WILDLIFE TOUR
EIT-10
10 Nights Delhi-Nagpur-Kanha-Bandavgarh-Khajuraho-Delhi
Day-01 ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive Delhi by International flight.
A history which encompasses all the various kings and emperors who fixed their royal citadels here-- Indraprastha, Lal Kot, Quila Rai Pithora, Siri, Jahanpanah, Tughlakabad, Ferozabad, Dinpanah, Delhi Sher Shahi or then Shahjahanabad. but, combined and integrated into one, these 'new cities' have always been called Delhi and howsoever many names it may have acquired, Delhi has always been intrinsically identified with power and imperial sway.
You will be met on your arrival by the representative of Exotique Expeditions with fresh flower garlands. You will then be transferred to your hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day-02 IN DELHI
This morning you will be given the city tour of Old and New Delhi.
Old Delhi
Visit the former centre of Moghul Power, Old Delhi offers ancient monuments, narrow streets and bustling bazaars. Drive past the vast Red Fort, built in 1648, the Jama Masjid, the greatest mosque in India and completed in 1658 by Shah Jahan who also built the Taj Mahal, and the Raj Ghat, the simple memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. A unique experience of taking 'rickshaw ride' from the Red Fort, through "Chandni Chowk" or Silver Street, experiencing the sights and sounds of this very busy avenue heading west from the Fort. Chandni Chowk - literally means "moonlit crossroads" and an area which best represents the "super-Oriental" - the glory and the guile; the grandeur and the grime, with its crowded bazaars, twisting lanes, maze of small streets strange aromas, the pungent odour of Oriental spices, the cries of shopkeepers, coolies and "rickshaw-walas" and the clatter and whirr of furious industry.
New Delhi
drive past the stately government buildings of the British Era designed by Lutyens, including the India Gate & the Presidential Palace. Continue onto the beautiful Humayuns tomb of the Mughal era & predecessor of the world famous Taj Mahal. End the tour at the towering minaret of Qutab Minar
Overnight at the hotel.
Day-03 DELHI-NAGPUR
Transfer to the airport in time to connect flight for Nagpur.
In 1861, Nagpur became the capital of the Central Provinces.
The advent of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIP) in 1867 spurred its development
as a trade centre. After Indian independence, Nagpur became the capital of Madhya Bharat
state (C.P. and Berar).
In 1960, the marathi majority Vidarbha region was merged with
the new state of Maharashtra and Nagpur was designated the second capital of Maharashtra
state, alternating with Mumbai (Bombay) as the seat of the Maharashtra state
legislature.
In Nagpur, meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Rest of the day free.
Day-04 NAGPUR-KANHA(260 Kms/163 Miles)
Leave Nagpur for Kanha by road.
Romanticised by Kipling in his book, Kanha National Park is among the most spectacular, protected wildlife reserves of the world. The 1,945 sq. km National Park has been compared to N'Gorongoro National Park of Tanzania. However like its African cousin, Kanha National Park is not a volcanic crater though the surrounding hills are a result of geographically ancient volcanic activity.
Above all Kanha National Park is far greener and more densely wooded than N'Gorongoro. It is one of the largest and best monitored Parks in the subcontinent and definitely one of the best places in the world to see the critically endangered tiger in the wild.
Arrive and check in at the hotel.
Day-05 IN KANHA
Morning and evening game viewing.
Day-06 KANHA-BANDHAVGARH(250 Kms/156 Miles)
Morning game viewing.
Later leave for Bandhavgarh by road.
Bandhavgarh - is a small National Park; compact, yet full of game. The density of the Tiger population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India. This is also White Tiger country. These have been found in the old state of Rewa for many years. The last known was captured by Maharajah Martand Singh in 1951. This White Tiger, Mohan, is now stuffed and on display in the palace of the Maharajahs of Rewa.
Rest of the day free.
Day-07 IN BANDHAVGARH
Morning and Evening game viewing.
Day-08 BANDHAVGARH-KHAJURAHO(189 Kms/ 119 Miles)
Morning game viewing.
Later leave by road for Khajuraho.
The name Khajuraho derives from the khajur or date palm trees that once surrounded the huge Khajurvahaka Tal. Khajuraho, once the great Chandela capital, is today a village of about a few thousand people in the interiors of central India, in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Tradition records the existence of eighty five temples, of which only twenty five, strewn amidst lakes and fields, have survived. The temples at Khajuraho, brilliant examples of medieval Indian architecture, were built under later Chandela kings between AD 950 and AD 1050. Each ancient structure in India has a fascinating story to tell. But few match the temples of Khajuraho.
Day-09 IN KHAJURAHO
This morning you will be given the tour of Khajuraho.
Visit the world famous Chandela Temples. Out of the total 85 temples only 22 remain, but offer a beautiful and extravagant ode to human life. Built in 10th and 11th centuries, these temples are dedicated to a particular deity and the on the outer walls are carved various themes, but actually it is an ode to woman hood, an ode to fertility, the form of birth and an ode to greatest form of life.
Of the two groups of temples - Western and Eastern - important temples to visit are - Kandariya Mahadev, Chaunsath Yogini, Chitragupta, Lakshmana, Devi Jagdamba, Parvati, Vishvanath Temple and Nandi, Paraswanath and Adinath.
Day-10 KHAJURAHO-JHANSI-DELHI
Transfer to Jhansi railway station in time to connect train for Delhi.
In Delhi, meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day-11 DEPART DELHI
You will be met by the representative of Exotique Expeditions at the hotel and
transferred to the airport, in time to connect your onward flight.
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