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Tigers & sloth bears: unusual wildlife experiences in central India

10 days from $5,100pp
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Tour highlights

  • Experience the only park in India where you can do a walking safari.

  • Kayak through the Tawa Reservoir in search of rare bird colonies.

  • Avoid the crowds at Tadoba Tiger Reserve.

  • Spot sloth bears with an experienced naturalist.

Price includes:

  • Private driver throughout your trip
  • Activities and excursions as detailed
  • All accommodation
  • 24-hour support while you travel
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Itinerary idea in detail

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  • Take an onward domestic flight to Nagpur, then drive to Tadoba National Park. Check into your lodge and relax.

    • A male tiger spotted on a morning safari at Tadoba National Park
      A male tiger spotted on a morning safari at Tadoba National Park
    • Mumbai (Bombay), India
      Mumbai (Bombay), India
    • The elusive Bengal tiger
      The elusive Bengal tiger

  • Enjoy your first morning and afternoon game drives in Tadoba National Park. With the skills of your naturalist, you have a good chance of seeing one of the park's sloth bears.

    • An adult male Bengal tiger resting in a water body
      An adult male Bengal tiger resting in a water body
    • Butterfly
      Butterfly
    • Wild Dog at Tadoba NP
      Wild Dog at Tadoba NP

  • Today take another morning and afternoon game drive. Hopefully, if you were lucky enough to spot a sloth bear, you might spot an Indian civet or even an elusive tiger.

    • Tiger seen at Tadoba NP
      Tiger seen at Tadoba NP

  • A final morning game drive. Dawn and dusk are perfect times for seeing sloth bears. Later today you will transfer to Pench National Park and check in to your lodge.

    • A sub adult male spotted at Pench
      A sub adult male spotted at Pench
    • Indian Robin, Pench National Park, India
      Indian Robin, Pench National Park, India
    • Pench National Park, India
      Pench National Park, India

  • Today you will enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in search of the elusive tiger. There are also leopards and jungle cats in the area but these are rare.

    • Pench National Park
      Pench National Park
    • White Throated Kingfisher in Pench National Park
      White Throated Kingfisher in Pench National Park
    • Tiger Corridor, Pench
      Tiger Corridor, Pench

  • Enjoy another day with morning and afternoon game drives. Pench is an excellent national park for birdwatching including the crested honey buzzard and the paradise flycatcher.

    • Langur monkeys, Pench National Park
      Langur monkeys, Pench National Park
    • Pench National Park
      Pench National Park
    • Langur monkey, Pench National Park
      Langur monkey, Pench National Park

  • A final morning of game drives. Later this afternoon you will transfer to your final lodge at Satpura National Park.

    • Sambar spotted on a morning safari at Satpura
      Sambar spotted on a morning safari at Satpura
    • Satpura National Park, India
      Satpura National Park, India
    • View from one of the Jhin Jhin hills at Satpura
      View from one of the Jhin Jhin hills at Satpura

  • Rise early and enter the park by jeep. This afternoon enjoy exploring the park on foot. Satpura is the only national park where you can take walking safaris.

    • Safari routes in the park, Satpura
      Safari routes in the park, Satpura
    • Sunset on the Tawa reservoir, Satpura
      Sunset on the Tawa reservoir, Satpura
    • A view from the Jhin Jhin hills at Satpura
      A view from the Jhin Jhin hills at Satpura

  • This morning, you will enjoy a boat ride along the Tawa Reservoir, where you can search for the rare Indian skimmer. You will transfer to Bhopal for your last night this afternoon, ready for your onward flights the next day.

    • Dense vegetation in the Satpura National park
      Dense vegetation in the Satpura National park
    • View of the Tawa reservoir at Satpura
      View of the Tawa reservoir at Satpura
    • Gharial in Satpura National Park
      Gharial in Satpura National Park

  • Today you will be transferred from your hotel to the airport in Bhopal. Here you will board your domestic flights to Mumbai, ready for your onward journey.

Accommodation options

While the itinerary price reflects the suggested accommodations, Audley trips are 100% tailor-made, and a specialist can help you select the option best suited to your tastes and budget.

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When to go

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Mumbai
 
Tadoba National Park
 
Pench Tiger Reserve
 
Satpura National Park
 

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