Birding Tour in India

Day 1: Delhi - Bharatpur
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Arrive in Delhi at 0400 & 1045 hours. You will be collected from the airport and taken to Bharatpur (4 hours), birding en route. Overnight stay in Hotel Sunbird.

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Day 2: Bharatpur
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Full days of birding. Overnight stay in Hotel Sunbird.

Day 3: Bharatpur-Agra-National Chambal Sanctuary
Meals: Breakfast
Drive to Chambal Safari Lodge. Visit Taj Mahal (closed on Friday). Overnight stay in the lodge.

Day 4: National Chambal Sanctuary-Agra-Jhansi-Panna NP
Meals: Dinner
Morning boat cruise on the river for birding and wildlife viewing. Return to Agra in the afternoon. Connect overnight air-conditioned sleeper class train to Jhansi at 1410 hours. Arrival at 1800 hours. You will be met and transferred to Panna National Park (3½ hours). Overnight in Panna Tiger Resort right next to the River Ken. Look out for the nightjars around the cottages.

Day 5 : Panna National Park
Meals: Packed breakfast and dinner
Morning and afternoon drive in the park for tiger-tracking and wildlife viewing. Panna is also good for Leopard and birding generally. In between jeep drives you can walk along the River Ken where you might see stork-billed kingfisher and a wide variety of passerines. Overnight stay in Panna Tiger Resort.

Day 6 : Panna National Park-Jhansi-Delhi
Meals: Packed breakfast and packed lunch
Morning drive in the park for tiger-tracking and wildlife viewing OR visit Khajuraho Temples. Return to Jhansi late in the evening. Connect overnight sleeper class train to Delhi at 2030 hours to Delhi. Night on the train.

Day 7 : Delhi-Sat Tal
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Arrive in Delhi at 0400 hours. Drive to Sat Tal (6½ hours). Day birding in Sat Tal. Overnight in Green Glen Lodge. The bird guide linked to Sat Tal is excellent - from experience you'll miss a lot without him, so I'd recommend utising his skills and he is such a nice guy.

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Day 8 : Sat Tal
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Morning birding around the resort. Afternoon birding around the lake and forested area of Sat Tal. Green Glen Lodge.

Day 9 : Sat Tal-Pangot-Corbett NP
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Morning birding around Pangot. After lunch, drive to Corbett NP, birding along the way. Overnight stay at Tiger Camp. The guides know where to look for Tawny Fish-owl, Wallcreeper, Brown Dipper and Brown Fish-owl, so again I'd make use of them. There will be so much going on that you'll be finding your own birds while your guide is there, identifying them quicker which means you can focus on the next vividly coloured species!

Day 10 : Dhikala Forest Lodge (Corbett National Park)
Meals: Breakfast, packed lunch & dinner
Drive to Dhikala Forest Lodge stopping en route to look for wildlife & birds. Overnight stay in Dhikala Forest Lodge in the heart of Corbett National Park.

Day 11 : Dhikala Forest Lodge-Tiger Camp
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Morning elephant safari through the grasslands and dense forests. This is the best mode of transport for wildlife viewing. Return at 0900 hours for breakfast and then spend time till lunch on a watchtower overlooking a water hole. Drive to Tiger Camp. Arrive at Tiger Camp for dinner & overnight stay. You should see Crested Bunting and if you are lucky Great Indian Pied Hornbill, Grey-headed and possibly Pallas' Fish-eagles and may be Collared Falconet.

Day 12 : Corbett National Park
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Morning bird walk at Kumeria and a walk from Garjia temple along the Kosi River, road and forest to Tiger Camp. Look for Great Slaty Woodpecker in the mature forest areas along the road near Tiger Camp and Kumeria. Overnight in Tiger Camp.

Day 13 : Corbett National Park-Delhi for Oscar, Nick and Becca
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Morning birding in Jhirna Range Forest. Afternoon birding along Kosi river or take a drive in Bijrani (optional). Connect overnight train to Delhi at 2110 hours. Overnight in air-conditioned sleeper class train.

Day 14 : Delhi-onward journey for Oscar, Nick and Becca
Arrive in Delhi at 0445 hours. Transfer to a small hotel for wash and change. Thereafter drop to the airport.

Day 15
Corbett National Park - Pangot for Juliette and Eric

Day 16
Pangot for Juliette and Eric

Day 17
Pangot - Delhi for Juliette and Eric

Day 18
Delhi - onward journey for Juliette and Eric

Cost per person based on 3 rooms (2, 2 and 1) £910
Cost per person based on 2 rooms (2 and 3) £838

Note the supplement for the extra days for Juliette and Eric is still to be supplied.

The above cost includes:
o Accommodation on twin sharing basis
o Meals as per the itinerary
o Guided tour of Agra (without monument entrance fee)
o Birding with local guides throughout the tour
o Birding cruise on Chambal river in National Chambal Sanctuary
o Jungle visits: in Panna in a jeep; in Corbett NP in a jeep,
elephant back-once (subject to availability), in Sat Tal & Pangot on foot as per the itinerary; in Bharatpur on foot and cycle rickshaw
o Rail fare in air-conditioned trains
o All airport, railway station & surface transfers

Above cost excludes:
o International flights
o Optional tours/excursions
o Personal & incidental expenses
o Tips, laundry, phone calls, bottled water, alcohol, camera fee
etc.
o Meals unless specified and meals in transit
o Park entrance fees in Panna, Bharatpur, Corbett National Park
o Monument entrance fee
o The extension for Juliette and Eric (more details and cost still to be supplied.

How to book

The booking of this itinerary is with Asian Adventures, B-9, Sector 27, Noida 201301. India

To confirm your booking please send a 25% deposit by wire transfer to Standard Chartered Bank, Account No 52805001839 which is in the name of "Asian Adventures", using Swift Code "SCBLINBBDEL". Branch address: M-1 NDSE Part I, New Delhi-110049. India. Or alternatively, to avoid paying a wire transfer fee you can post a £sterling cheque payable to Asian Adventures via the Wild About India Office, 25 Sapley Road, Hartford, Huntingdon, Cambs PE29 1YG.

Remaining balance to reach Asian Adventures at least 30 days before tour commencement by wire transfer (to bank account as stated above) or by sending a £sterling cheque made payable to Asian Adventures to the above address.

Please email Jo Thomas at Wild About India (jo@wildaboutindia.com) to confirm your method of payment.