. A full programme of game
viewing has been arranged during our stay.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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As Above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 10
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 Day 10
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Drive to Kanha National Park today, the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s
‘Jungle Book’ and a unique ‘Project Tiger’ reserve, one of India’s most successful
conservation ventures. We stay at the Krishna Jungle Lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 11
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 Day 11
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With over 300 species of birds, leopards and of course, tigers, it is
easy to see why Kanha so inspired Rudyard Kipling to set his famous ‘Jungle Book’ stories amongst its lush vegetation and typical landscapes.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 12
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Day 12
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As Above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 13
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 Day 13
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After a final game drive this morning, we continue to the city of Nagpur, for
an overnight stay at the Pride Hotel.
Meals: B, L
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Day 14
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 Day 14
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Morning flight back to Delhi and transfer to the Ashok Country Resort. At
leisure until our departure for the airport later this evening.
Meals: B
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Day 15
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 Day 15
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Early morning flight by British Airways to London Heathrow, where we arrive
later the same morning.
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