Fly from London and arrive in Delhi where you will be met at Arrivals and transferred to your hotel. which is a heritage hotel right in the heart of Old Delhi.
Day free on arrival.
Meal Plan Dinner, Bed & Breakfast / Superior room
We return to the airport today and fly to Jabalpur ( 6E 2089 / departure 13.40 Arrival 15.10 )
Our transfer driver will meet us and drive us 180km 4.5 hours to Bandhavgarh where you will check in at your accommodation, the lovely Kings Lodge
Situated in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh National Park is a 448 km2 renowned tiger reserve. Nestled among the picturesque Vindhya and Satpura ranges, this is one of India's most beautiful national parks. The dramatic landscape features tropical forests and woodlands, and steep rocky hills with flat grasslands in the valleys below.
Meal Plan: Full Board Room Category: Cottage Room
Today you can enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Bandhavgarh National Park.
Bandhavgarh supports one of the highest densities of tigers on the Subcontinent. Its hilly open terrain includes many large grassland meadows that offer good chances of sightings. The density of its big cat population has made Bandhavgarh world famous.
Meal Plan: Full Board Room Category: Cottage Room
Once more today you can enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Bandhavgarh National Park
The Park is also home to a large variety of mammals: leopard, chital (spotted deer),
Sambar deer, nilgai, wild boar, chinkara, sloth bear, rhesus macaque, grey langur,
jungle cat, hyena, porcupine, jackal, fox, and Indian wild dog and the birds life is spectacular.
Meal Plan: Full Board Room Category: Cottage Room
You have a final game drive in Bandhavgarh this morning followed by an early lunch before setting off by road to Khajuraho ( 240kms / 5 hours
India's most titillating town is famed for the erotic stone carvings that adorn Khajuraho’s three groups of World Heritage–listed temples.
The Western Group of temples, in particular, contains some stunning sculptures that together make up some of the finest temple art in the world.
Meal Plan: Dinner, Bed And Breakfast / Room Category: Superior Room
This morning you will have a chance to visit the eastern and western group of temples before driving to Jhansi with an optional stop at Orchha en route.
In Jhansi we board the train for Agra (Vande Bharat Express / 18.25 - 20.55 )
Agra, previously served for many years as the capital of the vast Mughal Empire. The city resides in India's famed Golden Triangle, and draws tourists to the Taj Mahal and other historic sites that reflect Agra’s rich history.
The following day you will enjoy a sunrise visit to the Taj Mahal where you will marvel at one of the greatest architectural works of all time. Step inside this eternal symbol of love and inspiration; explore the intricate mosaics, precious designs and perfect architectural symmetry as if they were poetry created by hand from prized marble.
Mughal ruler Shah Jahan dedicated the legendary monument to his beloved wife Mumataz Mahal.
Time to relax this afternoon before we return to the monument to view the Taj Mahal at sunset from across the river from the Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden), located on the opposite bank of the Yamuna River.
Meal Plan: Dinner, Bed & Breakfast / Deluxe Garden Room
After breakfast you will be transferred to Ranthambore (5.5Hrs) visiting Abhaneri en route to see the oldest and grandest stepwell of Rajasthan
Ranthambore is perhaps the best place in the world to sight a tiger in the wild. Ranthambore National Park has had more Tiger sightings than any other National Park in the country. It has come to be known as "The land of the Tiger", where most of the documented footage of this majestic beast has been recorded.
It spreads over a highly undulating topography varying from gentle to steep slopes; from flat topped hills of the Vindhyas to the conical hillocks and sharp ridges of the Aravalis, from wide and flat valleys to narrow rocky gorges. An important geological feature the ‘Great Boundary Fault’ where the Vindhya plateaus meet the Aravali hill ranges meanders through the Reserve. The National Park is bound by the rivers
Chambal in the south and Banas in the north.
This evening, you can enjoy a talking session with a naturalist to get an overview of the Ranthambore National Park.
Meal Plan: half board / luxury room
The following day you can enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Ranthambore National Park tracking the tigers and other wildlife through the morning.
Ranthambore National park contains a huge variety of mammals, birds and reptiles within it boundaries.
You return to the lodge by 1000 in the morning and have breakfast and afterwards you can relax atthe resort or enjoy the pool / spa and other facilities at lodge.
In the afternoon luch will be served and then you leave again for your afternoon safari.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Meal Plan: Full board Room Category: Deluxe room
Meal Plan: half board / luxury room
Morning and afternoon game drive
Today you can return to the park for one last morning game drive in Ranthambore , before returning to the hotel
In the afternoon you can enjoy lunch and then leave again for your afternoon safari. Alternatively you can also plan a visit to local school and cooperative society.
Meal Plan:Half Board / Luxury room
Morning and afternoon game drives
After an early breakfast you will be transferred by road back to Delhi in good time for your 14.45 flight to Varanasi ( drive 350km / 5.5 Hrs ) Flight 6E2361 Departing 14.45 /arriving Varanasi 16.20
Here you will be met on arrival and transferred to you hotel where you can freshen up before going out to witness the amazing Aarti ceremony
Taj Ganges Hotel
Meal Plan Dinner, Bed & Breakfast / Superior room
Today you will have the opportunity to join an early morning boat ride on the River Ganges and experience Varanasi from the water and visit the bazaars and the ghats that the city is so well known for.
Optional visit to the holy site of Sarnath before transferring to the airport for the 1700 flight to Delhi arriving at 18.40 in time to transfer to your onward flight ( 6E 5266 )
