North India Birding Tour
Destination :
Delhi - Bharatpur – Jim Corbett - Dhikala - Pangot-Delhi
Highlights:
- As this travel plan is customized one for a private visit, we can adjust the visit and administrations according to your prerequisite.
- A particular necessity, extraordinary intrigue visit, gatherings, course, shopping, national occasions, reasonable and celebrations, meeting with neighborhood individuals, safaris, outing, and dinner plan, convenience and so forth., can be masterminded as needs be at extra expense, assuming any.
- During the National Ceremonies, Major Sports Events, New Year, Christmas, Fair and Festivals the bundle cost can be changed occasionally.
North India Birding Tour
If you are a bird watcher, then North India must be in your bucket list. The awestruck views of bird species at a place can really gives you sheer joy. The North India birding tour is so special that it calls you again and again to have pleasant national park scenes.
Breathtaking vistas of Uttarakhand and heritage tour to Rajasthan famous fort and palaces, jungle safari and elephant ride provides an amazing compiled tour for 14 days. All places are well connected via road transport that gives a surreal view of ways and culture of India throughout.
The species that you will see may range from the exotic Sarus Crane in Sultanpur, to a Painted Sandgrouse in Ranthambhore or spotting Bengal tiger in Bandhavgarh, a huge diversity of waterfowl in Bharatpur, Indian Skimmer on Chambal River, Spotted Owlets roosting in the minarets of Taj Mahal, Cheer and Koklas Pheasants in Pangot – the Himalayan region of Nainital, Great Hornbill and Great Slaty Woodpecker of Corbett National Park along with a huge variety of mammals.
Be ready with your camera to capture best photographic moments at every place.
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Day 1: Arrive Delhi - Chambal (340 km / 6 hrs)
The trip will start from New Delhi. Drive to National Chambal sanctuary with best car rental services. The eco-reserve is located on the Chambal river near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Upon arrival check in the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
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Day 2 : Chambal
The sanctuary is home to the gharials and more than 330 species of local and migratory birds including Indian vulture and the greater spotted eagle. October and November are best months to visit here
Visit Bateshwar temples and view emerging birds. Afterwards enjoy the camel safari that will take you through long forgotten trails and pathways, along the river banks, the ravines, the neighbouring villages and Fort Ater. Enjoy village insights of native villagers and their pottery traditional art. Stay overnight at hotel.
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Day 3 : Chambal - Bharatpur (125 km / 3 hrs)
Post breakfast drive to Bharatpur, with a quick stop in for lunch in Agra. Further continue drive to Bharatpur. Upon arrival by afternoon visit the keoladeo national park. Overnight stay at park lodge.
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Day 4 : Keoladeo National Park
Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a man-made and man-managed wetland and one of the national parks of India. These diverse habitats are home to 366 bird species, 379 floral species, 50 species of fish, 13 species of snakes, 5 species of lizards, 7 amphibian species, 7 turtle species and a variety of other invertebrates. Every year thousands of migratory waterfowl visit the park for wintering and breeding. Enjoy Full day of birding in Keoladeo Ghana National Park on foot and cycle rickshaws with a birding guide.
The sanctuary is a wonderfully relaxing place and its tree lined paths and refreshing lakes are a cool respite from the arid landscape of the rest of Rajasthan.
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Day 5 : Keoladeo National Park
Full days of birding in Keoladeo Ghana National Park on foot and cycle rickshaws with a birding guide.
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Day 6: Bharatpur - Delhi (260 km / 6 hrs)
Another Full day of birding in Keoladeo Ghana National Park on foot and cycle rickshaws with a birding guide and drive back to Delhi.
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Day 7: Delhi - Corbett (270 Kms / 6 hrs)
Post breakfast drive to Corbett National Park (5 hours). Enroute watch birding and wildlife viewing. On arrival check in the wildlife resort. Overnight stay at resort.
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Day 8: Corbett - Dhikala Forest Lodge (Corbett National Park)
Morning nature walk along with the Koshi river, post breakfast drive to Dhangarhi Gate. The Corbett Dhikala tour begins from here. Drive for a jeep safari to the grassland to view the wildlife especially the evasive tiger. You may sit on the verandah at night and enjoy the breathtaking wild and jungle's sound to get an unforgettable experienced. Overnight stay at Dhikala Forest Lodge.
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Day 9: Corbett National Park (Dhikala)
Morning and afternoon visit to the grasslands & forested area for birding. Overnight stay at Dhikala Forest lodge. Birding in the lower jungle track along the Ramganga River is very rewarding for water birds such as river lapwings, waders, mergansers and other waterfowl. While relaxing at the lodge or visiting the grasslands one can see long-tailed nightjar, jungle owlet, spot-bellied owl, common stonechat, black francolin, purple and crimson sunbird, golden-fronted & orange-bellied leafbird, black-shouldered kite, hen harrier, changeable hawk-eagle, chestnut-tailed starling etc.
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Day 10: Dhikala
Enjoy Morning & afternoon jeep safari to the national park. Overnight stay at hotel.
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Day 11: Corbett National Park - Pangot (55 Kms / 02 hrs)
Drive early morning to Corbett Falls stopping en route at Dabka causeway to look for ashy crowned sparrow lark. After birding at Corbett Falls continue to Pangot. Post lunch enjoy leisure walk around the park and view natural scenes and birds chirping.
One can see crested woodpeckers such as greater yellow nape, scaly-breasted, speckled piculet etc. Large flocks of slaty-headed parakeets, numerous spotted and oriental turtle doves, grey bushchat, russet sparrow. Cuckoo: Indian, oriental, large-hawk and Eurasian. Large-billed crow, grey treepie, black-headed jay, maroon oriole, large cuckoo shrike, tits such as rufous-naped, black-throated & yellow-browed and smaller numbers of black-lored and green-backed. White-tailed nuthatches, chestnut bellied nuthatches and bar-tailed treecreeper. Overnight stay in a cottage at Jungle.
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Day 12: Pangot
Another day of birding at Pangot village, Baggar and Gughu Khan. These walks can be very rewarding. Overnight stay at the lodge. You can see crested serpent-eagle, mountain hawk-eagle, Woodpeckers such as brown-fronted, stripe-breasted, rufous-bellied etc.
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Day 13: Pangot - Delhi (330 km / 08 hrs)
Post breakfast drive back to Delhi enjoying on way views. Overnight stay at hotel.
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Day 14: Delhi - Departure
Post breakfast transfer to the airport to board the flight for onward destination.
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