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Special Birding Tour with Ornithologist
Special Birding Tour with Ornithologist
Places to See :
Delhi - Corbett - Nainital - Delhi - Agra - Bharatpur - Delhi - Nagpur -
Kanha - Nagpur - Delhi
Duration
: 17 Nights / 18 Days
Day 01: Arrive Delhi Company representatives will receive you
on arrival at the international airport in Delhi late in the night or
midnight. Transfer to your hotel. Relax.
DELHI, the capital of
kingdoms and empires is now a sprawling metropolis with a fascinating blend
of the past and the present. It is a perfect introduction to the composite
culture of an ancient land. A window to the kaleidoscope - that is India.
Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi /
Corbett : By Road 250 km in 6 hr Breakfast will be at hotel.
Drive to CORBETT National Park.
On the way we will stop at
Ramnagar and look for the fabulous IBISBILL amongst the riverside boulders.
JIM CORBETT National Park - One of the greatest National Parks
of Asia. Corbett is five hundred and twenty acres of forests, hills and
grasslands, fed by a frisky river - A bio-diversity that is rich, rare and
precious. This Park is the perfect habitat for the tiger, elephant, hog
deer, birds and other wildlife species that is fast vanishing from the
earth.
Check in at the resort and relax. Proceed for an
afternoon to KOSI riverbanks and look for CRESTED KINGFISHER, PLUMBOUS
REDSTART & LITTLE FORKTAIL. The resort you will stay in is surrounded by
excellent forest with many birds including the delightful VELVET FRONTED
NUTHATCH.
Relax in the evening at the resort restaurant.
Overnight will be at resort.
Day 03: Corbett Enjoy
a full day birding along the riverbanks and in the nearby green area.
Overnight will be at the resort.
Day 04: Corbett National Park After breakfast drive inside the
forest and full day BIRDING in the park.
Corbett National Park
protects a large tract of forest and savanna in the Himalayan foothills, and
was India's first National Park. In winter is quite cold in these areas and
birds descend from the higher levels of the Himalayas to add to the park's
bird riches. The variety of birds in this area is fantastic and moreover the
area has its own population of tigers. The lodge inside the park is BASIC
but with private facilities and the location is great!!!
Overnight will be inside the forest at rest house in DHIKALA.
Day 05: Corbett National Park Enjoy full day BIRDING in the
park. Overnight will be inside the forest at rest house in DHIKALA.
Day 06: Corbett National Park - Nainital : By Road 120 km in 6 hr
Breakfast will be at the guest house.
Drive to
Nainital. The road is uphill and the scenery spectacular. Nainital lies
beside a glacial lake and is backed by a crater like ridge with snowcapped
peaks beyond rising to over 2600 m. The area is a mixture of pinewoods, open
country and small lakes, and the views from some of the hills behind the
town are simply fantastic.
Here LAMMERGEIERS and HIMALAYAN
GRIFON VULTURES soar overhead.
Reach by late afternoon and enjoy
the evening birding around the resort.
Overnight will be in
Nainital.
Day 07: Nainital Breakfast will be at the
resort.
Enjoy full day birding in and around Nainital. Walk among the area's forests
and fields in search of resident and migrant mountain birds. Including RED
FLANKED BLUETAIL, STREAKED LAUGHING THRUSH, ALTAI ACCENTOR AND GOLDEN BUSH
ROBIN for some spectacular birding.
Overnight will be in
Nainital.
Day 08 Nainital Breakfast will be in the
resort.
Enjoy birding at the lake and around Nainital. Overnight
will be in Nainital.
Day 09 Nainital - Delhi: By Road 260 km
in 7 hr Early morning birding will be around the resort.
Proceed for Delhi after breakfast.
This will be a long
drive and you will need to relax on reaching Delhi.
Overnight
will be in Delhi.
Day 10: Delhi - Agra - Bharatpur: By Road
250 km in 6 hr Proceed to Agra in the morning after breakfast.
AGRA: Two great Mughal monarchs, Akbar and Shah Jahan,
transformed the little village of Agra into a befitting second capital of
the Mughal Empire - giving it the name Dar-ul-Khilafat {seat of the
Emperor}. Today a visitor to Agra is caught up in a world of contrasting
edifices, of red sandstone and white marble, narrow galleys and quaint
buggies, and that irresistible charm that this favorite city of the Mughals
still retains. It is not surprising, that modern Agra still reflects its
Mughal heritage most conspicuously. A walk down the narrow bustling streets
of the city will introduce the visitor to the wafting aroma of Mughlai
cuisine. Proceed to Agra in the evening.
Proceed to visit Taj on
reaching Agra.
TAJ MAHAL: Little needs to be said about this
architectural wonder which is always the soul raison-de-etre for every
tourist's visit to Agra. Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj is a white marble
memorial to his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years to
be completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect Ustad Isa.
Apart from its stunning design balance and perfect symmetry, the Taj is also
noted particularly for its elegant domes, intricately carved screens and
some of the best inlay work ever seen.
Continue drive to
Bharatpur.
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is one of the finest water-bird sanctuaries
in the world. The Maharaja of Bharatpur artificially created the lake and
wetland in the 19th century. By building small dykes and dams and diverting
water from an irrigation canal, he converted this low-lying area into a fine
wild fowl shooting preserve. In a few years, the new wetland surrounded by
marginal forests was able to support thousands of water birds.
Commonly referred to as Bharatpur, the Park is a delight for bird watchers.
