South India Wildlife Tour
Duration: 17 Days
- 16 Nights
Destination Covered: Delhi - Bangalore - Nagarhole - BR
Hills - Bandipur - Ooty - Munnar - Eravikulam - Periyar - Kumarakom - Kochi.
Day 1 : Delhi The travel tour begins with arrival in New,
India's capital, before or after midnight and a hard day's travel culminates with
an overnight stay at the local hotel.
Day 2 : Delhi
Tourists are expected to spend the morning at leisure according to one's personal
discretion. An afternoon tour of New Delhi will include a visit to the majestic
India Gate, a gaunt Qutab Minar and the historic Humayun's tomb coupled with a
drive past the royal President House to be followed by the usual overnight stay
at the hotel.
Day 3 : Delhi - Bangalore Day 3 begins
with catching of the connecting flight from Delhi-Bangalore in the morning. After
arrival at Bangalore and a visit to Mysore, which is a drive of 3 hours from Bangalore,
a sightseeing tour of Mysore follows suit. One can visit the exotically beautiful
Brindaban gardens and the historic and ornately decorated Mysore palace, too as
part of the whole tour. The day ends with an overnight stay at one of the local
hotels.
Day 4 : Bangalore - Nagarhole National Park
Day 4 begins with reaching the Nagarhole national park, which is located at a
distance of 80 kilometers from Bangalore. A wildlife trip on the afternoon jeep
safari trip is followed by an overnight stay at the local wildlife hotel.
Day 5 : Nagarhole National Park Early morning wildlife tours
and bird screening in the park or a Coracle ride on the Kabini River are the engagements
which kick start an eventful day 5 of the tour. Enjoy an evening jeep ride or
an Elephant ride into the Nagarhole jungle with the day culminating with an overnight
halt at the local lodge.
Day 6 : Nagarhole National Park - BR
Hills Day 6 begins with an eventful and exciting trekking in B R Hills
for witnessing the spectacular wildlife of the region. An overnight stay follows
in the specially provided tents.
Day 7 : BR Hills
Day 7 is another day of morning and evening wildlife viewing and strenuous bird
watching. An overnight stay in the tents follows suit to round up the day's activities.
Day 8 : BR Hills - Bandipur National Park Day 8 includes
within its itinerary an early morning departure to Bandipur which is a 4 hour
drive after devouring a hearty breakfast. A sumptuous lunch at the resort follows
and the afternoon is spent inside the wildlife sanctuary in jeeps. Overnight stay
at the resort follows suit after the daylong tete a tete with the wildlife of
the region.
Day 9 : Bandipur National Park Day 9 includes
within its schedule a round of morning and evening wildlife viewing and bird watching.
The day ends with an overnight stay in the resort.
Day 10 : Bandipur
National Park - Ooty An early morning drive to Ooty for a distance of
80 kilometers from Bandipur National Park begins the day. The group arrives in
Ooty in the afternoon. Tourists can spend the rest of the day at their own discretion.
Tourists spend the night in the Bandipur resort.
Day 11 : Ooty
- Munnar - Eravikulam National Park On day 11, the tourists move towards
the legendary hill station, which is also the spice capital of Kerala, Munnar.
A trip to Eravikulam national park will consume the rest of the day for a weary
tourist with a subsequent overnight stay in the local resort, ending the day.
Day 12 : Eravikulam National Park - Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
A morning visit to the national park for wildlife sights will include a drive
to Periyar in the afternoon which happens to be a run of 3 hours. A preplanned
overnight stay in the locally available resort will round off the day.
Day 13 : Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary A morning and evening boat cruise
is the star attraction of the sanctuary with the whole concoction being made too
good to neglect as one is witness to the regaling sight of wild elephants pleasing
themselves in the lake or one can opt for the antics of the domestic and migratory
birds, also. Overnight stay in the local hotel ends the day on a relaxing note.
Day 14 : Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary - Kumarakom The
group reaches Kumarakom early in the morning after a long drive of 5 hours. Arrival
at Kumarakom leads to the tourists spending the rest of the day at their own comfort.
Overnight stay in the resort, ends the day on a satisfying note.
Day 15 : Kumarakoram Bird Sanctuary A gratifying backwater cruise
coupled with an evening visit to the picturesque Kumarakoram Bird Sanctuary form
the staple for Day 15 of the wildlife tour. Night time is spent with an overnight
stay at the resort.
Day 16 : Kumarakoram Bird Sanctuary - Kochi
- Onward Destination A drive down to Kochi lasts a full 3 hours to be
followed by a full day of touring the city destinations of Kochi. Tourists are
moved to city airport for the home ward journey to be undertaken by the enjoying
and high-spirited tourists.