Overview
Bandhavgarh, Pench & Kanha Wildlife Tour
Highlights
- Explore Pench National Park
- Bandhavgarh National Park Safari
- Kanha National Park Safari
Itinrary
Delhi (2N) - Pench (2N) - Kanha (3N) - Bandhagarh (5N)
The day begins with your arrival at New Delhi airport terminal. You receive warm welcome by Nature Safari representative at the airport arrival hall. The person awaiting your arrival shall be accompanied with formal dressed chauffeur.
Your ride is booked with AC SUV to ensure your travel is in style and comfortable. You shall receive assisted check in at the counter desk. This is the time when you need to share your booking details with the representative for further assistance. You can now enjoy overnight stay at hotel in New Delhi.
In this morning you need to leave for the Nagpur From Delhi. It will take around 1 Hour 40 minutes
Now after arrive there you will be transferred to Pench National Park through rural Madhya Pradesh.
You will be checkin to Jungle Lodge, Have your lunch & get ready for your first afternoon Safari.
Back to the lodge and overnight stay.
Pench adventure begins by enjoying open jeep safari. The ride covers most of the afternoon time. tourists can enjoy the afternoon meals, dinner and night stay at safari resort. During your adventure, you get to cover around 758 sq. kms of forest area. The forest is a mix of dry deciduous and moist deciduous. You also find multiple nallahs and streams within the forest cover.
When visiting Pench in the month of April, the scorching heat dries out the natural river basin. You can still enjoy Dohs or small water pools in the forest cover. The pools become main water source for animals during summer time.
If you are on Tiger safari, then you have best chance to spot the big cat near water hole. This is also area where most prey animals are concentrated. The ground becomes favorite hunting ground for wild cats. You also find leopards operating on tree tops near these water sources.
If you are lucky, then you can sight Sambar and Cheetal enjoying grazing near roadside or by the Pench river bank. You can also spot Jackals in the wild, looking around for prey. Wild dogs are very common and can be seen around in packs of 15 or more. Bodonaia, Pyorthadi, Jamtara and Chhedia are common areas.
You can also spot gaurs grazing in forest. These are very common during summer season. Sloths are very common if you trek around the rocky terrains of the forest. Chinkaras are also very common in the forest.
This trip gets exciting, as you travel to Kanha national park from Pench. It takes around 4 to 5 hrs via road. On arrival at Kanha, your stay is booked with resort. Enjoy your dinner and overnight stay at the resort.
Spend the day on two thrilling jeep safaris in Kanha, starting with an early morning drive across misty meadows where the rare barasingha, or swamp deer, graze and tigers often roam.
After lunch at the lodge set out again for an afternoon safari in a different zone to look for leopards, sloth bears and wild dogs.
Early woke up in the morning get ready again at dawn for another morning jeep safari,
return Back to relax or join a short guided jungle walk around the lodge.
After lunch, depart on an afternoon safari to explore new areas of Kanha’s beautiful core zone.
After breakfast embark on the 250 km (approx. 5–6 hrs) drive to Bandhavgarh National Park, a route that winds through scenic countryside and forested plateaus. Arrive by mid-afternoon and settle into your lodge. In the late afternoon, enjoy a short orientation nature walk with the lodge naturalist.
Your 8th day will start with the the first of your Bandhavgarh adventures with an early morning jeep safari into this dramatic terrain of rocky hills, bamboo forests and grasslands. Famous for one of the highest tiger densities in India, the park offers excellent chances of sightings.
Get Back to the Lodge / Resort.
After lunch head out again for an afternoon safari in a different zone.
Back to the Resort / Lodge & overnight stay here.
Enjoy another full day of wildlife viewing with a morning and an afternoon jeep safari. Early hours are magical as the forest awakens with the alarm calls of langurs and chital, signalling the movement of predators.
Continue your Bandhavgarh exploration with another morning safari focused on photography and tracking fresh tiger pugmarks, followed by an afternoon safari to search for elusive leopards and diverse birdlife.
Bandhavgarh tiger safari is full-day adventure sport. This region is one of the most densely tiger populated spots in the country. This place is home to Rewa- white tigers. The area is also natural habitat for other wild life species including leopard, 4-horned antelope, Indian Bison (gaur), Neel gai, Sambar deer, wild boar, spotted deers, and more.
As per forest experts this forest is home to over 22 mammal species and around 200 to 250 bird species. You also find many reptile species here including rattle snakes, palm squirrels, bob cat, hyenas, Bandicoot rat, Porcupine and Indian civet.
The forest holds secret mud caves. These are carved naturally out of sand stones. You also find Brahmi inscriptions craved in the cave walls. These date back to 1st century. Bandhavgarh was ruled by multiple dynasties and so hunting has always been favorite sport here. Your adventure trip at Bandhavgarh includes over night stay after day long safari.
Spend your last full day in the park with a morning and an afternoon safari, making the most of this exceptional tiger habitat and increasing your chances of multiple big-cat encounters.
The day begins with morning jeep safari. After nice lunch at the resort, you take flight back to New Delhi from Jabalpur. The road trip is around 4 hrs drive covering around 200 kms. Once you arrive at Jabalpur airport, you are greeted by tour representative. New Delhi team has organized overnight stay in the city.
The entire journey comes to an end with relaxed breakfast before leaving for New Delhi airport terminal. You can now board back to your respective city or destination.
Inclusions | Exclusions
Inclusions
- Bed and breakfast with accommodation
- Bandavgarh, Pench and Kanha meal and accommodation
- National park entrance and guide fees
- Jeep safaris and Pench, Kanha and Bandhavgarh
- Airport and hotel assistance
- Land transfers in luxury SUVs
- Applicable tax
Exclusions
- Domestic or international air fare
- Personal expenses
- Video camera fee and charges
- Travel-related insurance coverage


