INDIA – EPIC MAMMALS TOUR - $6,000 PER PERSON

4 People Minimum - 10 People Maximum

 

DAY 1ARRIVE MUMBAI

DAY 2 MUMBAI – RAIPUR – KANHA NATIONAL PARK – ONE OPEN JEEP SAFARI

DAY 3 KANHA NATIONAL PARK – TWO OPEN JEEP SAFARIS

DAY 4 KANHA NATIONAL PARK – TWO OPEN JEEP SAFARIS

DAY 5 KANHA NATIONAL PARK – RAIPUR – MUMBAI – ONE OPEN JEEP SAFARI OR A HIKE

DAY 6 MUMBAI – RAJKOT/VADODARA – GIR NATIONAL PARK – ONE OPEN JEEP SAFARI

DAY 7 GIR NATIONAL PARK – TWO OPEN JEEP SAFARIS

DAY 8 GIR NATIONAL PARK – TWO OPEN JEEP SAFARIS

DAY 9 GIR NATIONAL PARK – RAJKOT/VADODARA/DIU – MUMBAI – ONE OPEN JEEP SAFARI

DAY 10  MUMBAI – GUWAHATI – KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK – HIKE OUTISDE THE PARK

DAY 11  KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK – TWO OPEN JEEP SAFARIS

DAY 12  KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK – TWO OPEN JEEP SAFARIS

DAY 13   KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK – GUWAHATI – MUMBAI – OUTBOUND

*120 DAY ADVANCED RESERVATION REQUIRED BEST TIME – LATE FEBRUARY TILL LATE APRIL

TARGET MAMMALS       BENGAL TIGER, ASIATIC LEOPARD, ASIATIC LION, JUNGLE CAT, RUSTY SPOTTED CAT, INDIAN WILD DOG, STRIPED HYENA, ASIATIC GOLDEN JACKAL, BENGAL FOX, SLOTH BEAR, INDIAN ONE HORNED RHINOCEROS, INDAIN ELEPHANT, HARD-GROUND SWAMP DEER, HOG DEER, INDIAN MUNTJAC, WETLAND SWAMP DEER, GAUR, FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPE, INDIAN BLUE-BULL, INDIAN WILD PIG, COMMON GREY LANGUR, CAPPED LANGUR, ASSAM MACAQUE, INDIAN BLACK GIANT SQUIRREL, INDIAN PALM CIVET, SMALL INDIAN CIVET, INDIAN FLYING FOX SMOOTH COATED OTTER, INDIAN GREY MONGOOSE, SMALL INDIAN MONGOOSE, RUDDY MONGOOSE, ASIATIC WILD BUFFALO

BIRDS GREAT HORNBILL, SWAMP FRANCOLIN, PAINTED FRANCOLIN, BLUE NAPED PITTA, INDIAN PITTA, SCARLET MINIVET, ROSY MINIVET, BROWN WOOD OWL, INDIAN EAGLE OWL, MOTTLED WOOD OWL, BROWN FISH OWL, BARN OWL, JUNGLE OWLET, SPOTTED OWLET, INDIAN SCOPS OWL, COLLARED SCOPS OWL, ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL, BROWN HAWK OWL, PALLID SCOPS OWL, SAVANNA NIGHTJAR, INDIAN NIGHTJAR, LONG-TAILED NIGHTJAR, JUNGLE NIGHTJAR, GREY NIGHTJAR, INDIAN PEAFOWL, RED JUNGLE FOWL, RED SPURFOWL, INDIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER, BENGAL FLORICAN, PIED FALCONET, SLENDER-BILLED BABBLER, CHESTNUT CAPPED BABBLER, HIMALAYAN RUBYTHROAT, SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT, BLUETHROAT,

 DAY 1             ARRIVE MUMBAI

 Upon arrival at Mumbai international airport, you will be met by a representative and driven to your hotel (approximately 25 minutes from airport). On arrival – relax and meet up with your fellow travelers and your leader for a chat over drinks (not included in the quote) about the tour and anything that you may wish to know before you start your journey.

Overnight – The Mirador, Mirable Room - included – Dinner only. Rooms held from 1200 hours.

DAY 2             MUMBAI TO KANHA NATIONAL PARK

Early today you will be driven to the airport to connect to your flight to Raipur. On arrival at Raipur – be driven to Shergarh Tented Camp (4 hours 30 minutes drive). On arrival at Shergarh – you will be check-in at the lodge and in a short while have lunch. Post lunch – enjoy an afternoon safari to the park.

Overnight – The Shergarh Tented Camp; Air-Cooled tents; Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

 DAYS 3 & 4     KANHA NATIONAL PARK

Early in the morning – enjoy an open jeep safari to the park on open jeeps. Kanha is a beautiful and large national park where tigers rub shoulders with leopards, wild dogs, sloth bears and a large no of herbivores. You will be in the park for a while and breakfast will be in your cars – which are served at a covered makeshift cafeteria inside the park – your safari comes to an end mid-day and you will drive back to the lodge for a sit down hot lunch. This afternoon enjoy your jeep safari to the park returning in time for an early dinner at the lodge.

Overnight – The Shergarh Tented Camp; Air-Cooled tents; Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

N.B. As the core area of the park is shut on Wednesday afternoons so enjoy a safari in the outskirts of the park or you may also opt for a walk in the buffer zone of the park. After the safari/walk – return to your lodge and enjoy a round of drinks at the bar.

