Duration: 22 Days

Destination:  Delhi-Fatehpur Sikri-Ranthambhore-Jaipur-Nagpur-Gauhati

Day 1 - Meet in Delhi, India.

Day 2 - Drive to Agra. Afternoon visit to the Taj Mahal.

Day 3 - Morning in Agra, then drive to Keoladeo Ghana National Park, visiting Fatehpur Sikri en route.

Day 4 - Explore Keoladeo, one of the finest bird sanctuaries in the world, harboring over 360 species.

Day 5 - By train to Ranthambhore National Park.

Days 6-8 - Explore Ranthambhore by vehicle on morning and evening game drives. A good population of tiger lives here (the park is well known for its daylight sightings), as well as leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, and other smaller carnivores.

Day 9 - Drive to Jaipur. Visit the Hawa Mahal, City Palace, and the complex of forts and palaces at Amber, an old Rajput stronghold (which we ride to on elephant back!).

Day 10 - Morning in Jaipur, afternoon flight to Delhi.

Day 11 - Fly to Nagpur in central India, drive to Kanha National Park. Afternoon game drive.

Days 12-14 - Explore the variety and abundance of wildlife in Kanha by 4-wheel-drive vehicles and by elephant-back. Kanha has a large, healthy population of tigers, and they are sometimes seen abroad during the day.

Day 15 - Morning game activity or bird walk; drive to Nagpur.

Day 16 - Fly to Delhi.

Day 17 - Fly to Gauhati in Assam; drive through charming countryside to Kaziranga National Park.

Days 18-20 - Game viewing by vehicle and elephant-back around the marshes and grassy plains in Kaziranga National Park.

Days 21-22 - Drive to Gauhati; fly to Delhi and transfer to homeward bound flights. Fly home.