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Explore four of central India’s most celebrated wildlife destinations on this 9-day safari through Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Pench, and Tadoba National Parks. Travel from Jabalpur to Nagpur with private transfers, staying in resort accommodation and heading into the reserves on repeated gypsy safaris with naturalists for the chance to spot tigers, leopards, deer, birds, and other native wildlife.
Each park offers a different landscape and ecosystem, from the Vindhya hills of Bandhavgarh and the grasslands of Kanha to the forests of Pench and Tadoba. With multiple game drives, included meals, and accommodation throughout, this itinerary is designed for travellers who want an immersive safari experience across some of India’s best-known tiger reserves.
Explore four of central India’s most celebrated wildlife destinations on this 9-day safari through Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Pench, and Tadoba National Parks.
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Jabalpur - Bandhavgarh National Park (165kms/ 3.3hrs approx)On arrival at Jabalpur airport meet your driver, assistance and transfer to Bandhavgarh National Park check in at resort. Dinner and overnight at resort.Overnight at Resort
Bandhavgarh National ParkBreakfast at resort. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & overnight at resort.
Bandhavgarh National Park is spread at vindhya hills in Madhya Pradesh. The three main zones of the national park are Tala, Magdhi and Khitauli.
There are more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds. Common Langurs and Rhesus Macaque represent the primate group. Carnivores include the Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Sloth Bear, Ratel, Gray Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Leopard and Tiger. The artiodactyls frequently sighted are Wild Pigs, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Chausingha, Nilgai, Chinkara and Gaur. Mammals such as Dhole, the small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel and Lesser Bandicoot Rat are seen occasionally. Among the herbivores, Gaur is the only coarse feeder.overnight at resort.
Bandhavgarh National Park - Kanha National Park (215kms/ 4.3hrs approx)Breakfast at resort. Morning Jeep safari in the national park.After lunch drive to Kanha National Park check in at resort.overnight at resort.
Kanha National ParkBreakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & overnight at resort.
The vast grasslands of Kanha National Park, stretching over an area of 2,000sq km, and surrounded by the Satpura Range comprising the Banjar and Halon valleys. Kanha Tiger Reserve has species of tigers, leopards, wild dogs, wild cats, foxes and jackals. Among the deer species, swamp deer (Cervus duavcelli branderi) or hard-ground barasingha is the pride of the place, as it is the only subspecies of swamp deer in India, except the great swamp deer of Sundarbans. The animal is adapted to hard ground unlike swamp deer of the north, which live in marshy swamps. Indian gaur (Bos guarus), belonging to the ox genus, are found in Kanha. Also keep an eye out for dholes, or wild dogs & Blackbucks.overnight at resort.
Kanha National Park - Pench National Park (200kms/ 4hrs approx)Breakfast at resort. Morning Jeep safari in the national park.After lunch drive to Pench National Park check in at resort.overnight at resort.
Pench National ParkBreakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.
The Bengal tiger is the main cat species of the park, 39 species of mammals, 13 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians. Commonly seen wildlife is chital, sambar, nilgai, wild boar, and jackal. Also Indian leopard, sloth bear, indian wolf, wild dog, porcupine, monkey, jungle cat, fox, striped hyena, gaur, four-horned antelope and barking deer live in the park. The park is rich in bird life too. According to an estimate of the wildlife authorities, the park harbours more than 210 species including several migratory ones. Some of them are peafowl, junglefowl, crow pheasant, crimson-breasted barbet, red-vented bulbul, racket-tailed drongo, Indian roller, magpie robin, lesser whistling teal, pintail, shoveller, egret and herons, minivet, oriole, wagtail, munia, myna, waterfowl and common kingfisher.overnight at resort.
Pench National Park - Tadoba Andhari National Park (225kms/ 4hrs approx)Breakfast at resort. Morning Jeep safari in the national park.After lunch drive to Tadoba National Park check in at resort.overnight at resort.
Tadoba Andhari National ParkBreakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.
The Tadoba National Park is divided into three separate forest ranges, i.e. Tadoba north range, Kolsa south range, and Morhurli range, which is sandwiched in between the first two. There are two lakes and one river in the park, which gets filled every monsoon, the ‘Tadoba Lake,’ ‘Kolsa Lake,’ and ‘Tadoba River.’
The Tadoba Tiger Reserve is rich in flora and fauna. Some of the famous and wildly seen flora of this park include, Teak, Ain, Bija, Dhauda, Hald, Salai, Semal, Tendu, Beheda, Hirda, Karaya gum, Mahua Madhuca, Arjun, Bamboo, Bheria, Black Plum, and many others.overnight at resort.
Tadoba National Park - Nagpur (145kms/ 3hrs approx)Breakfast at resort. Morning Jeep safari in the national park.After lunch drive to Nagpur and drop off at airport to board flight for onward destination
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