Luxury tiger safari in India
| country: | India |
| location: | Kanha, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve |
| departures: | This trip can be tailor-made and departures can be arranged at any time to suit you throughout the year |
| price: | From £2460 - £3160 (9 days) excluding flights. Based on 2 people sharing. Price includes transfers by A/C car, accommodation, internal flights from Delhi-Jabalpur & Nagpur-New Delhi and all safaris |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Meet the king of the forest in style "Royale" when you make an epic journey to the land of the tigers. Go wild on luxurious tiger safaris at Kanha and Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserves, India's top safari parks. Explore fascinating wilderness and see tigers, leopards, major mammals and Indian birds.
Stay at India's finest game lodges and top resorts that offer comfort unimaginable and service par excellence. Relish unique opulence amongst wild denizens in the lush greenery of tropical forest. We offer exciting expeditions for amazing tiger sightings in unexplored pristine forests. Enjoy stylish living full of luxury, rustic ambiance of splendorous resorts and tender doting service. Relish Indian flavors in style. Re-discover Indian cuisine.
Key Features: Stay at Taj/CC Africa Luxury Resorts on full board, travel by air between major destinations. Road travel by air conditioned luxurious cars. Refreshments all along.
Bandhavgarh Lodge (Mahua Kothi)
The name Mahua Kothi draws its inspiration from one of India’s most beautiful trees, the Madhuca Indica, or as it is commonly known, the Mahua or butter tree. Pronounced ‘ma-hoo-a’, this tree with its fleshy off–white flowers plays a central role in festivals and rituals. The Lodge sprawls over the 40 acre grounds, just 20 minutes from the park entrance. The original kothi (homestead) comprises the guest areas and has been beautifully renovated, and the guest accommodation is all brand new.
Each of the twelve charming guest suites – or kutiyas (jungle village huts) – are built in the vernacular style of Central India, affectionately known as ‘MP Chic’ (MP being the state of Madhya Pradesh). Each is accessed through private courtyards with shaded seating and traditional mud floors. Interiors include wooden shutters, tapered mud coloured walls in lime and earth washes (finished by hand), open rafters with roughly hewn wooden beams, and handmade pottery roof tiles. Floors are dressed in katni stone strips set in lime mortar. Each ensuite bathroom features twin hand basins, indoor shower, bath and separate w.c. Richly coloured local textiles, used throughout, are in shades of rust and burnt orange. Each kutiya features roll-down mats to keep out the early morning sun, as well as overhead fans and air conditioning.
Guests delight in the yoga amenities provided in a basket (complete with instructions), as well as traditional Indian games of marbles and Chaupad. Kettles of boiling water on chulhas (charcoal burners) are brought out with early morning tea to the kutiyas. Bicycles, parked in the kutiya courtyards, are an invitation to explore.
Kanha Lodge (Banjaar Tola)
The Lodge has 3 elegant camps of 9 suites each. Each suite will feature its own intimate tented sitting area with its own discreetly positioned swimming pool. The Lodge will have its own unique identity, celebrating the Bastar and Dogra art hailed from nearby Chattisgarh.
Stay at India's finest game lodges and top resorts that offer comfort unimaginable and service par excellence. Relish unique opulence amongst wild denizens in the lush greenery of tropical forest. We offer exciting expeditions for amazing tiger sightings in unexplored pristine forests. Enjoy stylish living full of luxury, rustic ambiance of splendorous resorts and tender doting service. Relish Indian flavors in style. Re-discover Indian cuisine.
Key Features: Stay at Taj/CC Africa Luxury Resorts on full board, travel by air between major destinations. Road travel by air conditioned luxurious cars. Refreshments all along.
Bandhavgarh Lodge (Mahua Kothi)
The name Mahua Kothi draws its inspiration from one of India’s most beautiful trees, the Madhuca Indica, or as it is commonly known, the Mahua or butter tree. Pronounced ‘ma-hoo-a’, this tree with its fleshy off–white flowers plays a central role in festivals and rituals. The Lodge sprawls over the 40 acre grounds, just 20 minutes from the park entrance. The original kothi (homestead) comprises the guest areas and has been beautifully renovated, and the guest accommodation is all brand new.
