Duration: 15 Nights/ 16 Days
Tour Destinations: Gir National Park – Bandhavgarh National Park – Kaziranga National Park
Highlights: Big Five of Indian Wildlife tour is an exclusive tour crafted to showcase the “Big Five” mammals found in Indian jungles: the Asiatic Lion, Royal Bengal Tiger, Asiatic Elephant, Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, and Asiatic Water Buffalo. Spanning three of India’s most celebrated national parks i.e. Gir, Bandhavgarh, and Kaziranga, this journey takes you through the heart of the country’s wildest and most iconic landscapes. Each destination has been carefully chosen for its outstanding opportunities to see these magnificent mammals in their natural habitats.
The tour is thoughtfully designed to maximize wildlife viewing with knowledgeable naturalists and personalized service throughout. This tour is suitable for nature lovers and those seeking at holistic journey through some of India’s most vital and extraordinary wildlife habitats authentic Indian wilderness experiences.
Day 01 – Arrive Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai. Met by our representative and transferred to airport hotel.
Day 02 – Morning fly Mumbai to Rajkot. Arrive Rajkot and drive to Sasan Gir (185 Km)
Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 – Morning viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Late morning drive to Rajkot airport to board the flight for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel near airport.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 – Delhi to Jabalpur and Bandhavgarh
In time transfer to Delhi airport to board the flight for Jabalpur.
Arrive Jabalpur and drive to Bandhavgarh National Park (180 Km).
Arrive Bandhavgarh National Park and check in at the hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 – Bandhavgarh to Delhi
Morning drive to Jabalpur airport (180 Km) to board the flight for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel near airport
Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 – Morning transfer to the airport to board the flight for Guwahati
Arrive Guwahati and drive to Kaziranga (230 Km)
Arrive Kaziranga and check in at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park
Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 – Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 – Early morning, take an elephant ride in the Kaziranga National Park.
Later in the morning transfer to Guwahati airport (250 Km) to board the flight for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to international airport to board the flight for onward destination.
Day 01 – Arrive Mumbai
Arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai. Met by our representative at arrival hall meeting area, after you complete your immigration and custom formalities and transferred to airport hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 – Mumbai to Rajkot and Sasan Gir
Morning transfer to airport to board the flight for Rajkot. Arrive Rajkot and drive to Sasan Gir (185 Km).
Arrive Sasan Gir and check-in at the hotel with rest of the day at leisure or free for optional activities
Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 – Sasan Gir
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
The arid ecosystem of Sasan Gir has become the last paradise to support entire surviving population of Asiatic Lion (Panthera Leo persica). Total area of 1882 sq. km., the land configuration here is combination of undulating hills in the north, sloping towards south and south-west. The hills have volcanic origin thus has given rise to black cotton soil and sandstone. Forest type in Gir is dry deciduous – dry teak forest dominates the western portion of park and the remaining half is mixture of other species.
Gir ecosystem supports around 38 mammal species, over 250 birds and 37 species of reptiles. Main carnivores here are Asiatic lion, leopard, jungle cat, civet cat, hyena and jackal. The desert and rusty spotted cats are occasionally seen here. Herbivores species here includes Chital, Nilgai, Sambar, Four-horned antelope, Chinkara and Wild boar. There is a small population of the Blackbuck on the buffer forest. Marsh Crocodile, Monitor Lizard and a number of species of snakes heads the reptile list here with occasional sighting of pythons.
Rare species of birds such Lesser Florican and the Sarus Crane are recorded in Gir including some interesting species like Painted Sandgrouse, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Common and Marshal’s Iora, Red-headed (king) Vulture, Mottled Wood Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Jungle Nightjar etc.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 – Sasan Gir
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 – Sasan Gir
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 – Sasan Gir to Rajkot and Delhi
Morning viewing drive in Sasan Gir National Park.
Late morning drive to Rajkot airport (185 Km) to board the flight for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel near airport.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 – Delhi to Jabalpur and Bandhavgarh
In time transfer to Delhi airport to board the flight for Jabalpur.
