Duration - 7 Nights / 8 Days
Places to See - Delhi - Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Nagpur - Delhi
Day1 : Delhi - Khajuraho
Transfer to airport for flight to Khajuraho.Proceed for sightseeing of a group of temples. Overnight will be at Khajuraho.
Day 2 : Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh
Proceed for morning sightseeing of temples after breakfast.Drive to Bandhavgarh after lunch. Bandavgarh is a new National Park with a very long history. Set among the Vindhya hills of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 168sq miles (437sq km) it contains a wide variety of habitats and a high density of game, including a large number of Tigers. This is also the White tiger country. These have been found in the old state of Rewa for Many years. Maharaja Martand Singh captured the last known in 1951. This white Tiger, Mohun is now stuffed and on display in the Palace of Maharaja of Rewa. Prior to becoming a National Park, the forests around Bandavgarh had long been maintained as a Shikargah, or game preserve of the Maharaja of Rewa. The Maharaja and his guests carried out hunting - otherwise the wildlife was well protected. It was considered a good omen for Maharaja of Rewa to shoot 109 tigers. His Highness Maharaja Venkat Raman Singh shot 111 Tigers by 1914. Bandavgarh is justifiably famous for its Tigers, but it has a wide range of other game. The undergrowth is not as dense as in some northern terai forests, but the best time to see the park inhabitants is still the summer months when water becomes more scarce and the undergrowth dies back. Check in at the resort and overnight will be at Bandavgarh.
Day 3 : Bandhavgarh
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris) Trip to the Bandavgarh Fort: The oldest fort in India - considered to be more than 2500 years. One-hour trek up the fort is worth the effort. The charm of this trek lies in discovering these monuments in the jungle, unspoiled and unexplored. Some of the statues lie off the main path and so it is best to take a guide. Apart from the avatars, well worth seeing are three small temples of around the 12th century. These temples are deserted but the fort is still used as a place of worship. Kabir Das, the celebrated 16th century saint, once lived and preached here. The natural ramparts of the fort give breathtaking view of the surrounding countryside. The fort still belongs to the Maharaja of Rewa and permission is required to visit it. However permission is available locally and no trip to Bandhavgarh is complete without making an effort to climb up the fort. The staff of the resort carries your lunch while you are busy negotiating the trek to the fort. Overnight will be at the resort.Tiger, Bandhavgarh National Park.
Day 4 : Bandhavgarh
Jungle exploration on elephant back and Jeeps. Bird watching and a walk to the fort.Overnight will be at Bandhavgarh.
Day 5 : Bandhavgarh - Kanha
After breakfast drive to Kanha. Patient watching should reward the visitor, with a sight of Indian Fox, Sloth bear, Striped hyena, Jungle cut, Lepord, Mouse Deer, Chausingha or four horned antelope, Nilgai, Ratel and Porcupine Kanha has some 200 species of birds. Watchers should station themselves in the hills, where the mixed and bamboo forests harbour many species and in the grassy forest clearings. Water birds can be seen near the park`s many rivulets and at Sarvantal, a pool that is frequented by water birds and the area in front of the museum. Excursion to Kawardha just east of the Maikala Range (up to 1100m) to the south east of Kanha National Park, Kawardha is a small town in Chhattisgarh (34 forts) region of M.P. In this remote area Maharaja Viswaraj Singh has recently opened his palace to visitors. It provides a delightfully quite unspoiled contrast with India`s big cities and with the much busier tourist circuit of Rajasthan`s `palace circuit`. This town is in the center of the Baiga tribe, who live in forest surrounding the town, and these are several eleventh century temples in the immediate region. Reach in the afternoon and relax at the resort.Overnight will be at the Kanha Resort.
Day 6 : Kanha
Spend the full day viewing game and spotting TIGERS inside the jungle. (Two safaris) Overnight will be at the resort.Kanha National Park.
Day 7 : Kanha - Nagpur
Proceed for the morning GAME DRIVE into the forest.Proceed to Nagpur. Nagpur, popularly known as Orange Capital of India is also the second capital of Maharashtra. The Gond King of Deogad, "Bakht Buland Shah" laid the city`s foundation in the year 1702. This city derived its name from the river Nag that flows through it. Nagpur was the capital of Madhya Bharat State (C.P. and Berar) after Indian independence and in 1960, the Marathi majority Vidarbha region was merged with the new state of Maharashtra.Overnight will be at Nagpur.
Day 8 : Nagpur - Delhi
Breakfast will be at hotel.