Each of the twelve charming guest suites – or kutiyas (jungle village huts) – are built in the vernacular style of Central India, affectionately known as ‘MP Chic’ (MP being the state of Madhya Pradesh). Each is accessed through private courtyards with shaded seating and traditional mud floors. Interiors include wooden shutters, tapered mud coloured walls in lime and earth washes (finished by hand), open rafters with roughly hewn wooden beams, and handmade pottery roof tiles. Floors are dressed in katni stone strips set in lime mortar. Each ensuite bathroom features twin hand basins, indoor shower, bath and separate w.c. Richly coloured local textiles, used throughout, are in shades of rust and burnt orange. Each kutiya features roll-down mats to keep out the early morning sun, as well as overhead fans and air conditioning.
Guests delight in the yoga amenities provided in a basket (complete with instructions), as well as traditional Indian games of marbles and Chaupad. Kettles of boiling water on chulhas (charcoal burners) are brought out with early morning tea to the kutiyas. Bicycles, parked in the kutiya courtyards, are an invitation to explore.
Kanha Lodge (Banjaar Tola)
- 2 elegant camps of 9 suites each
- Each camp with own intimate tented sitting area
- Swimming pool
- Kanha is one of nine reserves in 'Project Tiger' (launched to save the species)
- Home to the highly endangered hardground barasingha
- Approximately 70 different tree species
The Lodge has 3 elegant camps of 9 suites each. Each suite will feature its own intimate tented sitting area with its own discreetly positioned swimming pool. The Lodge will have its own unique identity, celebrating the Bastar and Dogra art hailed from nearby Chattisgarh.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | You arrive at Delhi Indra Gandhi International airport, our executive will meet you, later transfer to Eros International a Deluxe 5 star property. Overnight hotel on B&B. |
| Day 2: | Early transfer to Domestic airport to connect direct flight to Jabalpur, breakfast at Hotel Jabalpur, later proceed to Bandhavgarh National park on full board (evening game safari). |
| Day 3-4: | Morning & evening game safari. |
| Day 5: | After Morning game safari we drive to Kanha national Park, check in at Banjar Tola on full board. Evening game drive. |
| Day 6-7: | Morning & evening game safari. |
| Day 8: | After breakfast drive to Nagpur (5 hrs drive) to connect your direct flight to New Delhi. Overnight hotel Eros International on B&B. |
| Day 9: | Transfer to international airport. |
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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In our endeavour towards responsible tourism we share our profits by aiding a local Orphanage school. An amount of £5 per client goes to this school. It is not a regular orphanage school but aims and helps those children who are found begging in railway stations or whose parents have left them due to poverty. This school not only gives them education but also trains them as per their capabilities so that they can get a respectable job. Please note that for this particular tour we are donating £10 per person.
Keeping in with the lines of responsible tourism we provide clientele only to those lodges that adhere to a policy of giving employment to locals. This is in order to maximise economic benefits of the local communities. This ensures that local communities make a substantial gain from tourism at their doorstep. Thus 80% percent of staff at lodges we partner with is from local communities. 90% of the total income generated from this tour benefits the locals as the guide, drivers and waiters are all employed locally. As a policy we encourage travel in small groups in order to minimize negative impact of tourism on the environment. We are constantly monitoring negative fall out of eco tourism in order to stall damage if any. We keep our tour groups to a maximum size of 6 people. We are highly concerned in educating every guest regarding the code of conduct at the lodge as well as within the park. As soon as our clients arrive a fact sheet of do's and don'ts is given to all the clients. About Tigers: India had over forty thousand tigers in the beginning of the 20th century. Today it is a very sad to note that the statistics are much lower. The reasons for tigers becoming an endangered species are uncontrolled felling of trees resulting in the shrinkage of the habitat of the tiger, decrease of prey, and increase of poaching for its beautiful skin. The threat of extinction forced the government of India to initiate 'Project Tiger' on the first of April 1973 when the tiger population was less than 2000. We support Project Tiger. The entrance fees which we pay to the park goes to Tiger conservation. |
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