Upon arrival at Indira Gandhi International
Airport (Delhi), you will be met by an India Safaris & Tours representative and
transferred to the Taj Man Singh Hotel.
Spend one night at Taj Man Singh.
Accommodation is in room of your choice with en suite facilities. Your stay is
on bed & breakfast.
DAY 2
This morning you will be assisted to your
scheduled road transfer to Agra (approximately 4-5 hours) .On arrival at Agra,
you will be transferred to Amar Vilas.
Post lunch you will begin your half day
sightseeing tour of Taj Mahal & Red Fort.
Spend one night at the Amar Vilas.
Accommodation is in room of your choice with en suite facilities. Your stay is
on bed & breakfast.
Day 3
Today you will be assisted to the scheduled
transfer to the Agra Railway station to board train to Nagpur (12-14 hr
overnight journey by Air –conditioned first class)
Note: There are no direct flights to
Nagpur from Agra.
OR
You will be assisted to your scheduled
transfer to Delhi (approximately 4-5 hours). One overnight in Taj Man
Singh hotel on room only basis. On Day four connect to early morning flight
to Nagpur( 05hr 50-08hr 45).
Day 4
On arrival at Nagpur, you will be met by our
India Safaris & Tours representative and transferred to Pench (approximately 2
hr road transfer).
Spend three nights at the Taj Wilderness
lodge. Accommodation is in cottages with en suite facilities. Your stay is
on a full board basis including scheduled game activities.
Day 5/6
Our explorations inside the reserve will take
the form of a mixture of early morning and evening jeep drives and trips on
elephant back. Elephant rides cannot be guaranteed as this depends on the
successful tracking of the tiger by the mahouts.
Day 7
Today you will be assisted to the scheduled
road transfer from Pench to Kanha (approximately 5
hrs).
Spend three nights at Taj Wilderness Camp
in Kanha. Accommodation is in a twin bedded tent with
en-suite facilities. Your stay is on a full board basis including scheduled game
activities.
Day 8/9
Our explorations inside the reserve will take
the form of a mixture of early morning and evening jeep drives and trips on
elephant back. Elephant rides cannot be guaranteed as this depends on the
successful tracking of the tiger by the mahouts.
Day 10
This morning you will be assisted to the
scheduled road transfer from Kanha to Bandhavgarh (approximately 6-7 hrs).
Spend three nights at the Taj Wilderness
Lodge. Accommodation is in cottages with en-suite facilities. Your stay is
on a full board basis including scheduled game activities.
Day 11/12
Our explorations inside the reserve will take
the form of a mixture of early morning and evening jeep drives and trips on
elephant back. Elephant rides cannot be guaranteed as this depends on the
successful tracking of the tiger by the mahouts.
Day 13
This morning you will be assisted to the
scheduled road transfer from Bandhavgarh to Khajuraho (approximately 6 hrs).
Spend one night at the Taj Chandela.
Accommodation is in room of your choice with en-suite facilities. Your stay is
on bed & breakfast including sightseeing activities.
Day 14
Sightseeing of the famous Khajuraho temples,
followed by your scheduled transfer to the airport for the Jet Airways flight
(13hr 30-16hr 00) to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi, you will be met by an India
Safaris & Tours representative and transferred to Taj Man Singh.
Spend one night at Taj Mansingh.
Accommodation is in room of your choice with en suite facilities. Your stay is
on bed & breakfast basis and the rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 15
Transfer to International airport to connect
to your flight home.
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS:
TAJ MANSINGH HOTEL – NEW DELHI
One of the most distinguished addresses in
the national capital, The Taj Mahal Hotel is located in the exclusive
residential area of Lutyens’ Delhi, close to the seat of government. Reflecting
the heritage of Mughal Delhi, this hotel offers graceful architecture with
modern facilities.
The warm, pristine white lobby of The Taj
includes design details reminiscent of Mughal architecture such as intricate
motifs, golden inlay work, and niches from ‘Shahjahanabad’, the erstwhile mogul
capital. The hotel is a veritable showcase of artifacts with the intricate
design work of the lobby’s domes and panels perfectly complimenting the calm
marble fountain streams.
The hotel is a city landmark, centrally
located, in close proximity to key areas. It is a 40-minute drive from the
airport and near the bustling city center, Connaught Place, Pragati Maidan,
Government offices and Diplomatic missions..
TAJ HOTELS -CC AFRICA LODGES – PENCH/
KANHA/BANDHAVGARH
The lodge neighboring Pench Tiger Reserve,
dominated by hills, forests and valleys, will comprise 12 charming cottages with
beautiful rooftop terraces, set deep in the wilderness grounds and perfect for
sleep outs under starry Indian skies.
12 dramatic tented suites, designed with
masculine canvas and aged timber to embody classic jungle atmosphere, will
spread out along the Banjar River's edge bordering the rich riverine forests of
Kanha Tiger Reserve, one of the first 9 tiger reserves established.
Neighboring Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve,
India's most scenic national park, this intimate lodge will feature 12
enchanting cottages, constructed in the charming local Madhya Pradesh style by
families from the neighboring community
The intimate guest experience is complemented
by warm staff welcomes, butler service, interpretive game drives with CC Africa
trained guides, and delicious regional cuisine. Maintaining CC Africa's
reputation for sophisticated simplicity, each lodge will have a distinctive and
always appropriate architectural style reflecting the character of each region
in which they are found. In keeping with both Taj Hotel's and CC Africa's
community and conservation principles, social development programs will be
established to engage the communities surrounding each lodge, making small,
meaningful differences.
