Escorted Tours 2023-2024

Day 1: UK to Nagpur Depart the UK on your overnight flight to Nagpur via Delhi. Day 2: Nagpur to Pench National Park L/D On arrival in Nagpur, you will be met by your local guide and transferred north to Pench National Park. During a pleasant drive, of around two hours, look out for a variety of Indian birds en route, including Black Kites, Laughing and Spotted Doves, Rose- ringed Parakeets, Little Swifts, Little Green Bee- eaters and Black Drongos, you may also see cheeky Rhesus Macaque monkeys along the road. Arriving at the jungle camp late morning, you’ll have some time to relax after the long flight and to enjoy lunch, before departing mid-afternoon for your first safari and opportunity for a tiger encounter! If you’d prefer some more time to recuperate after your flight, you can skip any safari and relax in the stunning surroundings of your jungle camp. Pench National Park is a rugged landscape of almost 2000 square kilometres, marked by the Pench River and cloaked in deciduous forest. Gaur, Wild Boar, Common Langur, Sambar and Spotted and Barking Deer are all common here. Dhole, Sloth Bears and Leopards are also present, though less rarely seen, as they avoid tigers. Return to the camp for dinner. Day 3: Pench National Park and Tiger Reserve B/L/D Wake early for a sunrise safari into the park and another opportunity to discover the wildlife and tigers that call the area home. Return for an early lunch and time to relax until mid-afternoon, possibly to explore the grounds with their resident birds and mammals, or maybe even for a siesta. Rejoin the group for your final afternoon safari in Pench. Day 4-7: Kanha National Park B/L/D Join an early morning safari before departing Pench National Park for a drive across the scenic Vindhya Hills to Kanha National Park. The Kanha Tiger Reserve is one the largest in India, covering almost a thousand square kilometres of varied habitat on a plateau in the Maikal Range and made up of hills, undulating grasslands, and clumps of bamboo and Sal forest. The hills are coated in deciduous forest, and small pools and lakes provide year-round watering holes for the animals. The reserve is most Tour highlights ✔ Explore the vast forests and meadows of Kanha National Park, home to around 125 tigers and 100 leopards ✔ Seek out the wildlife in less touristed Pench National Park ✔ See Gaur, Wild Boar, Common Langurs, Sambar, Swamp Deer, Muntjac, Rhesus Monkeys and Asiatic Jackals ✔ Search for rarer Dhole, Sloth Bears, Leopards and Chousingha and Buckland Antelopes ✔ An incredible variety of birdlife including Black Kites, Laughing and Spotted Doves, Rose-Ringed Parakeets, Little Green Bee-eaters, Black Drongos and much more ✔ Join up to 14 morning and afternoon safaris An in-depth tour into Madhya Pradesh, the undisputed heartland of Tigers in India spending extended time at two of the finest reserves in the country, exploring a wide range of habitats and seeking India’s most iconic animals and colourful birdlife. Bengal Tiger, Kanha National Park NEW India’s Tigers and Wildlife Pench National Park Nagpur < Kanha National Park <  2 1 4   Coach Air Nights 2 Smaller Group Tour 16 Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 to book or for further details Southern Asia