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Travel Division of Choomti Trekkers Private Limited Bringing over 28 years experience to Independent Travellers in
India
Providing that personal and individual service to each Client
In India there are many wildlife sanctuaries and parks where more than 350
species of mammals and 1,244 species of birds can be observed in their natural
habitat.
The
diversity of India's climate and topography has resulted in a rich flora and
fauna. Recently, conservation measures have been adopted to preserve the
wonderful heritage of India's fauna. In particular, Project
Tiger, which set aside areas and a ban
on hunting of tiger, has resulted in improvements in the status of the tiger,
other mammals, and the flora of these sanctuaries.
(Note: Season is mid
November to March/April).
Bharatpur,
Keoladeo Ghana
is the foremost water bird sanctuary and heronry in the world. More than
300 species of birds are found in this small wildlife park of 29
square kilometres of
which 11 square kilometres are marshes and the rest scrubland and grassland.
Bandhavgarh,
in Central India, is considered by many as the finest of all sanctuaries
in India, with very good sighting of tigers, and is the home of many
rare and endangered species.
At Kanha,
the heart of the land romanticised by Kipling
in his Jungle Books,
there is a good chance of observing tiger, leopard, gaur, sloth bear, blackbuck
and the barasingha.
Day 1
Driven to
Bharatpur
Stay at the Laxmi
Vilas Palace a Palace built in 1887 and converted into a
Heritage Hotel.
Day 2
Bharatpur
~ Walk (or cycle) the 27 square kilometres of shallow lakes and woodlands.
Stay a second night at Laxmi
Vilas Palace.
Day 3
Driven to Agra
via
Fatehpur Sikri
the perfectly preserved city palace complex built 1570-1586 and abandoned 14
years later.
Overnight Hotel :
We use the Trident Agra. Or - the
Gateway
Hotel Agra. Or - the
ultra luxurious Oberoi's
Amar Vilas, with a view of the
Taj Mahal
from every room.
Day 4
Take the early morning train to
Jhansi.
Driven to Khajuraho
via Orchha.
Stay at the Radisson
Hotel Khajuraho.
Day 5
Khajuraho
~ Visit the famous 'erotic' temples, built between the 10th and 12th centuries.
Stay a second night at the Radisson
Hotel Khajuraho.
Day 6
In the morning,
driven through the hills and the moist and dry deciduous sal forests to Bandhavgarh
National Park.
recommend King's Lodge
and Tree House Hideaway.
Day 7
Morning and
Afternoon Game Drives with naturalists.
Stay a second night at King's Lodge
and Tree House Hideaway.
Day 8
Morning and Afternoon Game Drives with
naturalists.
Stay a third night at King's Lodge
and Tree House Hideaway. .
In
the foothills of the Himalaya
lies Corbett National Park,
the oldest wildlife reserve. Noted
for tiger, elephant, leopard, and marsh crocodile. Corbett
boasts of 580 species of birds.
Day 1
From
Delhi,
driven to Corbett
Hideaway where you will be staying. Or, if you are interested in Mahseer
fishing, stay at Riverine
Woods (previously known
as Van
Ghat River Lodge) in
the wilderness, surrounded by the
Ramganga River,
ghats and a
Tiger Reserve.
Day 2
Morning and
Afternoon Game Drives (or fishing) with naturalists.
Stay a second night at at your chosen camp.
Day 3
Morning and
Afternoon Game Drives (or fishing) with naturalists.
Stay a third night at your chosen camp.
The saving from near extinction of
the Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, the Wild Buffalo and the Swamp Deer at
Kaziranga National Park
in
Assam
is one of Asia's great
conservation successes, with a wonderful bird life.
Viewing by elephant, jeep and from watch towers.
Spotting Indian One Horned Rhinoceros from Elephant back
Kolkata/Calcutta's Queen
Victoria's 1921 Memorial
Kolkata (Calcutta),
is the largest and the most populated city of India. A fascinating and crowded
city with many relics of its former colonial grandeur, poverty and squalor but
also scenes of rare beauty.
Morning
and Afternoon Game Drives with naturalists.
Stay a second night at your chosen lodge.
Day 3
Morning and
Afternoon Game Drives with naturalists.
Stay a third night at your chosen lodge.
Day 4
Driven to
Guwahati.
Flight to Kolkata (Calcutta).
Stay at The
Oberoi Grand which is indeed a grand hotel and very central. or, the Fairlawn
Hotel, again very central and best described as an institution.
Day 5
Relax at Kolkata
(Calcutta).
Experience the "Drive of
Imperial Calcutta"
by Victorian carriage.
Visit Victoria
Memorial,
Kali Temple and
New Market.
Stay a second night at your chosen hotel.
Day 6
Relax at
Kolkata (Calcutta).
Visit the
Botanical Garden
with
200 year old Banyan Tree, the
Hoogly
River Front and the
India
Museum.
Stay a third night at your chosen hotel.
