A special tour for wildlife photographers covering some of the best tiger reserves of Central Indian tiger landscape. We start the tour from Pench national park situated on the southern part of state of Madhya Pradesh moving upwards to Kanha, Bandhavgarh and ending the tour at Panna.
If you are a wildlife enthusiast or love to spend time with nature or a wildlife photographer this is a perfect tour choice for you. All national parks have very diverse landscape and offer something different form others.
Kanha National Park
Kanha National Park situated in the State of Madhya Pradesh is one of the best managed tiger reserve in the world with an estimated tiger population of around 100. The park is open from 1st October to 30th June every year and is best tiger wildlife safari destination in India.
Kanha is home to many animals, birds, reptiles, butterflies and insects and is the best place for photographing tigers along with animals like Hard ground Swamp deer - Barasingha, leopard, gaur, sloth bear, wild dog and many others.
Pench National Park
Pench national park, situated in Madhya Pradesh, India is one of the best jungles to spot the striped cat - Tiger and other denizens of the forest. Pench is famous within bird watchers, wildlife photographers and nature lovers alike along with tiger lovers.
Beautiful landscape and forest of Pench makes it nature lovers' paradise.
Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is one the most famous forest for spotting tigers and has been the ground for some of the most well known wildlife documentaries on tigers. It is famous for its fort and temples which have history estimated to be of 5000 years or more.
Once hunting ground for Rewa royalty today it is famous as one of the best breeding grounds for Tigers.
Panna National Park
Panna was in news for a wrong reason some years back when it lost all its tigers to poaching but today it has one of the most thriving tiger population. It is also known for Leopards as well as Vultures. Its landscape is very different of other tiger reserves and give you a chance to spot tigers along river bank ass well as Panna's beautiful meadows.
Day 1: Pench (L, D)
We welcome you in traditional style, check in and take some rest. After orientation about Pench and next few days' plans over lunch we are ready for the first safari in the worldfamous tiger reserve. We enjoy safari with local tribal guide who will tell you everything
about the park and its denizens. We can see Tiger, Leopard, Sloth bear, Jackal, Wild dog, Gaur, Spotted deer, Sambhar deer, etc along with many birds.
Day 2: Pench (B, L, D)
We get up early morning with the birds and leave for our 2nd safari in the core area of tiger reserve. Packed breakfast hamper is provided to enjoy a picnic breakfast inside the kanha forest. Today we have 2 safaris at morning as well as noon so after returning to resort around 11.00 AM we take a quick nap, lunch and are ready for the 2nd Jungle excursion.
In the evening we sit and discuss on different aspects of jungle life and tribal culture. After a sumptuous dinner we are off to sleep, to let our mind and body rejuvenate.
Day 3: Pench - Kanha (B, L, D)
Today we leave for Kanha after breakfast. Before that we will go for a Jungle walk n the buffer region where we will get chance to see lots of birds and other flora and fauna of Pench which we miss on moving safari vehicle.
It takes around 4 hours to reach Kanha so packed lunch will be provided which can be enjoyed as picnic mid way. After checking in at your resort in Kanha you can relax for the rest of the day and take some rest in preparation of 3 jungle safaris we will be taking here.
Day 4: Kanha (B, L, D)
We get up early morning with wakeup call, tea / coffee and prepare to enter the Kanha tiger reserve in excursion Gypsy. We may see Tiger, Spotted deer, Swamp deer, Fox and other animals in this world famous national park and tiger reserve. After coming back from the 1st safari, take some rest before 2nd safari which starts at noon. Lunch is served at the restaurant.
In the evening we sit and discuss the wildlife adventure we have enjoyed at Pench and Kanha tiger reserves. After dinner at the restaurant we go off to sleep, tomorrow is our last safari at Kanha.
Day 5: Kanha - Bandhavgarh (B)
We get up early morning and leave for our 3rd safari in the core area of tiger reserve. Packed breakfast hamper is provided to enjoy a picnic breakfast inside the forest. After the safari we get back to resort and prepare to leave for our next destination after lunch.
Bandhavgarh is approximately 4 hours drive from Kanha, we pass through beautiful landscape and villages before reaching Bandhavgarh where we check in at our hotel and have dinner before day is called off.
Day 6: Bandhavgarh (B, L, D)
Bandhavgarh is one of the most well known forests to spot the big cat Tiger and other denizens of forest. We take the morning and noon safari with rest and lunch in between.
We will spot Tigers and other mammals as well as birds which you can photograph from close by.
Day 7: Bandhavgarh - Panna (B, L, D)
We get up early morning with wakeup call, tea / coffee and prepare to enter the Bandhavgarh forests in excursion Gypsy. This is our third safari at Bandhavgarh and we will move on to Panna National Park later at noon after lunch.
A 3 hour drive will take us to Panna where after checking in we take some rest, discuss about last few days along with Panna forests, its flora and fauna, have dinner and call it a day.
Day 8: Panna (B, L, D)
We have two safari excursions today at Panna national park where we will get chance to spot many animals along with Tiger and Leopard. Diverse landscape of Panna along with river Ken passing through it gives you a chance to photograph tigers in very different setting.
In the evening we sit and discuss on different aspects of jungle life and local culture.
After a sumptuous dinner we are off to sleep, to let our mind and body rejuvenate.
Day 9: Panna (B, L, D)
Our 3rd safari at Panna today morning is also the last for this trip. By now you would have seen and photographed tigers and other flora and fauna of different and most famous tiger reserves of central India.
After coming back from safari we take some rest and have lunch before leaving for onward journey. Here ends our tour to four of the world's most famous natural heritage sites with happy memories and resolution to be back soon.
Package Includes:
Accommodation for with Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea & Dinner as specified.
Safaris, Jungle walk, Bird watching, Village visit, Bullock cart ride on different days as per itinerary.
Things specifically mentioned in above itinerary.
Transportation to / from Resort.
Applicable Taxes.
Expenses of personal nature like Tips, Laundry, Elephant Safari, Camera Fees, etc.
Anything not specifically mentioned in above package / itinerary.
This wildlife tour package to tiger reserves of central India has been especially designed for wildlife photographers and nature lovers alike. Here you cover four well known tiger reserves with diverse landscape to spot the big striped cat and other flora and fauna. We suggest maximum 4 guests in each vehicle if you are out to enjoy your holiday with family and friends. For wildlife photographers we suggest maximum 2 or 3 guests. Either Mr Navneet Maheshwari or one of his trained naturalist will be with you for whole trip.
Note: This is a suggested wildlife tour package, we can especially design tour package as per your requirement.
Mail us to info@stripesholidays.com with your specific requirement and we will get back with package as per your need within 48 hours.