Itinerary

Day 1: DELHI

Arrive in Delhi where you are met and transferred to your hotel.

Day 2: SAWAI MADHOPUR

Drive to Sawai Madhopur, your base for visits to Ranthambore National Park. In the afternoon you visit the magnificent old Ranthambore Fort, now populated only by monkeys.

Day 3: SAWAI MADHOPUR

To### Day you take a morning and afternoon game drive and try to spot tigers and other wild animals.

Day 4: DEOGARH

Drive to Deogarh to stay for two nights in the beautifully renovated 17th century palace.

Day 5: DEOGARH

One of the not-to-be-missed activities at Deogarh is the `Rural Ramble’. This exciting excursion takes you to surrounding countryside in one of the vintage trucks owned by the family. The lakes around Deogarh attract a number of birds and it offers some wonderful bird watching possibilities.

Day 6: SIANA

Journey to the picturesque Aravalli hills of south west Rajasthan, bordering the great Thar desert. The terrain here is a unique mixture of hills, sand dunes and picturesque ravines. The area is untouched by tourism and offers a good insight into a traditional way of life.

Day 7: SIANA

From your garden cottage you visit small Bhil villages and Rabari pastoral settlements as well as taking an evening drive to look for leopards.

Day 8: DASADA

Over the border into Gujarat lies the Little Rann of Kutch, a vast expanse of flat, barren land. You stay in a rustic camp on the edge of these salty plains.

Day 9: DASADA

To### Day you take jeep rides in search for the indigenous Indian Wild Ass. The plains also provide a haven for the endangered Indian wolf, desert cats, hyenas and birds of prey.

Day 10: GONDAL

Drive to Gondal, a picturesque town with plenty of gracious architecture, wide tree lined roads and European lampposts. Here you can enjoy a taste of the royal lifestyle in the Orchard Palace, now a heritage hotel.

Day 11: SASANGIR

You continue to Sasangir, the last remaining sanctuary of the Asiatic lion.

Day 12: SASANGIR

You take morning and afternoon jeep safaris - the lions are not shy once you find them! Other wildlife includes leopards, hyenas, wild boar and rare birds.

Day 13: VELAVADAR

Drive to Velavadar where you stay in a fabulours wildlife resort surrounded by wild country all around. For birdwatchers, this national park is home to specialties like saras crane and Stolickza’s bushchat. Between November and February, Velavadar is the largest roosting site for harriers.

Day 14: VELACADAR

Velavadar National Park is a grassland tract rich in wildlife including India’s largest herds of blackbuck (Indian antelope), the endangered Indian wolf and striped hyena, and smaller mammals like jackal, jungle cat, Indian fox and hare. You explore the park by jeep.

Day 15: MUMBAI

Transfer to Bhavnagar airport to board the afternoon flight to Mumbai to connect with your onward travel.