Best of North & Central India

Day 01: Delhi.

Arrival at Delhi
Company representatives will receive you on arrival at the international airport in Delhi and ttransfer to your hotel. Relax.

DELHI, the capital of kingdoms and empires is now a sprawling metropolis with a fascinating blend of the past and the present. It is a perfect introduction to the composite culture of an ancient land. A window to the kaleidoscope - that is India .

Overnight will be at Delhi.
Red fort remains closed on Mondays

Day 02: Delhi

After breakfast proceed for a day sightseeing tour of the city.
Start with the sightseeing of Old Delhi . The tour will begin with a visit to Raj Ghat, a simple memorial to Mahatma Gandhi; drive past the Red Fort continuing to the Jama Masjid by bicycle rickshaws, one of Asia 's largest mosques. The magnificent Red Fort, overlooking the river Jamuna was built during the years 1638 - 48 when the Moghul Empire was at its peak. The tour continues to Jama Masjid, one of Asia 's largest mosques and which is viewed from the outside.

People stream in and out of the mosque continuously and the presence of a nearby bazaar means that the area is rarely quiet.Enjoy the rickshaw ride at Old Delhi.

After visiting Old Delhi, you will be driven to New Delhi, which reflects the legacy the British left behind. The division between New and Old Delhi is the division between the capitals of the British and the Mughals respectively. The division in the walled city and New Delhi also marks the division in the life-styles. The walled city is all tradition where one will be able to glean a past life-style in all its facets, colours and spells. New Delhi in contrast, is a city trying to live up to the best of 21st century standards.

Imperial Delhi will include the Qutub Minar - the tallest stone tower in India , Humayun's tomb , the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. And which inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. The tour also includes a drive past the imposing India Gate, the Parliament building and the Rastrapathi Bhawan, the President's residence.

Spend night at Delhi .

Day 03 Delhi – Nagpur – Pench

Transfer to the airport in time to connect your flight for Nagpur.
Met on arrival and transferred to Pench.(100 kms/ 2 hours)
Stay at hotel for two nights
Enjoy game drive in the afternoon.

Pench National Park is a part of the Project Tiger network of special reserves. Pench is one of the most accessible tiger reserves in the country, just 90 kilometres (1 hour and 30 minutes) north of Nagpur. The Reserve is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hill range in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in the Madhya Pradesh State of India. The terrain is undulating, with most of the area covered by small hills, steeply sloping on the sides. The description of its natural beauty, richness in flora and fauna has appeared in numerous wildlife books dating back to the 17th century. Books written in the 19th and early 20th century by famous naturalists like Captain J. Forsyth and Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book explicitly present the detailed panorama of nature's abundance in this tract. As the prey concentration is high along the Pench river tigers usually inhabit this belt. Leopards, though, generally operate in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forests also. Jungle cats are commonly seen.

Leopard cats, small Indian civets and palm civets are common but seen rarely.

Day 04 Pench National Park

Enjoy full day game drive.

Day 05 Pench – Kanha (200 Kms/ 5 Hours)

Enjoy morning game drive.
After breakfast drive to Kanha Stay at hotel for three nights
Rest of the day is at leisure.

Day 06 Kanha National Park

Enjoy full day game drive.
Kanha is one of India's largest and most remote national parks, covering 1945 sq km of forest and lightly wooded grasslands. An extensive network of rivers and streams supports it. The setting of Kipling's "Jungle Book", Kanha National Park has an excellent variety of wildlife including Leopards, Chital, Sambar, three striped palm squirrel, common langur, jackal, wild pig, chital or spotted Deer, Barasingha or swamp Deer, (The park is the only habitat of the rare hardground Barasingha), Blackbug. Indian Hare, Dhole or Indian wild dog, barking deer, Indian Bison or Gaur, Indian Fox, sloth bear, striped hyena, Jungle Cat, Panther, Mouse Deer, Chausingha or four horned antelope, Nilgai or blue bull, Ratel, Indian Porcupine, wolf, Chinkara, Indian Pangolin, the smooth Indian otter, small Indian Civet. and, most famously, the tiger. It's possible to make elephant-back excursions into the park in the early morning and evening to see tigers. Although wildlife can be seen throughout the season, sightings increase during the hotter months of March and April, because the animals move out of the tree cover in search of water. The park is closed from July to October.

Day 07 Kanha National Park

Enjoy full day game drive.

Day 08 Kanha – Bandhavgarh – (200 Kms – 05 Hours)

After Morning game drive, drive to Bandhavgarh.
Check in at your hotel for three nights
Bandhavgarh National Park with an area of 105 sq km is in the Vindhya hills of Madhya Pradesh. There are 32 hills in the park, which has a large natural fort at its center. The fort's cliffs are 2625 feet (800 meters) high, 1000 feet (300 meters) above the surrounding countryside. Over half the area is covered by Sal forest although on the upper slope it is replaced by mixed forest of sali, saj, dhobin, and saja. The marshes support a vast grassland savanna. Before becoming a National Park in 1968, it was the game preserve of the Maharajas of Rewa, a place close by where the White tiger (Albino) originated. Though it involves quite a journey, it has a wide variety of game. Its main wild beasts are tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, sambar, chital, muntjac, nilgai, chinkara, wild pigs. The flowering and fruit trees attract woodland birds, which include green pigeon, jerdon's leaf bird, crested serpent eagle and variable hawk eagle. There are also interesting cave shrines scattered around the park

Days 09 & 10 Bandhavgarh

Enjoy morning & afternoon game drive to the National park.

Day 11 Bandhavgarh – Umaria

Enjoy morning game drive and drive to the National park
Transfer to the Umaria Train station to connect train for Delhi.
Board the Gondwana Express (1720/0720 hrs +1) for Delhi.
Air Condition Second Class sleeper

Overnight in train.

Day 12 Delhi

Arrive Delhi at 0720 hrs. Met on arrival and transferred to your hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure. Stay at hotel for one night
Rest of the day is at leisure.

Day 13 Delhi – Onward Destinations.

Transfer to the airport in time to connect your onward flight.