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Cultural and Wildlife Tour of Agra and Gwalior, India
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Inclusions
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Assistance on arrival at the airport.
- 10 Nights' accommodation (if option selected) in selected price category hotels.
- Private AC car/van for airport transfers, sightseeing, and excursions as per the program.
- English speaking tour guide on sightseeing days (local guide in each city), as per the program
- 7 Time jeep safari in National Parks with a forest department naturalist.
- NOTE: Jeep safaris are subject to availability and once booked, they cannot be amended or canceled.
- Monument entrances and activity charges mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water in the car.
- Government taxes.
Exclusions
- Any flight ticket.
- Camera charges at monuments if any.
- Expenses of personal nature like liquor, laundry, tips, telephone, fax, internet, etc.
- Gratuities and optional activities.
Itinerary
Day 1
Nagpur - Pench National Park (100km/ 2hr approx drive)
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On arrival at Nagpur airport meet with your driver and proceed to Pench National park. Check in at resort and rest time to enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2
Pench National Park
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Breakfast at hotel
Breakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.
The Bengal tiger is the main cat species of the park, 39 species of mammals, 13 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians. Commonly seen wildlife is chital, sambar, nilgai, wild boar, and jackal. Also Indian leopard, sloth bear, indian wolf, wild dog, porcupine, monkey, jungle cat, fox, striped hyena, gaur, four-horned antelope and barking deer live in the park. The park is rich in bird life too. According to an estimate of the wildlife authorities, the park harbours more than 210 species including several migratory ones. Some of them are peafowl, junglefowl, crow pheasant, crimson-breasted barbet, red-vented bulbul, racket-tailed drongo, Indian roller, magpie robin, lesser whistling teal, pintail, shoveller, egret and herons, minivet, oriole, wagtail, munia, myna, waterfowl and common kingfisher.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 3
Pench National Park - Kanha National Park (200km/ 5hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel, drive to Kanha National Park
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Kanha National Park. Check in and lunch at resort. Rest time free and easy to relax and enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4
Kanha National Park
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Breakfast at hotel
Breakfast at hotel. Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.
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The reserve brings around 300 species of birds and the most commonly seen birds are the black ibis, bee-eaters, cattle egret, blossom-headed parakeets, pond herons, drongos, common teal, crested serpent eagle, grey hornbill, Indian roller, lesser adjutant, little grebes, lesser whistling teal, minivets, Malabar pied hornbill, woodpeckers, pigeon, paradise flycatchers, mynas, Indian peafowl, red junglefowl, red-wattled lapwing, steppe eagle, Tickell's blue flycatcher, white-eyed buzzard, white-breasted kingfisher, white-browed fantail, wood shrikes, and warblers, vultures among many more. Reptiles such as Indian pythons, Indian cobras, krait, rat snakes, vipers, keelbacks, and grass snakes are nocturnal animals, so rarely are seen. Many species of turtles and amphibians are found in or near the water bodies.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 5
Kanha National Park - Bandhavgarh National Park (220km/ 5hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel, drive to Bandhavgarh National Park
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Bandhavgarh National Park. Check in and lunch at resort. Rest time free and easy to relax and enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 6
Bandhavgarh National Park
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There are more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds
There are more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds. Common Langurs and Rhesus Macaque represent the primate group. Carnivores include the Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Sloth Bear, Ratel, Gray Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Leopard and Tiger. The artiodactyls frequently sighted are Wild Pigs, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Chausingha, Nilgai, Chinkara and Gaur. Mammals such as Dhole, the small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel and Lesser Bandicoot Rat are seen occasionally. Among the herbivores, Gaur is the only coarse feeder.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 7
Bandhavgarh National Park - Panna National Park (210km/ 5hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel, drive to Panna National Park
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Panna National Park. Check in and lunch at resort. Rest time free and easy to relax and enjoy the hotel facility. Dinner & overnight at hotel.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 8
Panna National Park - Khajuraho (45km/ 1hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel
Breakfast at hotel. Morning gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist.
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The park
The park is located in a spot where the tropical and subtropical forest belts are found. River Ken runs through this relatively dry national park providing water to the wildlife throughout the year. Many rare species and endangered species can be spotted in this park. You can spot the majestic tiger, the ghariyal - a huge reptile found only in the Indian subcontinent, Indian wolf, four-horned antelope, sloth bear pangolin, rusty spotted cat, leopard and carcal and a variety of flora and fauna. There are six species of vulture found in this park.
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Visit the magnificent Pandav Falls inside the park a perennial fall fed by a tributary of the river Ken. The falls cascades down from a height of about 30 meters into a heart shaped pool. Surrounded by lush green forests. At the foot of falls there are some ancient caves overlooking a large pool of water. The Pandavas of the Mahabharata are believed to have spent a part of their exile here. In the tropical region of Panna the climate of the reserve area is sometimes so pleasant, sometime so scorching during summers.
