Central India Wild Gateway

Day 01 : Arrive Delhi

On arrival at the international airport meet with our representative at airport arrival lounge and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 02 : Delhi - Satna, by train

Morning after breakfast city sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi. Later in the afternoon transfer to the railway station to board the train for Satna. Overnight stay on board.

Day 03 : Arrive Satna - Panna National Park, 70 km

On arrival at Satna railway station meet with our representative and drive to Panna National Park. On arrival check in at the wildlife resorts. Morning free at leisure. In the afternoon safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Overnight stay at resort.

Fauna in Panna National Park - Mammals : Tiger, Jungle Cat, Leopard, Hyena, Wild Dog, Wolf, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Spotted Deer or Chital, Blue Bull or Nilgai, Chinkara, Fourhorned Antelope or Chausinga, Porcupine, Jungle Cat, Rusty Spotted Cat, Hare, Ratel and Tree shrew. And reptiles like, Long Snouted Crocodile (gharial) and Marsh Crocodile (mugger) are found in the Ken river.

Birds in Panna National Park - The forest is home to some 200 odd species of birds. Truly magnificent! The list includes a number of Winter Migratory birds too.

The National bird of India, Peacock is the most easily spotted one. The dazzling colors and vigor of the bird truly makes it a treat to watch. During monsoons the dancing of the Peacock is one the most attractive view to any visitor. The other species seen in the Panna National Park are White necked stork, Bareheaded goose, Honey buzzard, King vulture, Blossom headed Parakeet, Paradise flycatcher, Slaty headed Scimitar babbler and many more.

Day 04 : Panna National Park

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

Day 05 : Panna national Park - Khajuraho, 25 km

Morning safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Return to the resort for breakfast. After breakfast drive to Khajuraho. On arrival visit Eastern & western group of temples. Later transfer to the Hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 06 : Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh National Park, 260 km

Morning after breakfast drive to Bandhavgarh national Park. On arrival transfer to the wildlife resorts. Rest of the day free at leisure. Overnight stay at resort.

Fauna in Bandhavgarh National Park - Bandhavgarh is renown for it's big cat population. The Bandhavgarh region is gifted with a large variety of natives in terms of animals. It is quite possible to sight tigers, leopards, gaur (Indian Bison-although some say this is no longer seen), chital (spotted deer), Sambar deer, Dholes, nilgais, wild boars, chinkaras, sloth bears, rhesus macaques, black faced langurs, jungle cats, hyenas, porcupines, jackals, foxes, wild dogs, chausinghas and ratels, among others as you venture into the forest area.

Birds in Bandhavgarh National Park - During wildlife safari, you will be captivated by several chirping birds passing from one to the other side. Bandhavgarh National Park, being a bird lover's paradise inhabits birds like - white browed fantails, steppe eagles, green pigeons, grey malabar hornbills, black and white malabar hornbills (quite a rare sighting), blossom headed parakeets, parakeets, blue bearded bee eaters, green bee eaters, white bellied drongos, owls, Jerdon's and gold fronted leaf birds, minivets, woodshrikes and the lovely paradise flycatchers.

Day 07 : Bandhavgarh national Park

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

Day 08 : Bandhavgarh National Park

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

Day 09 : Bandhavgarh National Park - Kanha National Park. 260 km

Morning after breakfast drive to Kanha national park. On arrival check in at the wildlife resort. In the afternoon safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Overnight stay at resort.

Fauna in Kanha National park - Kanha National Park is famous for Tigers round the world. Tiger sightings are very common here. Other than the tiger, some of the more frequently seen animals in the park consist of Leopards, Gaur, Sambar, Chausinghas, Barasingha, Nilgais, Sloth Bears, Barking Deer, Swamp Deer (Barasingha), Blackbuck, Langurs, Wild Boars, Porcupines, Mouse Deer, Hyenas, Jackals, Wild Dogs (Dholes), Gray Langurs, Mongoose, Jungle Cat, Chittal and Wild Pig.

Birds in Kanha National Park- Kanha has over 300 different species of birds within its complex. Some of the more interesting ones for bird lovers to look out for are Pied or Marsh Harriers, Red Jungle Fowls, Painted Spur Fowls, Lesser Whistling Teals, Common Teals, Pintails, Cotton Teals, Shovelers, Peafowls, Indian Rollers, Racket Tailed Drongos, Red Wattled Lapwings, Brown Fish Owls, Nightjars, Laggers, Shaheen Falcons, Shikras, Crested Serpent Eagles, Crested Honey Buzzards, Yellow Wattled Lapwings, Green Bee-eaters, Scavenger Vultures, Long Billed Vultures, White backed Vultures, gray Hornbills, Tree Pies, Kestrels, Barn Owls, White Eyed Buzzards, Black Winged Kites, Mynahs, Munias, Bushchats, Black Headed Orioles, Golden Orioles, Paradise Flycatchers, Pied Malabar Hornbills, Indian Pittas, Indian Stone Curlews, Common Gray Partridges, Warblers, Flycatchers, Babblers, Woodpeckers, Painted Partridges, Green Pigeons, Black Ibis, White Necked Storks, Lesser Adjutant Storks, White breasted Kingfishers, Pied Kingfishers, Egrets and Cormorants.

Day 10 : Kanha National Park

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

Day 11 : Kanha national Park - Pench National Park, 180 km

Morning safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Return to resort for breakfast. After breakfast drive to Pench national Park. On arrival check in at the wildlife resorts. In the afternoon safari to the National Park for wildlife viewing. Overnight stay at resort.

Fauna in Pench National Park - the Pench National Park is very rich in fauna and a number of endangered species have made it their habitat. There are 25 tigers under this umbrella of the Park. 39 species of mammals, 13 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians and over 170 varieties of birds have already been listed.

Birds in Pench National Park - apart from mammals and other land-based wildlife, the park is also rich in bird life. According to an estimation of the wildlife authorities, the bird population in the park counts to be over 210 species like barbets, bulbul, minivets orioles, wagtails, munias, mynas, waterfowls and blue kingfishers.

Flora in Pench National Park - as per the physiognomy, the forest type is southern tropical dry deciduous teak and southern tropical mixed deciduous forest with other species of shrubs, trees and climbers. Teak and its associates moyan, mahua, mokha, skiras, tendu, bija, achar, garari, aonla, ghont, baranga, amaltas, kihamali, khair, palas. Bamboo occurs sparsely, restricted to some valley.

Day 12 : Pench national Park

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

Day 13 : Pench - Nagpur, 92 km - Delhi, by flight - Departure

Morning after breakfast drive to Nagpur, on arrival transfer to the airport to board the flight for Delhi. On arrival at Delhi airport meet with our representative and transfer to International airport to board the flight for onward destination