Tiger, Temple & Ancient Caves
Why we love it?
The "Tiger, Temple & Ancient Caves" tour is an 8-day journey through the heart of India, exploring the rich cultural and natural heritage of Amchha Khurd, Bhojpur, and Bhopal. This experience is ideal for nature enthusiasts and history buffs alike, offering opportunities to visit Pench National Park, known for its tiger population, as well as ancient temples and caves that showcase India's architectural marvels. The tour includes accommodations, meals, and airport assistance, making it a convenient choice for travelers seeking a blend of wildlife adventure and cultural exploration.
Inclusions
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Assistance on arrival at the airport.
- 7 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
- 5 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 Day 1
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Activity
Arrive Nagpur - Pench National Park (100km/ 2hr approx drive)
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Activity
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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Activity
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 Breakfast at hotel
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Activity
Pench National Park
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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. -
Activity
Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 Pench National Park
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- Satpura National Park (225km/ 5hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel
drive to Satpura 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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Activity
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 Breakfast at hotel
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Activity
Satpura National Park
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Morning and afternoon gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Lunch, dinner & overnight at hotel.
Satpura National Park is rich in biodiversity. The animals here include Tiger, leopard, sambar, chital, Indian muntjac, nilgai, four-horned antelope, Chinkara, wild boar, bear, black buck, fox, porcupine, flying squirrel, mouse deer, and Indian giant squirrel. There are a variety of birds. Hornbills and peafowl are common birds found here. The flora consists of mainly sal, teak, tendu, Phyllanthus emblica, mahua, bel, bamboo, and grasses and medicinal plants. -
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Overnight at hotel.
Day 5 Satpura National Park
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- Bhopal (200km/ 4hr approx drive)
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Breakfast at hotel
Morning gypsy safari in the tiger reserve with naturalist. Afternoon drive to Bhopal check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 Breakfast at hotel
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Activity
Bhopal
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Full day excursion to visit Sanchi (UNESCO World Heritage Site) & Udayagiri Caves.
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Activity
Sanchi is a serene hill crowned by a group of stupas, monasteries, temples and pillars dating from 3rd century BC to 12th century AD. Sanchi is an ancient place of pilgrimage for Buddhists and its uniqueness lies in the fact that Buddha is not represented through figures, but through symbols.
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Activity
Udayagiri Caves are early Hindu ritual site, they were extensively carved and reworked under the command of Chandragupta II, Emperor of the Gupta Empire, in the late 4th and 5th century AD. Udayagiri has a series of rock-shelters and petroglyphs, ruined buildings, inscriptions, water systems, fortifications and habitation mounds, all of which have been only partially excavated.
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Activity
Overnight at hotel.
Day 7 Breakfast at hotel
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Activity
Bhopal
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Full day excursion to vosit Bhimbetka & Bhojpur.
The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site dating back to the Paleolithic age. They exhibit the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent, and show a gimps into the beginning of the South Asian during the Stone Age. Some of the shelters were inhabited by the homo erectus more than 100,000 years ago. Some of the stone age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are roughly 30,000 years old. -
Activity
Next proceed to Bhojpur and see its famous temple that is dedicated to Shiva. The temple houses one of the largest lingas in India and it's crafted out a single rock.
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Activity
On return city tour of Bhopal. You will visit two historic mosques--Jama Masjid and Moti Masjid, as well as Taj ul Masajid and the arts center in Bharat Bhawan. This unique all-day adventure highlights one of the nation's most stunning cities and is not to be missed.
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Activity
Overnight at hotel.
Day 8 Breakfast at hotel
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Activity
Bhopal - Departure
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As per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for Delhi/ Mumbai. From there board connecting flight for your onward destination.
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
- Satpura National Park x 2 nights
- 3* - MPT Tawa Resort, Tawa/ Anmol Resort & Garden
- 4* & 5* - Forsyth Lodge/ Pugdundee Safaris Denwa Backwater Escape
- Bhopal x 3 nights
- 3* - Lake View Ashok/ Hotel Grand Ashirwad
- 4* - Noor Us Sabha Palace/ Graces Resort
- 5* - Jehan Numa Palace/ Courtyard by Marriott
Know Before You Go
- Public transportation nearby
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 2 days before start
Non-refundable after 2 days before start
