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Day 1. Depart from homeland:
Board flight bound for Delhi.

Day 2. Arrive Delhi:
Disembark at Delhi around midnight and transfer with assistance to your pre-booked hotel; morning at leisure. There are few cities in the world so steeped in history and legend as the Indian capital, Delhi. It was the magnet that drew the Mongols, Turks, Persians, Afghans, Mughals and finally the British, all of whom contributed to its glorious but turbulent past. The fascination with Delhi was such that even though it was abandoned many times, its rulers returned to it again and again, rebuilding it seven times. Afternoon transfer to the railway station for overnight train to Umaria departing at 1250hrs, travelling in comfortable 2nd class air-condition sleeper coach (an adventure in itself. Packed dinner and overnight in train.

Day 3. Arrive Umaria and drive 32km / about one hour to Bandhavgarh National Park:
Arrive early morning at 0616hrs, and drive through forests of sal and teak to Bandhavgarh National Park. On arrival, time to rest and relax. In the afternoon we take a jeep safari with resident naturalist in the national park.
The Park covers an area of around 448km and although it was constituted in 1968, this area has been a centre of human activity and settlement for over 2000 years. Legend has it that the fort at Bandhavgarh (which lends its name to the National Park and literally translated means "Brother's Fort -Bandhav = brother; Garh = fort), was given to Lakshman by his brother Lord Rama, hero of epic Ramayana, to keep watch over Lanka, ruled by the demon king Ravana. Around 10th-14th century AD, this region was ruled by the Chandela dynasty, which built the famous temples of Khajuraho. Presence of adequate water-bodies, grasslands and dense forests make Bandhavgarh an ideal habitat for the animal life of the region. 25 varieties of mammals inhabit the jungles of Bandhavgarh and Nilgai, Chowsingha, Chinkara, Wild Boar, Jackal, Wild Dog, Fox, Porcupine, Ratel and three species of deer - Chital, Sambar and Barasingha - may be seen in the Park, along with the Leopard and the Royal Bengal Tiger. Nearly 250 species of birds have been spotted inside the Park which include Hornbills, Leaf birds, Wood shrikes, Drongos, Fantails, Bee. eaters, Parakeets and Flycatchers, to name a few. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and night stay in hotel.

Day 4. Bandhavgarh to Dhanari (55km ride):
After breakfast we set off on the first lap of our cycle ride, initially through dense forest arid then through villages and across small streams. We cross Patparia river over a bridge to our first camping site at Dhanari in a beautiful meadow. For those who have found their second wind, we can bicycle another 15km from our camp on a seldom beaten dirt road to visit to some tribal villages at Harwa. All meals and overnight stay in Alpine-style tents.

Day 5. Dhanari to Fossil National park (about 50km ride) :
After breakfast we start the most delightful section of the ride: the first 4km are almost level and then starts a gradual ascent to the ghat (ridge), through villages and forest; the scenic vistas from the ridge are breathtaking. We continue our ride through beautiful meadows, with distant views of rolling hills, ancient temples and tribal villages on the way, breaking our journey for the night on the edge of Fossil National Park. After some refreshments served from our mobile kitchen, we take an hour's leisurely stroll through the park which offers good possibilites of watching birds and admiring fossils. All meals and night stay in tent~, on a beautiful campsite.


Day 6. Fossil National Park to Mandai (about 80 km ride) :
Early breakfast and then continue our ride through sprawling grasslands, vibrant villages, cultivated fields, and then onwards through the dimly-lit aisles of the great sal forests till Phool Sagar – a small lake, near a charming village by the Narmada River, which attracts a great number of water birds. Our last 11 km ride to Mandal is on a relatively busy road through farm land and cultivated fields. All meals and night halt in a simple hotel, with views of the shimmering Narmada river. The hotel has a nice garden and all rooms have attached toilets and shower.

Day 7. Mandai to Kanha National park (about 65km ride):
We set "in motion" after breakfast; the initial 6 km are on wide road, and then we plunge onto small roads which snake through villages and mustard fields and finally into the shadows of sal and bamboo forests. We must keep alert as we are cycling through Tiger country! Crossing small streams, tribal hamlets and village schools we arrive at our delightful camp at Kanha National Park. The two nights in Kanha will be in Sher Garh camp which offers all the agreeable creature comforts for our tired limbs to recover.

Day 8. Kanha national Park:
Early morning and evening game viewing with naturalist to the park. Afternoon fee to relax and unwind; all meals and overnight in Deluxe fixed camp. Kanha National Park is among the most spectacular, protected wildlife reserves in the world. The 1,945km National Park has been compared to N'Gorongoro National Park of Tanzania, but is far greener and more densely wooded than N'Gorongoro. It is one of the largest and best monitored Parks in the subcontinent and definitely one of the best places in the world to see the critically endangered tiger in the wild. The great sal forests of Kanha National Park stretching across Maikal hills of Satpura range have given birth to many jungle adventures, especially the much loved English classic by Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book. Kipling based his tale on the wildlife of Kanha in the late 19th century and thus Kanha is also known as 'Kipling Country'. The grassy plateaux, wooded hills and valleys of Kanha are home to the legendary Sher Khan the Tiger, loveable Baloo the Bear, wise Bagheera the Panther and the dreaded Rock Python, Kaa. Besides them several great and small mammals, reptiles and birds inhabit the Park including the largest bovine in the world - the Gaur. Apart from tiger, the National Park is also particularly known for a 300 lb, brown, large-antlered, hard-hoofed deer, the existence of which helped lay the foundations of conservation and protection in the Maikal hills.

Day 9. Kanha to Jabalpur (drive about 4hrs):
After late breakfast we drive to Jabalpur for overnight train to Agra (departure at 1550hrs). We travel in 2nd class air-conditioned sleeper coach. Breakfast in camp, lunch at Jabalpur and packed dinner on board.

Day 10. Agra to Delhi:
We arrive in Agra at around 0600hrs; transfer to local restaurant for wash/change and hot breakfast. After breakfast guided visit to India's most celebrated mausoleum-the Taj Mahal. Built as a monument of eternal love by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his queen Mumtaz, the Taj Mahal looks amazingly graceful from every angle. It was built over a period of 20 years by 20,000 labourers and craftsmen and displays superb craftsmanship. The close-up details of the Taj Mahal are as exquisite as the overall architectural design, with semi-precious stones and ornamental patterns adorning the marble surface. After visiting Taj we drive back to Delhi (about 4hrs) in time to board the return flight to London.

Day 11.
Early morning flight back home.

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