India Tiger Safari: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna & Taj Mahal

Welcome to India. After completing immigration and baggage formalities at Delhi International Airport, meet a MoreIndia Travels representative and transfer privately to your hotel.

No scheduled sightseeing is planned today, allowing you to rest after your international flight. A gentle orientation drive can be arranged depending on your arrival time and energy level.

Overnight in Delhi.

After breakfast, meet your private guide and begin exploring India’s capital.

Visit Jama Masjid and continue by cycle rickshaw through the lively lanes of Chandni Chowk. Experience historic neighbourhoods, traditional markets and places of worship in Old Delhi.

Later, visit Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and learn about the Sikh tradition of community service. Continue to Humayun’s Tomb or Qutub Minar, depending on your interests and preferred pace.

Drive past India Gate, Parliament House and New Delhi’s principal government buildings before returning to your hotel.

Overnight in Delhi.

After breakfast, transfer to Delhi Airport for your flight to Jabalpur.

Meet your driver upon arrival and continue by private vehicle to Kanha. The journey normally takes approximately four to five hours, depending on the location of your lodge and road conditions.

Check in at the wildlife lodge and enjoy dinner. Your lodge team or local representative will provide information about the following morning’s safari arrangements.

Overnight in Kanha.

Depart before sunrise for your first jeep safari in Kanha Tiger Reserve.

Explore one of the reserve’s designated tourism zones with a safari driver and forest-appointed guide. Kanha’s varied landscapes include sal forests, bamboo woodland, open meadows and seasonal water bodies.

Return to the lodge for breakfast and rest during the middle of the day.

In the afternoon, join your second safari in another allocated zone. Look for tigers and other wildlife, which may include barasingha, gaur, spotted deer, sambar, wild dogs, jackals, langurs and numerous bird species.

Return to the lodge after sunset.

Overnight in Kanha.

Depart early for your third Kanha jeep safari.

The morning light provides excellent conditions for wildlife observation and photography. Your guide will help interpret tracks, alarm calls, animal behaviour and the forest ecosystem.

Return to the lodge for breakfast. The remainder of the day is intentionally relaxed after three safari drives.

Depending on the lodge and local conditions, an optional nature walk, birdwatching activity, village experience or photography session can be arranged.

Overnight in Kanha.

After breakfast, travel by private vehicle to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

The journey generally takes approximately five to six hours, depending on the location of the lodges and road conditions.

Arrive during the afternoon, check in and relax at your wildlife lodge. Later, receive a briefing about Bandhavgarh, the allocated safari zones and the following day’s activities.

Overnight in Bandhavgarh.

Depart before sunrise for your first jeep safari in Bandhavgarh.

The reserve is known for its forested hills, open meadows and historically significant landscape. Explore an allocated zone with the safari driver and forest-appointed guide.

Return to the lodge for breakfast and rest.

During the afternoon, join a second Bandhavgarh safari. In addition to tigers, the reserve supports leopards, sloth bears, deer, langurs, jackals and diverse birdlife.

Return to the lodge after the safari.

Overnight in Bandhavgarh.

After breakfast, travel by private vehicle to Panna Tiger Reserve.

The journey normally takes approximately five to six hours, depending on road conditions and the selected lodge.

On arrival, check in and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. Panna’s landscape differs from Kanha and Bandhavgarh, with dry woodland, plateaus, gorges and areas influenced by the Ken River.

Your local representative will confirm the following day’s safari arrangements.

Overnight near Panna Tiger Reserve.

Depart early for your first jeep safari in Panna Tiger Reserve.

Explore the allocated tourism zone with your safari driver and forest-appointed guide. Wildlife may include tigers, leopards, sloth bears, wolves, spotted deer, sambar, nilgai, crocodiles and numerous bird species.

Return to the lodge for breakfast and rest.

In the afternoon, join your second Panna safari and experience the reserve in the softer evening light.

Return to your lodge after the safari.

Overnight near Panna Tiger Reserve.

After breakfast, travel to Khajuraho. The transfer normally takes approximately one hour, depending on the lodge’s location.

Explore the UNESCO-listed Western Group of Temples with your private guide.

Constructed mainly between approximately 950 and 1050 CE under the Chandela dynasty, the temples are admired for their architectural harmony and exceptionally detailed sculpture. Their artwork depicts deities, celestial beings, musicians, dancers, everyday life and symbolic expressions of human experience.

Only a small proportion of the sculptures are erotic; the complex has much broader religious, historical and artistic significance.

Subject to time and interest, visit selected temples from the Eastern Group or enjoy a relaxed afternoon at the hotel.

Overnight in Khajuraho.

After breakfast, depart by private vehicle for Orchha, a peaceful historic town beside the Betwa River.

Visit the principal monuments of the Orchha Fort complex, including Jahangir Mahal and Raj Mahal. Subject to time, see the riverside cenotaphs and one of the town’s important temples.

Continue to Jhansi railway station and board an air-conditioned express train to Agra.

Meet the local representative upon arrival and transfer privately to your hotel.

Overnight in Agra.

Rise early to visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise. The softer morning light and relatively peaceful atmosphere make this a memorable time to experience India’s most celebrated monument.

Return to the hotel for breakfast and time to freshen up.

Later, visit Agra Fort, the imposing Mughal stronghold from which successive emperors governed their empire. Continue to Itmad-ud-Daulah, noted for its delicate marble inlay and riverside setting.

The remainder of the afternoon is free to relax or visit traditional marble-inlay workshops.

Important: The Taj Mahal is closed every Friday. The sequence will be adjusted when necessary.

Overnight in Agra.

After breakfast, depart for Delhi by private vehicle using the Yamuna Expressway. The journey normally takes approximately four hours, depending on traffic.

Check in at your hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.

After several early safari mornings and long-distance transfers, this afternoon is deliberately left free for rest, spa time or independent activities.

Overnight in Delhi.

After breakfast, enjoy free time according to your international flight schedule.

At the appropriate time, transfer privately to Delhi International Airport for your onward journey.

Your private tiger safari concludes with assistance at the airport.