Wildlife photography holiday in India
| country: | India |
| location: | Madhya Pradesh, Kanha |
| departures: | This trip can be tailormade throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your requirements for 2 to 12 people. The best time to travel is October to June |
| price: | From £830 (10 days) excluding flights. Includes customized photography vehicle, accommodation (Delhi B&B, Kanha FB), road transfers (AC car), internal taxes. |
| offers: | £50 off per person for departures in April, May and June 2010 |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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introduction to Wildlife photography holiday in India
This photography holiday has been designed to maximise your chances of seeing some of the great wildlife of Central India.
The Kanha National Park spreads over 1,945 sq. km of dense sal forests, interspersed with extensive meadows and trees and clumps of wild bamboo.
This is where you can spot the tiger in all his magnificence or feast your eyes on the rare Barasingha Deer amidst extensive grasslands. The Park forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974, under Project Tiger.
It was here at Kanha that the eminent zoologist George Schaller undertook the first ever-scientific study of the tiger. The animals at Kanha are best observed and photographed from elephant back and the open country makes the chance of sightings reasonably good. Deer are seen along the maidans and gaur at Bamhindadr or in the Bishanpura Sondhar- Ghorella area of the Mukki range. This area is also ideal for the dhole or wild dog. Langurs, wild boar, water fowl and birds are also commonly seen.
A specially trained naturalist who has led international teams of photographers from the BBC, Australian TV and leading travel magazines will accompany you for the game drives & will take you to places which are unexplored.
You will be on our full board jungle plan which includes deluxe jungle lodge accommodation, all game drives, all park entrance fees, guide charges, elephant ride, services of naturalist and a daily bonfire.
The Kanha National Park spreads over 1,945 sq. km of dense sal forests, interspersed with extensive meadows and trees and clumps of wild bamboo.
This is where you can spot the tiger in all his magnificence or feast your eyes on the rare Barasingha Deer amidst extensive grasslands. The Park forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974, under Project Tiger.
It was here at Kanha that the eminent zoologist George Schaller undertook the first ever-scientific study of the tiger. The animals at Kanha are best observed and photographed from elephant back and the open country makes the chance of sightings reasonably good. Deer are seen along the maidans and gaur at Bamhindadr or in the Bishanpura Sondhar- Ghorella area of the Mukki range. This area is also ideal for the dhole or wild dog. Langurs, wild boar, water fowl and birds are also commonly seen.
A specially trained naturalist who has led international teams of photographers from the BBC, Australian TV and leading travel magazines will accompany you for the game drives & will take you to places which are unexplored.
You will be on our full board jungle plan which includes deluxe jungle lodge accommodation, all game drives, all park entrance fees, guide charges, elephant ride, services of naturalist and a daily bonfire.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Local sightseeing arranged on request if time permits. Overnight hotel. |
| Day 2: | Sightseeing in Delhi, the capital city of India. Afternoon train to Jabalpur by AC sleeper class. Overnight train. |
| Day 3: | Reach Jabalpur early morning. Transfer to hotel for breakfast, freshen up. Later we drive to Kanha National Park (3hrs drive), check-in at lodge. Evening game drive |
| Day 4-8: | Kanha NP. Morning & evening game drive |
| Day 9: | Return to Jabalpur. Today after breakfast we drive back to Jabalpur for lunch. Later we board a direct overnight train to New Delhi, packed dinner onboard. |
| Day 10: | Arrive Delhi. You reach Delhi early morning & transfer to airport for your onward journey or transfer to hotel if you have booked extra nights. |
traveller reviews for Wildlife photography holiday in India
The most memorable part was without doubt the 13, yes 13 tiger sightings during our stay in Kanha National Park for 5 1/2 days in December 2008. This included a very young tiger cub!! A great privilege to see one tiger let alone more than one. (more)
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.how this holiday makes a difference
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This trip aims to help and support a more responsible and sustainable approach to wildlife tourism in Central India by catering to small groups of not more than 10-12 people, thus leaving behind the least impact on a particular destination. Our connection with the central Indian National parks & jungles date backs to 1932 when one of our family members Late Lakhpat Rai was the first chief conservator of Forest of Central India during British rule. The trained naturalists who will accompany you for game drives are from the local community who have developed the skills of communicating with clients over the years with our regular in house training.
Recently we installed the first ground water recharge unit in one of the lodges in Kanha which we will use. A part of the income (£5 per person) generated from this tour goes straight to the local tribal village school in Kanha. We will be visiting one such school during your trip. The lodge in Kanha: The lodge you will stay in was constructed using locally available material and each cottage was built in the local style without chemical paints. They use waste wood boilers for heating and try to minimise electricity use by using energy saving lamps and solar, hurricane and earthen lamps in the night. There is no air-conditioning. In addition the lodge use recycled stationary, harvests rain water, uses soak pits to collect water and reuses waste water in the garden. All cleaning is done manually (no machines), organic waste is composted, food is cooked on LPG stoves and they do not allow music or televisions to keep noise pollution to a minimum. The lodge is dedicated to the local upliftment of the area. They were the first in the history of Kanha National Park to train the locals in catering, house keeping, steward ship, guiding etc., all of whom had very basic schooling if any at all. The staff is trained at the parent hotel in Jabalpur, and the majority (all drivers) come from the local community. They have financed one vehicle for a member of our staff who is from the community and use this for game drives. In addition, they do not have washing machines so they can provide work for the local community and have taught the local people cane weaving and pottery, the results of which are all used in the lodge. Raw materials are purchased locally where possible. |
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