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Day 1 : Thur 22nd Dec - Delhi
Arrive in Delhi.
You will be met and collected from the airport and transferred by taxi to your hotel.
Meals will be on own basis for today.
Overnight at the Chirag Residency/Singh Palace in Delhi.

Day 2 : Fri 23rd Dec - Delhi to Umaria
Morning at leisure.
Depart Delhi after early lunch on overnight A/C sleeper 2nd AC train to Umaria. Train leaves Delhi at 12:05 hrs.
Packed evening meal provided for the train. Meals – Breakfast, lunch and packed evening meal.
Overnight on the A/C sleeper train.  

Day 3 : Sat 24th Dec - Bandhavgarh
Arrive in Umaria at 05:30 hrs. Transfer to your hotel.
Bandhavgarh National Park, named after the highest hill (Bandhavgarh 807m) is a small, but very famous national park; compact, yet full of game. The density of the Tiger population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India.

Located in the Vindhya Hills, Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh encompasses 32 hills covered with a mixed forest of Sal, Dhobin and Saga Trees and large stretches of grasslands with Bamboo groves. Afternoon safari. Meals –

Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Nature Heritage Resort.
 
Day 4 : Sun 25th Dec - Bandhavgarh
Morning and afternoon safaris.
Meals – Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Nature Heritage Resort.

Day 5 : Mon 26th Dec - Bandhavgarh
Morning and afternoon safaris.
Meals - Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.

Overnight in Nature Heritage Resort .

Day 6 : Tues 27th Dec - Bandhavgarh
Morning & Afternoon safari.
Meals - Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Nature Heritage Resort .

Day 7 : Wed 28th Dec Bandhavgarh - Kanha
Morning safari and breakfast.
Packed lunch and leave for Kanha.

Kanha's Sal and Bamboo Forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendour, form the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The park, as well as being one of the top tiger reserves in Indian, is the only habitat of the rare hard ground Barasingha.

Meals – Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Earth Lodge in Kanha.

Day 8 : Thur 29th Dec - Kanha
Morning and afternoon safaris.
Meals - Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Earth Lodge in Kanha.

Day 9 : Fri 30th Dec - Kanha
Morning and afternoon safaris.
Meals - Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Earth Lodge in Kanha.

Day 10 : Sat 31st Dec - Kanha
Morning and afternoon safaris.
Meals - Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight in Earth Lodge in Kanha.

Day 11 : Sun 1st Jan (2012) Kanha - Jabalpur - Agra
Morning safari.
Leave after breakfast for Jabalpur for train to Agra.
Catch train at Jabalpur at 15:55 hrs.
Meals – Breakfast, packed lunch and packed evening meal.
Overnight on the A/C sleeper train.

Day 12 : Mon 2nd Jan - Agra
Early morning arrival in Agra at 04:30 hrs.

Agra stands on the right bank of the Yamuna River and was once the seat of the Mughal Rulers. A city enshrined in romance and famous for its beautiful medieval monuments. The passion of the Mughals for building, endowed it with some of the loveliest buildings in the world.

Check into hotel for breakfast and freshen up before visiting the Taj Mahal. visit the famous Taj Mahal, the seventh wonder of the world, built by Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal by the banks of the Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal built in 1631- 1653, has been referred to as a poem in white marble.

Taj Mahal means "Crown Palace" and is in fact the most well-preserved and architecturally beautiful tomb in the world. The dome is made of white marble, but the tomb is set against the plain across the river and it is this background that works its magic of colours that, through their reflection, change the view of the Taj. The colours change at different hours of the day and during different seasons.

Like a jewel, the Taj sparkles in moonlight when the semi-precious stones inlaid into the white marble on the main mausoleum catch the glow of the moon. The Taj is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden when the moon shines. These changes, they say, depict the different moods of woman. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon visit to the Agra Fort, where we can also view the Taj from across the Yamuna River.

The Agra Fort was also built alongside the Yamuna River and stretches for almost 2.5 km. The fort contains splendid palaces both in red sandstone and white marble, built by two generations of prolific master builders.

Evening meal at hotel. Meals – Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.
Overnight at the Utkarsh Vilas in Agra.

Day 13 : Tue 3rd Jan - Agra to Delhi
Breakfast, then morning A/C drive back to Delhi.
Check into hotel and lunch.
Afternoon, visit the colourful street markets of Delhi for shopping etc. Delhi is a combination of eight cities that have been established here from as early as 900 BC to 1930. It is above all an historic city and an elegant capital
Evening meal at hotel.
Overnight at the Chirag Residency/Singh Palace in Delhi.

Day 14 : Wed 4th Jan - Delhi
Breakfast, then a short taxi drive to Okhla Bird Sanctuary which is situated on the Yamuna River on the outskirts of Delhi. This bird reserve is an absolute haven for waterbirds. The most prominent feature of the sanctuary is the large lake created by damming the river, which lies sandwiched between Okhla village towards the west and Gautam Budh Nagar towards the east. Packed lunch.

Afternoon drive into Delhi. We will drive past the magnificent Red Fort, built of red sandstone. In New Delhi, view the Presidential Palace, the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Secretariat buildings - the centre of all government activity. Drive down the main Rajpath avenue which connects the Presidential Office to the India Gate. This very impressive arch is a World War 1 memorial.

Evening meal at your hotel.
Overnight at the Chirag Residency/Palace in Delhi.

Day 15 : Thur 5th Jan - Delhi
Checkout from the hotel at 9am.
Transfer to Delhi International Airport.

The Tour cost includes:-

• Accommodation is on a full board basis, based on two people sharing (except on Day 1)
• A total of 15 safari drives (8 in Bandhavgarh - 4 in Tala Zone and 4 in Maghdi Zone and 7 in Kanha)
• UK photographic tour leader
• All park and monument entrance fees
• All A/C transportation costs
• Excellent English speaking Indian escort for the duration of the tour
• Services of a naturalist for the safari drives
• Airport pick up and drop offs

The Tour does not includes:-

• International airfare
• Indian Visa
• Tips, video camera charges (still/digital cameras are free) or beverages
• Laundry or telephone call
  • Personal insurance or any other expense of a personal nature
    

Important:-
The Indian Government have the right to revise any park entrance fees at any time and on such occasions, the prices quoted may be subject to change, as we do not have such a margin that will absorb these cost differences. This will also apply if the Government announces any increase in taxes or airfares

Please remember a visa is essential when visiting India

UK Tour Leader – Barry Stewart
Barry was born with binoculars in his hands! He has been a keen birdwatcher his whole life. Barry has been a bird ringer for over 20 years and is a superb all round naturalist, writing many articles about wildlife in general, for different publications.

Professionally, he worked for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, before he was asked to assist with the setting up of the WWT centre in Llanelli.

Barry has a first class degree in Environmental Biology and has spent the last ten years carrying out environmental impact assessments, where he advises various councils and independent clients about habitat creation and wildlife conservation, specialising in sensitive species.

He is a very enthusiastic and competent photographer, having numerous photographs published in books and magazines. His wildlife passion also extends into the field of lepidoptera, which has naturally led him into macro photography and to the recent publication of the book, ‘Moths of Glamorgan’ of which he is co-author. Season dependent, Barry invariably travels to India with his light trap in order to safely lure various insects for identification photography, adding another dimension to this exciting tour. Barry is also the BSBI recorder for Glamorgan.

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