SHERGARH TENTED CAMP - KANHA
Shergarh is located four kilometers from
Mukki (southern) entrance to the reserve and provides the only tented
accommodation in Kanha. Shergarh accommodates up to 12 guests in six cozy tents,
each with its own bathroom and verandah. Tents are set amongst woodland and
specifically placed to give privacy from one another. Meals are served in the
dining area, a homely room that provides the ideal setting for swapping stories
around an open fire, or a place to relax quietly with a book. Verandahs surround
the building and overlook a large waterhole that attracts an array of bird life.
The resort is owned and managed by Jehan Bhujwala and his British wife Katie
both of whom have previously worked as naturalists for the Kipling Camp. Their
interaction with the clients and homely atmosphere make the camp special.
HOTEL AMARVILAS – AGRA
Amarvilas is located 600 meters from India’s
most beautiful monument – The Taj Mahal. The resort has exquisitely appointed
rooms and suites, most with uninterrupted views of the Taj Mahal. Each bedroom
has an area of approximately 42 square metres, teak wood flooring, spacious
marble bathroom with separate shower stall, walk-in closet, personal bar,
satellite television, compact disc, digital video player, in-room safe and two
line telephones with data ports. Esphahan - a specialty restaurant serving
Indian cuisine, Bellevue - an all day dining restaurant, a lobby lounge, a bar
and tea lounge add to the other amenities of the hotel. The luxury resort also
features a swimming pool and a spa and fitness centre offering a complete
Ayurvedic treatment programme.
HOTEL TAJ CHANDELA - KHAJURAHO
Haven of peace and tranquility, Hotel
Chandela offers easy access to the world famous Khajuraho temples, Panna
National Park Tiger Reserve, and more. Tucked snugly amidst 11 acres of
beautifully landscaped gardens, this hotel offers an array of modern comforts.
All rooms are elegantly appointed and offer guest amenities like speakerphones
with international direct dialing facility, Internet connectivity, mini-bar,
personal safe, channel music and color television.
PLACES OF INTEREST:
AGRA
Agra is an ancient city on the bank of Yamuna
River in India, within the state of Uttar Pradesh having three World Heritage
Sites. It achieved prominence as the capital of the Mughal sovereigns from 1526
to 1658 and remains a major tourist destination because of its many splendid
Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.The city was fortified by Badal Singh
ca 1475, whose Fort, Badalgarh stood near the site of the present Red Fort. Agra
was a capital of the Lodi kingdom, defeated by the first Mughal Emperor, Babar.
The Mughals also began to use it as a capital.
Agra's importance grew during the reigns of
Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jahan, and became a major center of art, culture,
commerce and learning. These emperors undertook major building projects.
KHAJURAHO
One of the most popular tourist
destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu
temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The name Khajuraho is derived from
the Hindi word khajur meaning date palm.
The city was once the religious
capital of the Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India
from the 10th to the 12th centuries. The Khajuraho temples were built over a
span of
a hundred years, from 950 to 1050.
The whole area was enclosed by a wall with eight gates, each flanked by two
golden palm trees. There were originally over 80 Hindu temples, of which only 22
now stand in a reasonable state of preservation, scattered over an area of about
8 square miles (21 km²).
The temples of Khajuraho are an
example of religion laced with erotica. They are fine examples of Indian
architectural styles that have gained popularity due to their salacious
depiction of the traditional way of life during medieval times. They were
rediscovered only during the 20th century and the jungles had taken a toll on
some of the monuments.
The Khajuraho group of monuments
has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK
Bandhavgarh National Park, named after
Bandhavgarh Fort, is situated in Central India and was formerly a Royal hunting
reserve of the princely state of Rewa where the first White Tiger in the wild
was ever found. The Park is situated in 405 square kilometres of mixed forest.
The core area of the park is fairly small with a fragile ecology but it supports
such wildlife as the Chital (Spotted Deer), Sambar deer, Muntjak (Barking Deer),
Nilgai (Blue Bull), Chowsingha (Four-horned Antelope), Wild Boar, Leopard, Dhole
(Wild Dog) and of course Tiger. Bird life also abounds with over 275 species of
bird such as hornbills, orioles, parakeets, peacocks, and eagles.
KANHA NATIONAL PARK
Situated in central India in the Satpura Hill
ranges, Kanha Tiger Reserve offers without a doubt, India's finest Tiger
viewing. Spread over 1945 square kilometres with a core area of just 940 square
kilometres, the grasslands and deciduous forests also support other mammals such
as Barasingha, Chital, Muntjac (Swamp, Spotted and Barking Deer), Sambar, Common
Langur and Rhesus Monkeys, Wild Boar, Asiatic Jackal, three of India's four
lowland antelopes, Nilgai, Four-horned Antelope (Chowsingha) and Blackbuck, and
occasionally Leopard, Gaur (Indian Bison), Sloth Bear, Wolf and Dhole (Wild
Dog). In fact Kanha is noted for the last remaining population of hard-ground
Barasingha,.
PENCH NATIONAL PARK
Pench National Park is a part
of the Project Tiger network of special reserves. The Reserve is located in the
southern reaches of the Satpura hill range in the Madhya Pradesh State of India.
The terrain is undulating, with most of the area covered by small hills, steeply
sloping on the sides. The description of its natural beauty, richness in flora
and fauna has appeared in numerous wildlife books dating back to the 17th
century. Books written in the 19th and early 20th century by famous naturalists
like Captain J. Forsyth and Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book explicitly present the
detailed panorama of nature’s abundance in this tract. The forest type is
southern tropical dry deciduous teak and southern tropical mixed deciduous
forest with other species of shrubs, trees and climbers.
