MPTT TIGER TRAIL

Day 01: Delhi - Khajuraho

Transfer to the airport time to board flight for Khajuraho. On arrival meet at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Day 02: Khajuraho

Morning after breakfast temple tour of Khajuraho temples which includes Kandaryia Mahadeo, Chausath Yogini, Chitragupta temple, Vishwanath Temple and Matangeshwar Temple. Overnight stay at Resort.

Day 03: Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh (260 km)

Morning after breakfast drive to Bandhavgarh National Park. On arrival check in at the wildlife resorts.Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is mainly known for its Royal Bangal Tigers. It has a typical central Indian fauna & home of more than 22 species of mammals. Common langur and rhesus macaque represent the primate group. Among the carnivore species jackal, Bengal fox, sloth bear, rattle, grey (small Indian) and ruddy mongoose, striped hyena, wolf, wild dog, jungle cat, leopard and tiger are prominent. Ungulates (animals which walk on tips of their toes) include chital, sambar, barking deer, chinkara, chousingha, nilgai and wild pig. Porcupine, lesser bandicoot and three-striped palm squirrel are among the rodents. Small Indian civet and toddy cat are also found here though seen rarely being nocturnal. Another nocturnal animal, the rufous-tailed hare is also seen usually during dusk.Some of its mammals have been listed as threatened animals by IUCN in their red list like the wild dog, Bengal fox, sloth bear, leopard and tiger. Overnight stay at resort.

Day 04: Bandhavgarh National Park

Morning and afternoon Jungle Safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Overnight stay at resort.Spread at vindhya hills in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh National Park consists of a core area of 105 sq km and a buffer area of approximately 400 sq km of topography varies between steep ridges, undulating, forest and open meadows. Bandhavgarh National Park is known for the Royal Bengal Tigers. The density of the Tiger population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India. It was the former hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Rewa and at present is a famous natural hub for White Tigers.Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. Since then many steps have been taken to retain Bandhavgarh National Park as an un-spoilt national habitat for a variety of wildlife peculiar to the area. These include gaur (Indian bison), sloth bear, leopard, porcupine, wild boar, sambar and spotted deer, among others and of course, the tiger.

Day 05: Bandhavgarh National Park

Morning and afternoon Jungle Safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Overnight stay at resort.

Day 06: Bandhavgarh - Kanha National Park (250 km)

Morning after breakfast drive to Kanha National Park. The journey by road will take approx 6 hrs to reach Kipling's country, an outstanding wildlife reserve of India. Situated within two main valleys, Halon in the east and Banjar in the west, and the grassy 'maidans', dotted with clumps of forest harbor large numbers of herbivores. The hills offer support sizeable plateaus (locally called 'Dadars') and the characterized by extensive grasslands and scant trees.On arrival at the national park we will check in at the wildlife resort. Overnight stay at hotel

Day 07: Kanha National Park

Morning and afternoon Jungle Safari to the national park for wildlife viewing.Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare hard ground barasingha (Cervus Duvauceli Branderi). In the 1930s, the Kanha area was divided into two sanctuaries: Hallon and Banjar, of 250 sq km and 300 sq km each. Though one of these was subsequently disbanded, the area remained a protected one until 1947. Depletion of the tiger population in the years that followed led to the area being made an absolute sanctuary in 1952. By a special statute in 1955, Kanha National Park came into being. Since then, a series of stringent conservation programmes for the protection of the park's flora and fauna has given Kanha its deserved reputation for being one of the finest and best administered National Parks in Asia, an irresistible attraction for all wildlife lovers and a true haven for its animal and avian population. Overnight stay at resort.

Day 08: Kanha - Pench

Morning after breakfast drive to Pench National Park.

Day 09: Pench National Park

Morning and afternoon Jungle Safari to the national park for wildlife viewing.It was declared a sanctuary in 1977 but raised to the status of National park in 1983. Later it was established as Tiger Reserve area in 1992. Park is famous for water rafting, only national park. In year 2011 park won the Best Management Award. Pench National Park is situated in Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. Tiger is the main cat species of the park present in good numbers but sighted infrequently. Commonly seen wildlife is chital, sambhar, nilgai, wild boar, and jackal. Other wild animals found are leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, porcupine, jungle cat, fox, striped hyena, gaur, chowsingha and barking deer. Overnight stay at resort.

Day 10: Pench – Nagpur – Departure

Morning after breakfast at the resort, drive to Nagpur airport to board flight for Nagpur.