Arrive Jabalpur and drive to Bandhavgarh National Park (180 Km).
Arrive Bandhavgarh National Park and check in at the hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 – Bandhavgarh National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Bandhavgarh was a Shikargarh, or hunting reserve, of the Maharaja of Rewa until it became a National Park in 1968. It spreads over the ridges and valleys in the northern corner of the Maikal range in Madhya Pradesh, central India. The landscape consists of a mix of forested rocky hills with flat tops and low-lying, fairly level grasslands ranging from 200 to 1000 meters. Covering an area of 437 sq. km, Bandhavgarh has the highest density of tigers in the world. Today, Bandhavgarh National Park is undoubtedly one of the best places to see and observe tigers in the wild. The vegetation is a mixture of tropical moist deciduous Sal and Terminalia trees mixed with bamboo, interspersed with meadows and marshes. Bandhavgarh has been home to white tigers, which is why it is also called the territory of the white tiger.
Bandhavgarh Fort, which stands on a hill almost in the middle of the park, along with the temples around Bandhavgarh National Park, holds significant historical importance.
The tiger is the largest predator here, followed by leopard, wolf, dhole (wild dog), jungle cat, sloth bear, hyena, jackal, Indian fox, ratel, palm civet, and mongoose. The park has a rich prey base to support its predators, including chital, sambar, barking deer, nilgai, Indian gazelle, wild boar, and the chausingha, the only four-horned antelope in the world. Bandhavgarh also boasts other mammals such as pangolin, porcupines, langur, and rhesus macaque.
Around 250 bird species have been recorded in the checklist of Bandhavgarh National Park with rarities and vulnerable birds species like Black-necked Stork, White-rumped Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture (Long-billed) , Red-headed Vulture (King Vulture), Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Black Stork, Jerdon’s Leafbird, Mottled Wood Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Jungle Owlet, White-naped Woodpecker, Sirkeer Malkoha, and Crested Treeswift etc.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 – Bandhavgarh National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 – Bandhavgarh National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 – Bandhavgarh to Delhi
Morning drive to Jabalpur airport (180 Km) to board the flight for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel near airport
Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 – Delhi to Guwahati and Kaziranga National Park
Morning transfer to the airport to board the flight for Guwahati
Arrive Guwahati and drive to Kaziranga (230 Km)
Arrive Kaziranga and check in at hotel
Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 – Kaziranga National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park
Situated on the flood plains of river Brahmaputra in north eastern state of Assam, spread in an area of 430 sq. km Kaziranga National Park is most commonly referred as home to Great Indian one Horned Rhinoceros at it harbors about 70% of the global population. Due to the quality of wildlife viewing, this park has often been compared with African parks. Kaziranga boasts of about fifteen species of India’s threatened mammals. Topography of Kaziranga is very picturesque and habitat consists of tall grassland, marshy swamps and tropical wet evergreen forests and tropical semi-evergreen forests.
Tiger heads the list of predators followed by leopard and lesser cats like Jungle and Fishing Cat. While other mammals are the Sloth Bear, Common Indian Otter, Wild Boar, Gaur, Sambar, Swamp Deer, Hog Deer and Indian Muntjac. Reptiles found in the park are Water Monitor, Indian Python, Common Cobra and famous King Cobra. Kaziranga boasts of primates like Capped Langur and Hoolock Gibbon the only ape found in India and a highly endangered species.
Over 500 species of birds have been recorded in and around Kaziranga National Park making it one of the bird rich national parks in India. It is home to some of the very rare and globally threatened birds like Bengal Florican, Swamp Francolin, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Rufous-vented Prinia, Grey-headed Lapwing, Swamp Grass Babbler, Greater Adjutant Storks, Pallas’s Fish Eagle, Great Hornbill and Spot-billed Pelican etc.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 – Kaziranga National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 – Kaziranga National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 – Kaziranga to Guwahati to Delhi
Early morning, take an elephant ride in the Kaziranga National Park.
Later in the morning transfer to Guwahati airport (250 Km) to board the flight for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to international airport to board the flight for onward destination.
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