Wildlife Tour Packages- 7 (Taj, Tiger With Bird Watching)

Delhi > Sariska Bird Sanctuary> Ranthambhore Natioanl Park > Jaipur > Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary> Agra > Delhi

Duration : 09 Nights & 10 Days

Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Arrive late night at New Delhi International airport. On arrival the guest will be meet by our representative with the traditional Indian welcome, and transferred to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02: New Delhi
Morning after breakfast full day city sightseeing tour Old Delhi & New Delhi. In the evening return to the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Old Delhi - the 350-year-old walled city was built by Emperor Shah Jehan in 1648 as his capital. Opposite the fort are the black and white onion dome and minarets of the Jama Masjid, the most elegant mosque in India. Raj Ghat is worth a visit where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated in 1948.

New Delhi - the new capital designed by Sir Edward Lutyens. An interesting drive in the one passing through the impressive Rajpath from the World War I memorial arch, the India Gate towards the Presidential Palace. Visit Humayun's Tomb built in 1565 AD, Safdarjung's Tomb, the Qutub Minar, 72 meters high and the most curious antique, the uncorroded Iron Pillar, which dates back to the 4th century AD.

Day 03: Delhi / Sariska (180 km)
After breakfast drive to Sariska. On arrival in Sariska, check in to the hotel. After lunch we will provide you afternoon safari into the sariska national park. O/n stay at Hotel.

Sariska National Park :This hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Alwar was totally protected for their elaborate shoots. The Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary was established here in 1955 and taken over under Project Tiger in 1979. The best way to visit the park is by jeep. Here you can spot a tiger or see the dancing peacock wooing his female. The dry deciduous and thorn forests support an increasing population of sambhar, nilgai, chausingha and cheetal. Predators include leopard, hyena, jungle cat, and jackal apart from tiger. The area is also rich in avifauna including shrike, parakeet, gray partridge, golden backed woodpecker, peafowl, crested serpent eagle, babblers and owls.

Day 04: Sariska - Ranthambore (240 km)
After breakfast drive to Ranthambore. On arrival in Ranthambore, check into the wildlife resort. In the afternoon jeep safari to the national park for wildlife viewing. Overnight stay at wildlife resort.

Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary - Rajasthan's most renowned wildlife sanctuary, it is 400 sq kms of dry deciduous forest, perfect natural habitat for tigers, and is set in the Aravalli and Vindhya hills, dotted with pavillions and dominated by a hilltop fort. Ranthambore was one of the hunting preserves of the former rulers of Jaipur and because of this the Maharajas ensured the environment was preserved and the forest and their inhabitants well protected. It has a good population of tiger and their prey species, and has been declared a "Project Tiger" reserve. Wildlife includes blue bull, black buck, spotted deer or cheetal, wild boar, a large variety of bird species and, if very lucky, the rarely seen leopard.

This afternoon you will be escorted on a game viewing inside the sanctuary by jeeps. Overnight at hotel.

Day 05: Ranthambore
Morning and evening safari in open trucks and jeeps to Ranthambore national Park and spend time tracking Tigers and viewing other wildlife attractions of the park. Overnight at the resort.

Day 06: Ranthambore - Jaipur (180 km)
After breakfast drive to Jaipur. On arrival in Jaipur - check into the hotel

Afternoon, tour of the "Pink City" is spectacularly set within surrounding rugged hills, dotted with ancient ruined fortresses. Your tour will include the imposing City Palace, still home to the Maharaja although several of the rooms are now open to the public. Many antiques and artefacts belonging to the ruling family are housed here, including a collection of weaponry. You will also visit the Hawa Mahal "Palace of the Winds", and the open-air Jantar Mantar Observatory to see the vast astronomical instruments. Enjoy a stroll through the colourful bazaar before returning to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 07: Jaipur - Bharatpur (160 km)
Morning after breakfast an excursion tour to Amber fort. At a short distance of 11 kms . from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway, with its forbidding ramparts reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake below.

Drive continue to Bharatpur, on arrival check in at hotel, Evening visit Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Overnight stay at hotel.

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. The famous Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary which is a wonder of the natural world and no less worth seeing than the marble mausoleum of the Taj. Here over 350 species of birds find refuge in the 29 sq kms of shallow lakes & wood lands of the park. A third of them are migrants many of whom spend winter in Bharatpur before returning to their breeding grounds as far away as Siberia and Central Asia.

Day 08: Bharatpur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra (70 km)
After breakfast drive to Agra, enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri. Drive to the impressive sandstone fortress of Fatehpur Sikri was built in the 16th century and only occupied for a few years before being abandoned, leaving the buildings in virtually perfect conditions. On arrival in Agra, check into the hotel.

In the afternoon, visit the Taj Mahal is the mausoleum of Empress Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved spouse of Shah Jahan, who died in 1630. The Taj complex comprises a forecourt, a lofty entrance, a charming formal Mughal garden with canals and a central tank with a series of fountains, the tomb proper, and an attached mosque on the west and its symmetrical counterpart on the east. The Taj is remarkable for its perfect proportion and rich pietra dura, with minute details executed with great skill. The building, often styled "a dream in marble" is said to have taken at least 22 years (1631-1653) to build. Overnight at hotel.

Day 09: Agra - Delhi (240 km) - Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Red Fort built by three generations of Mughal Emperors starting from Akbar the Great in 1565 AD, which is a masterpiece of design and construction. It housed both the residential Palaces of the Royal family, and the military quarters. In the afternoon drive to Delhi via Mathura & Vrindavan, Upon arrival transfer to the international airport to board the flight for onward destination.

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