The Ultimate Tiger-Safari
Join us on the ultimate tiger-safari in “The Jungle Books” original setting, and follow in the footsteps of the world famous author Rudyard Kipling. Visit four of the world’s best tiger reserves that are also home to many other exciting animals in an incredibly beautiful setting.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Visit four of India’s best national parks
- Bandhavgarh National Park - India’s best place to see Bengal tiger, and many other Indian animals
- Kanha National Park - magnificent park with a good population of big game
- Pench National Park - Kipling’s home district and the source of inspiration for “The Jungle Book”
- Tadoba National Park - In addition to tigers, you can see crocodiles, turtles and snakes
No other country can come close to offering such a high chance of seeing the majestic - but shy - tiger as India. There are perhaps six or seven of India’s National Parks that aspire to be the best place of all. On this tour you will visit a total of four of them, of which perhaps Bandhavgarh in the north may be the best. After three safari drives in the parks’s beautiful forested terrain in open jeeps, the tour will take you further and visit the other fantastic tiger reserves of Kanha, Pench and Tadoba.
Exciting animal life seen from an open jeep.
On three jeep-safaris you will enjoy the vast expanses and beautiful forests of Kanha, which is one of India’s biggest national parks. In addition to tigers, of which the park has a good population - and naturally will stand high on the program- it is possible to see many other large, exciting animals such as deer, wild oxen and wild boar There are also many monkeys and an impressive number of birds.
Inspiration for The Jungle Book: Pench
The third of the fantastic “tiger parks” you will visit is Pench, a park famous for being author Rudyard Kipling’s home and the inspiration for “The Jungle Book”. It has also been immortalised by the BBC’s fantastic TV documentary, which involved elephants with camera’s mounted on their trunks following a female tiger and her three cubs, as they grew to reach maturity. There will be two safari drives in Pench National Park.
Experience Tadoba National Park
Your tour of central India, is search of the majestic striped cat, ends with three safari drives in an open jeep in Tadoba National Park. This park, which has recently had its infrastructure improved and can now offer a wider choice of good accommodation, has a fine population of animals. It is home to many large predators and, in addition to the tiger, is home to leopard, sloth bear and wild dogs.
Itinerary
DAY 1: DEPARTURE FROM EUROPE
Fly with Emirates, an airline that offers a real touch of luxury, to Dubai. Arrive around midnight.
Two good meals will be served en route
DAY 2: DUBAI VIA MUMBAI AND JABALPUR TO BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK
During the night you will fly on with Emirates to India’s financial capital Mumbai (formerly Bombay), arriving in the morning after eating breakfast on the aircraft. Here you will change planes and take a domestic flight to Jabalpur, arriving around midday. Here your driver will be waiting for you with a comfortable vehicle. During the afternoon you will drive to Bandhavgarh, arriving at your accommodation around sunset.
Overnight at The Tiger Den, including full board
DAY 3: BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK
After a good night’s sleep you will gather your strength for the coming week’s intensive “hunt” for tigers and all the other large, handsome animals that live in the impressive nature of central India . There will be a jeep safari in Bandhavgarh in both the morning and the afternoon, during which you can marvel at the beautiful scenery and the rich animal life. There will be a really good chance of seeing the tour’s first tiger. In the pause between your two safaris there will be time to relax, eat lunch and take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool.
Overnight at The Tiger Den, including full board
DAY 4: BANDHAVGARH TO KANHA NATIONAL PARK
After another morning safari drive in Bandhavgarh and lunch at the lodge, you will drive south to Kanha National Park, which is the biggest in central India. You will arrive around sunset after a roughly 5 hour drive.
Overnight at Celebration Van Vilas, including full board.
DAY 5: KANHA NATIONAL PARK
There will be a jeep safari in Kanha in the morning and again in the afternoon. Kanha is a magnificent park with a rich and varied fauna that include many large and exciting animals in addition to the tiger. During the middle of the day you can relax in the attractive, luxuriant surroundings of the lodge, and perhaps have a swim in the pool.
Overnight at Celebration Van Vilas, including full board.