Over 375 species of birds are found here and raised paths, camouflaged by
babul trees and undergrowth make viewing easy. A quiet ride by boat in the
early hours of the morning is also unforgettable experience. The cacophony
is unbelievable as painted storks, open bills, spoonbills, egrets,
cormorants, white ibis and multitudes of others, tend their young. Jacanas
with their iridescent colors and elegant tail feathers and purple moorhen
can be seen delicately treading over the floating vegetation.
Every year Bharatpur waits with bated breath for the arrival of the Siberian
cranes. There are only two wintering places for this rare species one in
Iran and the other Bharatpur and these beautiful birds with their
distinctive red beaks and facial patches, fly over 6400 km from their summer
retreats.
Colorful kingfishers, graceful pelicans rare Siberian
cranes and Trans- continental fliers - the migratory water - fowl are
amongst the 375 species of birds found in the Keoladeo National Park. The
most spectacular nesting is that of the egrets, storks, herons and
cormorants, which make over 10,000 nests every year. This makes outstanding
bird havens of the world. The park covers an area of 28.73km.
The story of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is incomplete without an account of
the migratory waterfowl. The most prominent waterfowl coming to this park
are bareheaded and greyleg geese. Ducks also create a lot of fluttering in
the lakes. The ducks usually found here are pintail, widgeon, common
shelduck, shoveler, garganey, teal, etc.
Attracted by the influx of the waterfowl the predatory birds-tawny eagles,
spotted eagles short-toed eagles imperial eagles and fishing eagle also
arrive. They all form the apex of the biological pyramid of the sanctuary
and complete the avian food chain of the ecosystem. There are large herds of
the nilgai, chital, wild boar and fear cows in addition to a few herds of
sambar.
Reach and check in at the hotel. Overnight will be at
Bharatpur.
Day 11: Bharatpur Breakfast will be at
the resort. Proceed on RICKSHAW for viewing the birds.
Return to
the lodge in the evening and relax. Overnight will be in Bharatpur.
Day 12: Bharatpur Enjoy BIRDING in the park. Take a
boatride in the park and in the afternoon enjoy the birding from the
RICKSHAW again.
Overnight will be in Bharatpur.
Day
13: Bharatpur - Delhi: By Road 180 km in 4 hr Breakfast will be at
the resort. Enjoy birding in the park and then start for Delhi after lunch.
Reach and check in at hotel. Evening dinner will be at the resort.
Overnight will be at the hotel.
Day 14: Delhi - Nagpur:
Nagpur - Kanha: By Road 255 km in 6 hr After breakfast drive
to Kanha.
This is the place that has been described by RUDYARD
KIPLING in his great book "The Jungle Book". Located in the Mandla
district of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National Park is a tiger reserve that
extends over an area of over 940 square km. A horseshoe shaped valley
bounded by the spurs of the Mekal presents an interesting topography. Steep
rocky escarpments along the edges offer breathtaking views of the valley.
Realizing the danger on the Tiger population in the country, the Government
started the "Project Tiger" at Kanha and in 1974 the area was
declared a Tiger reserve. The park is also the habitat of the high ground
Barasingha.
In 1930s, the Kanha area was divided into two
sanctuaries - Hallon and Banjar of 250kms to 300kms each. Though one of
these was subsequently disbanded .The area remained a protected one until
1947. Depletion of the tiger population in the year that followed led to the
area being made an absolute sanctuary in 1952.
Patient watching should reward the visitor, with a sight of Indian Fox,
Sloth bear, Striped hyena, Jungle cut, Lepord, Mouse Deer, Chausingha or
four horned antelope, Nilgai, Ratel and Porcupine Kanha has some 200 species
of birds. Watchers should station themselves in the hills, where the mixed
and bamboo forests harbour many species and in the grassy forest clearings.
Water birds can be seen near the park's many rivulets and at Sarvantal, a
pool that is frequented by water birds and the area in front of the museum.
The birds comprise of Racket Tailed Drongo, Crested Hawk Eagle, Crested
Serpent Eagle, Peacock, Golden Oriole, Treepie, Whitenecked Stork, Shikra,
White-eyed Buzzard, Roseringed Parakeet, Shama, Red Munia, Large Green
Barbet, Crimson Breasted Barbet, Lesser Golden Backed Woodpecker, Hair
Crested Drongo, Common Teal, Pintail Duck, etc.
Enjoy birding on
the way. Reach in the afternoon and relax at the resort. In the evening
start the birding tour in the forest.
Overnight will be at the
resort.
Day 15: Kanha Enjoy a full day game viewing
inside the jungle. (Two safaris) There would be a lot of birding today as we
would take roads around the forest to places not frequented by people and in
the bushes.
Overnight will be at the resort.
Day
16: Kanha Enjoy a full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two
safaris) There would be a lot of birding today as we would take roads around
the forest to places not frequented by people and in the bushes.
Overnight will be at the resort.
Day 17: Kanha - Nagpur: By
Road 255 km in 6 hr Proceed for the morning safari and
birding into forest.
Start for Nagpur after lunch. Reach and
check in at hotel. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
Overnight
will be in the hotel.
Day 18: Nagpur - Delhi
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Proceed to the airport for flight to Delhi.
Reach and check into hotel close to the airport for the day.
Visit to SULTANPUR BIRD SANCTUARY or THE OKHLA BARRAGE for some afternoon
birding depending on where the flamingoes have arrived with packed lunch.
Return to Delhi in the evening and after a FAREWELL DINNER
proceed to the airport in time for flight home.
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