From
the snowy heights of the Ladakh to the Kipling Country- India's varied
environment is home to a vast range of wildlife, including the endangered
Snow Leopard to Royal Bengal Tiger, which thrives in some of the world's
most stunning National Parks of India. In addition to the wealth of
wildlife, the journey also offers the opportunity to visit Tribal Villages,
meet people and also Shahajan's fabled Taj Mahal .
Best Time:
MID January to MID March
Detailed
Programme: Day 1 Fly from your country to Delhi Day
2: Arrive in Delhiin the early hours of the morning, where you will be
met and transferred to Pre-booked Hotel Nikko/ Park.. Late breakfast and
.Afternoon sightseeing of historic sites at Old visiting Red Fort and Silver
market by cycle Rickshaw . Breakfast and overnight in hotel.
Day
3: Delhi/Leh: After breakfast fly from Delhi to Leh. Transfer to your
hotel in Leh. Afternoon at leisure to for acclimatisation.. Overnight Leh
(B,L,D).
Day
4: Leh-Sightseeing: The morning is again slow and at leisure. In the
afternoon visit Leh, the capital of the historic kingdom of Ladakh. The town
is a fascinating labyrinth of winding streets and quaint bazaars. The
spectacular eight-floor Leh Palace looms above the town, dominating the
landscape. It was built in the 16th century, about the same time as the
Potala in Lhasa, which it resembles. Stroll through the town, followed by a
visit to Sankar gompa. This gompa is a subsidiary of Spitok gompa, having
the same head lama. Sankar is easily visited on foot from Leh, lying as it
does in Leh's suburbs. About 25 lamas of the yellow-hat sect are attached to
Sankar but only a few live here permanently. The Sankar gompa is about 90
years old but is located on the site of a small temple that was built about
500 years ago. It has a number of pure gold icons and richly painted walls,
its pictures depicting different stories, including some from the
Panchtantra.
Day
5: Drive to SPITUK and trek to ZINCHEN: (10,500ft/3,200m) The trek
begins from Spituk by crossing a bridge and walking southwest of the River
Indus. The trail passes through barren countryside for about 3 hours until
the Indus enters a narrow gorge at its confluence with the Zinchen. From
here, the trail climbs steadily up the Zinchen Valley, which is lined with
trees, providing sufficient shade for a rest stop. You then reach the tiny
village of Zinchen, which consists of just 4 or 5 houses. Camp overnight.
CAMP
Day
17/ 18/19: Pench National Park.Morning and evening jeep safari, day free
to relax or walks to see birds in buffer zone of the park. All melas and
overnight in resort.
Day 20: Pench to Kanha National Park (
180kms/ about 4 hrs). After breakfast a lovely drive through dense
forest, cultivated fields and villages to Kanha national Park, Lunch
enroute, dinner and overnight in resort.
Day 21/ 22/ 23/24/25 :
Explore Kanha National Park,Over the next five days we unravel the
jungle mysteries of one of the greatest wildlife havens on our planet,
either in jeeps or on elephants, and track game in the great forests of sal
that have given birth to many jungle adventures, especially the much loved
English classic by Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book. Kipling based his tale
on the wildlife of Kanha in the late 19th century and thus Kanha is also
known as 'Kipling Country'.
Romanticised by Kipling,
Kanha
National Park is among the most spectacular, protected wildlife reserves
of the world. The 1,945 sq. km National Park has been compared to
N'Gorongoro National Park of Tanzania. However like its African cousin,
Kanha is not a volcanic crater though the surrounding hills are a result of
geographically ancient volcanic activity. Above all Kanha is far greener and
more densely wooded than N'Gorongoro.
The grassy plateaux, wooded
hills and valleys of Kanha are home to the legendary Sher Khan the Tiger,
the loveable Baloo the Bear, the wise Bagheera the Panther and the dreaded
Kaa the Rock Python. An important inhabitant of the Park is the Gaur, the
largest wild ox in the world (sometimes wrongly referred to as the bison,
which it is not). Besides them several great and small mammals, reptiles and
birds inhabit the Park.
The more-than-300-species birdlist offers
profitable occupation to keen birdwatchers. Black-shouldered Kite, Crested
Serpent Eagle, White-eyed Buzzard, Shikra, Painted Francolin, Indian Roller,
Red-wattled Lapwing, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Black-headed Oriole, and several
others such as mynas, bush chats, kingfishers, treepies, falcons, owls,
vultures etc. will provide unlimited hours of pleasure to those who choose
to seek them. Overnight in a jungle lodge.
Day 26:
Kanha-Jabalpur: After breakfast transfer about 4/5hrs to Jabalpur
Railway station for overnight train to Agra, traveling in 1st class
air-conditioned Train. Overnight in Train.
Day 27: Arrive Agra:
Arrive Agra early morning and transfer to the hotel for one night, After
check-in and breakfast we will have a guided tour visit Taj Mahal and Red
Fort. Overnight in hotel.
Day 28: Agra-Delhi: After
breakfast drive to Delhi, enroute visit to Skindra and the birth place of
blue Skinned God- Lord Krishna, arrive Delhi in time to board your return
flight.
Spectacular
Stok and Matho winter Festival in Ladakh .
Stok Festival
February
16th & 17th
February
2008
Matho Festival
21st & 22nd
February
2008
Please
Note:.
While in
Rumbak,
if weather
permits,
and also
depends
on the
snow conditions,
we may
trek up
to Stok-la
and descent
to Chortenchen
as
this is
the best
place to
view the
Snow Leopard.
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