DAY 6: KANA TO PENCH NATIONAL PARK
You will have a morning safari drive in Kanha before driving further south to Pench National Park. You will eat lunch in the fine lodge before driving out on a jeep safari in this beautiful park, which was Kipling’s home district and the source of inspiration for The Jungle Book.
Overnight at Tuli Tiger Corridor, including full board.
DAY 7: PENCH TO TADOBA NATIONAL PARK
After a morning safari in beautiful Pench you will drive to the region’s biggest city, Nagpur, where you will eat lunch in a good restaurant before driving on to the most southerly destination on this safari, Tadoba National Park. You will arrive around sunset.
Overnight at Svasara Jungle Lodge, including full board.
DAY 8: THE TADOBA NATIONAL PARK
There will be jeep safaris in Tadoba, the fourth and final national park on this tour, in both the morning and the afternoon. Like the other parks you have already visited, the park has wonderful scenery and a rich and varied fauna, “crowned” by the Bengal tiger. You will spend the lunchtime break at your attractive lodge on the borders of the national park.
Overnight at Svasara Jungle Lodge, including full board.
DAY 9: TADOBA NATIONAL PARK, NAGPUR AND BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY HOME.
After a final jeep safari, during which you can say goodbye to the beautiful nature and wildlife of central India, you will eat lunch at the lodge. You will then drive back to Nagpur, where you will have a farewell dinner in a charming restaurant, before flying to Mumbai, where you will arrive around midnight.
DAY 10: MUMBAI, DUBAI THEN HOME
During the night you will fly to Dubai, where you will catch your flight back to Europe.
A solid breakfast will be served on the flight.
Accommodation on the tour
Sungreen Resort & Spa Habarana
Med udsigt til de smukke Ritigala bjerge, finder man Sungreen Resort & Spa i Habarana. I de smukke omgivelser kan man nyde de mange sangfugle, som giver koncert hver morgen. Resortet råder over 40 værelser alle med egen terrasse/balkon med udsigt til bjergene. Værelses kategorierne er de-luxe, familie-værelser og suiter. Faciliteter & aktiviteter Sungreen Resort & Spa kan tilbyde stor udendørs swimmingpool på 210 m², samt en mindre pool velegnet til børn på 23m². Derudover har hotellet et fitness-center og en spa med mulighed for flere forskellige typer behandlinger. I nærheden finder man blandt andet Minneriya National Park og Habarana søen.
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The Steuart by Citrus
The Steuart by Citrus ligger i hjertet af Colombos erhvervskvarter. Stedet har en rigtig god restaurant og en hyggelig pub.
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Suriya Arana
Suriya Arana er et 3-stjernet hotel med en hyggelig og hjemlig atmosfære. Feriebyen ligger ved landsbyen Waikkal på nordvestkysten af Sri Lanka, tæt på byen Negombo. Den gyldne sandstrand og det blå hav giver en ægte strandferie fornemmelse, og er et oplagt sted for afslapning, solbadning og strandaktiviteter. Hotellet råder over en udendørs swimmingpool og en restaurant, og der er mulighed for at nyde spa og wellness, blandt andet ayurvediske behandlinger og massage. Udover strandaktiviteter er det muligt at tage på bådture på floderne, besøge de nærliggende fiskerlandsbyer og seværdigheder såsom tempelkomplekser og markeder. Værelser: Suriya Arana råder over flere værelsestyper: Standard-deluxe, Superior-deluxe, Luxury Suites, Family Attic, Apartment, Tripleroom og flere værelser har udsigt over stranden eller omkringliggende have.
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Heaven Seven - Nuwara Eliya
Heaven Seven er smuk beliggende i Nuwara Eliya, i Sri Lankas naturskønne højland. I nærheden finder man Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, og 600 meter fra hotellet ligger Gregory Lake. Der er 84 km til nærmeste lufthavn i Mattala Rajapaksa. Værelses kategorierne er de-luxe og familie-suiter. Faciliteter & aktiviteter De største attraktioner i Nuwara Eliya er Horton Plains National Park og de mange te-plantager. Heaven Seven er et godt udgangspunkt for disse attraktioner. Hotellet råder over hyggelige stuer med sofa-grupper, hvor man kan slappe af, og måske nyde en kop te. Hotellet har også et fritidsområde med poolbord og dart.