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Evening drive to Khajuraho check in at hotel
Evening drive to Khajuraho check in at hotel. Evening watch the light and sound show.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 9
Khajuraho - Orchha (180km/ 4hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel
Breakfast at hotel. Visit exceptionally well maintained UNESCO World Heritage Site, exploring the different temples and marveling at their astonishing beauty. Over the course of the 11th and 12th centuries the Chandela dynasty created the most sublime examples of erotic sculpture in India. The temple of Khajuraho are India’s unique gift to the world, representing, as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy, perfect in execution and sublime in expression on account of their remarkable erotic sculptures.
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Afternoon drive to Orchha check in at hotel
Afternoon drive to Orchha check in at hotel. Rest time free and easy to relax. Optional evening boat tide on River Betwa.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10
Orchha - Gwalior - Agra (220km/ 5hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel, city tour of Orchha
Breakfast at hotel, city tour of Orchha. Visit the Orchha Fort complex, which houses a large number of ancient monuments consisting of the fort, palaces, temple, and other edifices. The early 16th century fort complex which is accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway. This is followed by a large quadrangular open yard surrounded by palaces. These are Raja Mahal, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The battlements of the fort have ornamentation. Notable architectural features in the fort complex are projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows. Chaturbhuj Temple a multi-storied structure which is a blend of temple, fort and palace architectural features. The temple was originally built to deify an image of Rama, as the chief deity, which was installed in the Rama Raja Temple inside the Orchha Fort complex. The temple is noted for having one of the tallest Vimana among Hindu temples.
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After sightseeing drive to Agra, en-route visit Gwalior Fort. Situated on top of a hill one of the best fortresses of India, known for its great architecture and rich past. With well-maintained premises, the fort complex includes several temples, palaces and water tanks. Jain temples form unique monuments inside the fort, with the Siddhachal Caves and Gopachal rock-cut Jain monuments being the two areas, complete with thousands of Jain Tirthankar idols defaced during the Mughal invasion. Teli Ka Mandir and Sahastrabahu (Sas-Bahu) Ka Mandir are the two architecturally rich Hindu temples here. Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhor is another holy place built inside the fort’s complex, and it was where Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib was kept as a captive by Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Man Mandir Palace, Gujari Mahal, Assi Khamba Ki Baoli, and Suraj Kund are other important monuments found in the complex.
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Continue drive to Agra check in at hotel. Rest time free and easy to relax.
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Overnight at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 11
Agra - Delhi (210km/ 5hr approx drive)
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Sunrise visit Taj Mahal an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the bank of the Yamuna river commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal, it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.
Breakfast at hotel. Visit Agra Fort the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Itmad-ud-Daula Tomb a Mughal mausoleum commissioned by Nur Jahan, the wife of Jahangir, for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg.
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Afternoon drive to Delhi direct drop off to airport for onward flight
Afternoon drive to Delhi direct drop off to airport for onward flight.
Please Note
- Stroller or pram accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Hotels used or similar Pench National Park x 2 nights
- 3* - Jungle Home/ Vraksh Resort 4* & 5* - Tuli Tiger Corridor/ Pugdundee Safaris Pench Tree Lodge Kanha National Park x 2 nights
- 3* - Infinity Kanha Wilderness/ Soulacia
- 4* - Kipling Camp/ Singinawa Jungle Lodge
- 5* - Singinawa Jungle Lodge/ Kanha Earth Lodge Bandhavgarh National Park x 2 nights
- 3* - Infinity Resort Tiger Trails Resort
- 4* - Lemon Tree Wild Life Resort/ Syna Tigir Resort
- 5* - Pugdundee Safaris - Kings Lodge/ Samode Safari Lodge Panna National Park x 1 nights
- 3* - Greetoe Resorts
- 4* - Tuli Tiger Corridor/ Pench Jungle Camp
- 5* - Sarai at Toria/ Pugdundee Safaris Pench Tree Lodge Khajuraho x 1 night
- 3* & $ 4* - Ramada/Clarks Hotel
- 5* - The Lalit Temple View Orchha x 1 night
- 3* & 4* - Orchha Resort/ Amar Mahal 5* - Orchha Palace and Convention Centrerchha x 1 night Agra x 1 nights
- 3* - Howard Plaza the Fern/ Atulyaa Taj
- 4* - Radission Hotel/ Crystal Sarovar Premier
- 5* - Trident Hotel/ Courtyard by Marriott
Know Before You Go
- Public transportation nearby
- Passport required
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 2 days before start
Non-refundable after 2 days before start




