Wildlife & Culture of North India

International flights are not included but can be arranged and added with ease. Arrive in Delhi and connect to included flight to Udaipur. Met at airport and taken on afternoon guided sightseeing tour, including the City Palace, Sahelion-ki-Bari and a boat ride on Lake Pichhola. Overnight accommodation with dinner and breakfast at Hotel Rajdarshan..

After breakfast in Udaipur on day 2, take a 3 hour drive through the countryside to Bera. Afternoon guided jeep safari looking for leopards and other wildlife.

Morning and afternoon jeep safaris on days 3 & 4

Full board accommodation at Bera Safari Lodge.

After breakfast on day 5, drive to Udaipur airport for your flight to Jaipur. Upon arrival in Jaipur your transfer will take you to Shahpura House for your two night stay with breakfasts and dinners included.

The next day you can take an included guided sightseeing tour of the 'Pink City', including the Hawa Mahal, City Palace and Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory. Finish with a visit to a local Indian family to enjoy a cooking demonstration and dinner.

On the morning of day 7, your private transfer will take you from Jaipur to Ranthambore where you will check in to the Tiger Den Resort for your 3 night stay on a full board basis. In the afternoon you can enjoy your first game drive here.

Once the hunter grounds of the maharajahs of Jaipur and later the British, Ranthambhore National Park (Sawai Madhopur) was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1955. The wildlife, including the tiger population is thankfully flourishing so the Indian government have decided to increase the national park to encompass a range of hills close to Ranthambhore to ensure the Tiger populations have the space to grow.

Expect to see tiger, sloth bear, mongoose, samber, cheetal, langur monkeys and if you are lucky also leopard, hyena, jackal and march crocodile.

Excellent birding opportunities including paradise flycatcher, serpent eagle, jacana, painted stork, Bonellis eagle, horned owl, grey partridge, white necked stork, king vulture, ring dove, golden backed woodpecker and many more.

Do not miss the opportunity to visit the fort which is a wonderful backdrop to the majestic landscape and its many lakes.

On days 8 and 9 take morning and afternoon jeep safaris into Ranthambhore National Park looking especially for tigers, but also enjoying other wildlife, birds and historical sites.

Full board accommodation at Tiger Den Resort.

In the morning, transfer by private car to Sawai Madhopur station and take the early morning train at 07.00 to Bharatpur, arriving at 09.25. Transfer by private car to your hotel before enjoying a cycle rickshaw inside Keoladeo National Park.

Full board accommodation at Laxmi Vilas Hotel

After a leisurely breakfast this morning, take the short, 40 minute drive to Agra stopping at the ancient, abandoned Mughal capital of Fatehpur Sikri. Remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight accommodation with dinner and breakfast at the Mansingh Palace Hotel or similar.

Early morning guided excursion to the Taj Mahal to watch the sun rise over this magical monument to love. Later, travel by private car, for about 4 hours, to the international airport in Delhi for onward or return travel.