Day 1: Arrival in New Delhi

On arrival at New Delhi airport, you will be received by our representative who will transfer you to your hotel and assist you with the check in procedure. He will also handover travel related documents and brief you on your upcoming Tigers, Elephants and Golden Triangle Tour. Overnight stay is at the hotel.

Day 2: New Delhi – Corbett (By surface, 275 kms/5 hrs)

Early breakfast and then drive to Corbett National Park (275 kms/ 6 hrs drive). This national park is amongst the first ones to be included in the Golden Triangle Tour in India. Check into the forest lodge, afternoon game drive. These Forest Lodges are unique to Corbett National Park. It is only in Corbett that you get an opportunity to stay inside the national park. The complex is located on the banks of Ramganga river and overlooks the foothills of Himalayas. Post lunch, proceed for an afternoon safari in the most scenic national park of India. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Day 3 – 4: In Corbett National Park

Begin your morning safari at sunrise. Corbett has been aptly described as the land of the Roar, Trumpet and Song. It represents a scene of remarkable beauty. Corbett National Park had the proud distinction of being the chosen venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in India. The rich biodiversity of the Reserve is partly attributed to the variety of habitats here. Due to the location of the Reserve in the foothills of the central Himalayas, both Himalayan and peninsular flora and fauna is found in the Reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Forest Rest House.

Day 5: Corbett – Agra (By surface, 350 Kms/6-7 hrs drive)

Post Breakfast, checkout from the Lodge. The drive out of the park which takes you through 32kms of the forest. The Tigers, Leopards, and Elephants are usually sighted around this time on this track, so do not pack your cameras yet. At exit from the park gate, you may pack up your equipment and drive to Agra, (350kms, 6-7 hours drive). On arrival, check into hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel in Agra.

Day 6: Agra – New Delhi (By road, 220 kms/4 hrs drive)

At Sunrise, visit the famous white marble mausoleum, The Tai Mahal, which was built in the middle of the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan as testament of love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Completed in 1652 by 20,000 skilled craftsmen from Persia, Turkey, France and Italy. After breakfast, proceed to visit the red sandstone known as AGRA FORT which stands on the banks of Yamuna River. Three successive Mughal emperors — Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jehan — helped create this massive structure which contains Indo-Islamic architecture. [The Tai is closed on Friday]. Check out from the hotel. Later drive to New Delhi, (220 kms, 4 hrs drive). On arrival, check into hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel in New Delhi.

Day 7: New Delhi – Raipur – Kanha (By flight + 210 kms/4 hrs drive)

In the morning transfer to the airport to board a flight at 0650 hrs to arrive Raipur at 0835 hrs. Meet our local representative at the Raipur airport and drive to Kanha National Park (210 kms / 4 hours drive).

Post Lunch at resort, depart for your afternoon game drive to the national park. Kanha is located right in the heart of India, which also gives you an

opportunity to experience the rural, tribal, and agricultural parts of this region. Dinner and overnight at the resort.

Day 8 – 9: In Kanha National Park

The second destination in the Golden Triangle tour is Kanha National Park. Wake up at 0500hrs, tea coffee with biscuits, and proceed for the morning safari to the National park.

Kanha’s sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendor, which form the core of the reserve. Created in 1974 under Project Tiger, the park is the only habitat of the rare hardground Barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi).

This is the original Kipling country of which Rudyard wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Packed breakfast from the Lodge is served at a designated spot and spread on the bonnet of the Safari vehicle. Enjoy your breakfast in the wilderness of Kanha.

Continue your search for the elusive Tiger if you have not yet seen the same, and soak in the fresh energizing environment. Return from Safari around 1 1 30hrs. Freshen up, while Lunch is prepared.

Depart for evening jeep safari at Kanha National Park. Return at sunset you’re your safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Kanha-Bandhavgarh (By road 280 kms/6-hour drive)

Morning jeep safari to the Kanha National Park. After lunch, depart for a 6-hour drive to Bandhavgarh. On arrival, check into the lodge, enjoy dinner, and stay overnight at the Lodge. 

Day 11-13: In Bandhavgarh National Park

Tourists are taken on a jeep safari in the morning and afternoon to the national park. The Bandhavgarh National Park is mainly known for its dense tiger population. This is the place where the famous White Tigers of Rewa were discovered. The other wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas.

Tourists are taken on a jeep safari in the morning and afternoon to the national park. The Bandhavgarh National Park is mainly known for its dense tiger population. This is the place where the famous White Tigers of Rewa were discovered. The other wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas.

The oldest sign of habitation in the park are caves dug into the sandstone to the north of the fort. Several contain Brahmi inscriptions dating from the 1st century B.C. Various dynasties have ruled the fort, for example, the Maghas from the 1st century A.D., the Vakatakas from the 3rd century A.D., From that time onwards Bandhavgarh was ruled by a succession of dynasties including the Chandela Kings. Bandhavgarh became more and more deserted gradually until forest overran the area and it became the royal hunting reserve.

Bandhavgarh remained the private property of the Maharaja until he gave it to the state for the formation of the National Park in 1968. After the park was created poaching and hunting were brought under control and the number of animals rose dramatically. The number of tigers in particular prospered and the 1986 extension provided the much-needed forest area to accommodate them. There are accommodations for tourists for overnight stays at the resort.

Day 14: Bandhavgarh – Jabalpur – New Delhi (by road 200 kms/4 hrs drive) Early morning Jeep safari in the park. After lunch, tourists are taken on a 4-hour drive to Jabalpur airport where they can board the 17:50 flight to New Delhi. Arrival at New Delhi at 1 9:45 hrs. foreign tourists make an overnight stay at the resort.

Day 1 5: New Delhi – Fly Back/Onward

After a relaxed breakfast, drive to New Delhi International Airport to board your flight back home/onward.