Tiger Safari of India

Upon your arrival in Mumbai, the fast paced commercial and celluloid capital of India, you will be greeted by our representative at the International Airport & after a warm welcome, you’ll be transferred to your hotel for 02 nights’ stay.

This morning, enjoy an excursion tour to the rock cut Elephanta Caves (located 10 Km from the Gateway of India, Mumbai). A shared short ferry ride takes you across the harbour to the island of Elephanta to visit the Great Cave Temple, which dates back to 550 A.D. Elephanta’s most striking figure represents the three aspects of Shiva – the creator, preserver, and destroyer.

This afternoon, take a city tour of Mumbai & visit the Gateway of India, built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India. Also visit Prince of Wales Museum, built in early 20th century in Indo-Saracenic style architecture, housing a priceless collection of art, sculptures, china, and other antiques. Explore Mani Bhavan, Mahatma Gandhi’s home during his stay in Mumbai, which shows glimpses of Gandhi’s life and houses a library of books written by or about Gandhi.

While driving in Mumbai, you get an opportunity to observe and take photo stops at some famous landmark sites such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST – previously called ‘Victoria Terminus’), Mumbai’s most famous railway station, a brilliant specimen of Victorian Gothic style architecture in India; Dhobi Ghat, the open air launderette; Nariman Point and Marine Drive Queens Necklace view.

Culture Connection:

Option for Sunset Sailing at Gateway of India: Enjoy a sailing experience in the Arabian Sea casting off from the Gateway of India. Sit back and watch the sun being swallowed by the ocean while one of the most distinctive skylines blinks to life. (At an extra charge)

Option for Dabbawalla Tour in Mumbai: Discover the vast industry of tiffin delivery service in Mumbai on this comprehensive Dabbawalla tour. The word ‘Dabbawalla’ refers to a person who carries and delivers freshly made food from home in lunch boxes to office workers. This is your opportunity to watch 4,500 Dabbawallas in action, collecting and delivering 175,000 lunch tiffins to offices in Mumbai everyday! The entire system depends on organization, teamwork, and careful timing. Hear a brief introduction with the Dabbawallas and learn about the precision techniques adopted for coding and mass distribution of tiffins everyday (at extra charge.)

This morning, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Nagpur. Upon arrival at Nagpur airport, drive to Pench National Park.

Spend 2 nights at Pench, enjoying 3 game drives in the national park.

- Day 4: Morning & Afternoon Jeep Safari

- Day 5: Morning Jeep Safari

Drive deeper into Madhya Pradesh to Kanha National Park. Kanha national park was the backdrop of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’. Spread over 1,945 sq. km of dense Sal forests. The national park is interspersed with extensive meadows and trees and clumps of wild bamboo. Kanha is best known as the natural habitat of the Tigers in India.

Spend 2 nights at Kanha, enjoying 3 game drives in the national park.

- Day 6: Morning & Afternoon Jeep Safari

- Day 7: Morning Jeep Safari

From Kanha, drive to Bandhavgarh National Park. Set amongst the Vindhya mountain range, Bandhavgarh is a small national park with the highest known density of tiger population in India. This is also known as White Tiger territory.

Spend 2 nights at Bandhavgarh, enjoying 3 game drives in the national park.

- Day 8: Morning & Afternoon Jeep Safari

- Day 9: Morning Jeep Safariv

From Bandhavgarh, drive to Panna National Park, our last national park on this tour.

Spend 2 nights at Panna, enjoying 3 game drives in the national park.

- Day 10: Morning & Afternoon Jeep Safari

- Day 11: Morning Jeep Safari

After the morning jeep safari in Panna National Park, enjoy your breakfast and checkout of hotel. Drive to Khajuraho airport to take your flight to New Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi, connect to your flight back home.