 DAY 5             KANHA – MUMBAI

After a morning safari and a quick brunch – you will be driven to Raipur to board your flight to Mumbai. On arrival at Mumbai – you will be driven to hotel (approximately 25 minutes from airport).

Overnight – The Mirador, Mirable Room - included – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

 DAY 6             MUMBAI – RAJKOT – GIR NATIONAL PARK

Leave early this morning – you will be driven to the domestic airport (20 minutes drive to connect to your flight to Rajkot. On arrival at Rajkot – you will be driven to the Gir National Park in three hours time. On arrival – you will enjoy lunch. In a while reassemble for your first safari to the Gir National Park. The park is home to the last population of the Asiatic Lion and part from that a good place to try for the Asiatic Leopard, Jungle Cat, Indian Porcupine, Black-naped Hare & herbivores like the Sambar, Spotted Deer, Bluebull etc. This is also home to the maldharis & rabaris – two tribes who were well known earlier for their tracking skills (when the lions were allowed to be hunted). Now they still live inside the park with their cattle and regularly interact with the wild cats as they go about their life. Post safaris return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight – Lion Safari Lodge; Air Conditioned Tented cottage; Meals-Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAYS 7 & 8                 GIR NATIONAL PARK

You will enjoy morning and afternoon jeep safaris to the park looking for mammals like the Asiatic Lion, Asiatic Leopard, Jungle Cat, Bengal Fox, Hedgehog spp; Indian Hare, Asiatic Jackal and Indian Porcupine; Small Indian Mongoose etc.

Overnight – Lion Safari Lodge; Air Conditioned tented cottage; Meals-Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

 DAY 9                         GIR NATIONAL PARK – RAJKOT – MUMBAI

After morning safari and brunch – driven to Rajkot to connect to your flight to Mumbai. On arrival at Mumbai, return to your hotel. If someone wishes to see a bit of Mumbai a short tour can be organized if it is advised in advance (NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUOTE).

Overnight – The Mirador, Mirable Room - included – Dinner only.

 DAY 10                       MUMBAI – GUWAHATI – KAZIRANGA

Early this morning you will be met at the lobby and then driven to the airport to board your flight to Guwahati. On arrival at the Guwahati airport – you will meet your drivers and then be driven to the Kaziranga (4 hours 30 minutes drive time), which is in Assam in northeastern India on the banks of the Brahmaputra River.

The park occupies 470 square kilometers, and is home to the “big five” as one would put it. These include 70% of the population of the world’s One-Horned Rhinoceros, herds of Asiatic Wild Elephant, Asiatic Wild Buffalo, Eastern Swamp Deer and the Tiger. The other herbivores include the Wild Pig, Barking Deer (Muntjac), and the Hog Deer as well as a number of smaller and infrequently sighted mammals such as the very extremely rare Hispid Hare, Common Grey and Small Indian Mongoose, the super rare Chinese Pangolin, Hog Badger. 4 species of primates are found in the park including the Assamese Macaque, the beautiful Capped Langur, and India’s only ape the Hoolock Gibbon. The river Brahmaputra is home to the endangered Indo-Gangetic Dolphin, while Smooth Coated Otters are seen often in its tributary the river Diphlu.

A splendor of birds including the Swamp Francolin, Bengal Florican, Wreathed Hornbill, Greater Adjutant Stork, Pale Capped Pigeon, Sultan Tit, Jerdon’s Baza, Fairy Bluebird, Black-Breasted Parrot bill, and the Goliath Heron to name a few can be seen here.

Explorations will be in 4 X 4 open jeeps in the morning and the afternoon – the park has three ranges – western (Bagori), central (Kohora) & eastern (Agoratoli). Of these you will explore the western and the central range the main habitat of tourism zone of the park. 

Overnight – Infinity Lodge, Air-conditioned Cottage – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

DAYS 11 & 12           KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

Explorations will be on 4X4 open jeeps – morning and afternoon safaris – looking for birds and mammals – you may also get a chance to walk around in the outskirts of the park for birding – early in the morning.

Overnight – Infinity Lodge, Air-conditioned Cottage – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

 DAY 13                       KAZIRANGA – MUMBAI - OUTBOUND

After breakfast, you will be driven to the Guwahati airport (drive time 5 hours) to connect to your flight to Mumbai. On arrival at Mumbai – you will be driven to the international airport to connect to your international flight back home.

 INCLUDES  

  • Accommodation on full board basis for 11 nights and on half board basis for 2 nights
  • All activities as per the itinerary
  • Entrances to the park
  • Taxes
  • Internal airfare in economy class
  • All meals (set buffet meals only) as per the program
  • Transport in air conditioned cars and vans as per the itinerary
  • Guide fees
  • Cost of an international leader from 4 to 10 paying persons only

EXCLUDES

  • Gratuity, personal expenses, meals in rooms, beverages, alcoholic drinks, laundry
  • Medication costs or medical emergency evacuation costs
  • Insurance, international flights
  • Excess Baggage costs – INR 350/- (Indian Rupees – 1 $ = INR 65) per kilogram;
  • Additional flights if necessary due to Force-major conditions
  • Room service, camera fees in the national parks