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Hotel Suisse, Kandy
Hotel Suisse er et charmerende hotel beliggende i hjertet af Kandy, Sri Lankas andenstørste by. Hotellet kombinerer moderne bekvemmeligheder med kolonial charme. En af de mest fremtrædende træk ved Hotel Suisse er dets charmerende arkitektur og historiske atmosfære, der giver en fornemmelse af at træde tilbage i tiden. Samtidig tilbyder det moderne bekvemmeligheder og faciliteter, swimmingpool eller nyde en afslappende massage i Ayurveda-centret. Der tilbydes desuden saunafaciliteter. Hotellet har også en udflugtsskranke, som kan bistå med rejsearrangementer og udflugter. Værelser: Hotellet råder over i alt 90 værelser heraf 4 forskellige værelseskategorier: standard, deluxe, super deluxe og suiter. Værelserne på hotellet er komfortabelt indrettet med moderne faciliteter, samtidig med at de bevarer en historisk elegance. Værelserne er holdt i kolonistil, har klassiske træmøbler og blomstrede stoffer.
Read moreAttractions on the tour
Habarana
Er elsket af safari entusiaster berømt for den store samling af elefanter The ”Gathering”. I perioden maj til oktober er der rigtig god chance for at opleve den store samling af elefanter i nationalparken Minneriya og Kaudulla, hvor hundrede vilde elefanter kommer vandrende fra nær og fjern for at drikke vand og spise det fugtige græs. Det er et spektakulært syn at de prægtige dyr samlet på et sted. Kom tæt på disse majestætiske dyr, der danner stærke familieenheder. Eller flokke bestående af voksne hunner og unge kalve. Man kan også støde på store tyre, som kommer i den periode, hvor de er på jagt efter modtagelige hunner at parre sig med. Elefanterne på Sri Lanka hører til den asiatiske art og kun ca. 3 % af hannerne har stødtænder. Disse kaldes ”Tuskers” (stødtand). Måske man er heldig at se en af dem.
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Nuwara Eliya & Kandy
Kandy og Nuwara Eliya er to smukke byer beliggende i Sri Lanka, der er kendt for deres naturskønhed, kultur og historie. Kandy ligger i hjertet af Sri Lanka, og er en af øens mest ikoniske byer. Byen er omgivet af bakker og er berømt for sin smukke sø, Kandy-søen, der er omgivet af frodige haver. Et af højdepunkterne i Kandy er Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa), der huser en tandrelikvie, der menes at tilhøre Buddha. Templet er en vigtig religiøs destination og et eksempel på Sri Lankas kulturelle arv. En anden bemærkelsesværdig attraktion er Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, der er en smuk have med et væld af planter og træer. Kandy er også kendt for sin farverige Esala Perahera-festival, en storslået procession af elefanter, dansere, trommeslagere og buddhistiske munke, der fejrer Buddhas tandrelikvie.
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Sigiriya
Sigiriya er i dag på UNESCO's verdensarvsliste. Klippen rejser sig 200 meter lodret op i luften og bryder det flade omkringliggende landskab. Både historisk og arkæologisk er Sigiriya et interessant og vigtigt sted. På klippen var der et buddhistisk tempel fra cirka år 300 før vores tidsregning. Senere blev templet lavet om til Kong Kashyapa lige før år 500. Efter at have dræbt sin far blev Kashyapa konge og fik bygget et palads øverst på klippen, fordi han frygtede at blive angrebet af den retmæssige arving til tronen, Moggallana. Kashyapa blev besejret af netop Moggallana i år 495, som derefter flyttede hovedstaden fra Sigiriya tilbage til Anuradhapura. Herefter blev Sigiriya igen til et buddhistisk tempel.
Read morePrices
The Price Includes
- Return flights N.Europe - India
- Airport taxes
- Land transport as described in the itinerary
- Accommodation as described in the itinerary
- Safari drives and activities as described in the itinerary
- Local, English speaking guide in the national parks
- Full board during the whole tour
- Contribution to the travel guarantee fund
The Price Does NOT Include
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Visa for India
- Vaccinations
- EU-Liability Insurance: EUR 10,- pr. person
- Everything else not mentioned under “The Price Includes”
