Our North India birds and wildlife tour covers Sultanpur National Park, National Chambal Sanctuary, world famous birding hotspot the Keoladeo National Park - Bharatpur in the Gangetic plains and the dry deciduous forest of Ranthambhore National Park and Jhalana Leopard Park in Rajasthan. It is the perfect trip for birders or wildlife lovers who yearns to see the magnificent Royal Bengal Tiger & Indian Leopard in there home with many of India’s most unique birds. Visiting the Taj Mahal - one of the world's wonder, along birding makes this tour wonderful.
Key Species:-
BIRDS - Sarus Crane, Sind sparrow, Greater Painted Snipe, Indian skimmer or Indian scissors-bill, River and Black-bellied Terns, River Lapwing, Painted Spurfowl, Grey and Black Francolin, Dusky Eagle Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Indian Courser, Egyptian Vulture , Oriental Honey-buzzard , Red-headed Vulture , White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture, Crested Serpent-Eagle , Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Indian Spotted Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Booted Eagle, Tawny Eagle , Steppe Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, White-eyed Buzzard, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. Coppersmith Barbet, Brown-headed Barbet, Alexandrine Parakeet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Plum-headed Parakeet, Isabelline Shrike, Bay-backed Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, Great Gray Shrike, Rufous-tailed Lark, Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Indian Bushlark, Common Tailorbird, Rufous-fronted Prinia, Gray-breasted Prinia, Graceful Prinia , Ashy Prinia , Plain Prinia, Zitting Cisticola, Booted Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Brooks's Leaf Warbler, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Western-crowned Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Eastern Orphean Warbler, Greater Whitethroat, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Verditer Flycatcher, Bluethroat, Rusty-tailed Flycatcher, Taiga Flycatcher, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Black Redstart, White-browed Bush chat, Siberian Stone chat, Pied Bush chat, Gray Bush chat, Isabelline Wheatear, Desert Wheatear, Brown Rock Chat, Variable Wheatear, Red Avadavat, Indian Silverbill, Scaly-breasted Munia, Red-headed Bunting, White-capped Bunting, Striolated Bunting and many more.
MAMMALS & REPTILES- Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, Striped Hyena, Sambar deer, Spotted deer, Bluebull, Northen or Hanuman langur, Rhesus macaque, Golden jackal, Jungle cats, Sloth bear, Black buck, Indian Wild Boar, Chinkara, Common Palm Civets or Toddy cat, Five-striped Palm Squirrels, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Gerbilles, Indian Porcupines, Long-eared Hedgehogs, Small Indian or Grey Mongoose, Small Indian Civet, Gharial a thin-snouted crocodile, Gangetic River Dolphin, Marsh Crocodile and more.
Arrive at Delhi Airport. Meets Wild India Journey representative and drive to hotel. Overnight in Hotel Shanti Palace or Similar.
Meals- Dinner in Hotel.
After early breakfast drive to Sultanpur National Park. Birding in and around the park looking for Sind sparrow, Brooks's Leaf Warbler, Sarus Crane, Black Francolin, Common Hoopoe, Paddyfield Pipit, Purple Sunbird, Little Cormorant, Eurasian Thick-knee, Gray Francolin, , Indian Roller, White-throated Kingfisher, Spot-billed Duck, White Ibis, Black-headed Ibis, Painted Stork, Crested Lark, Red-vented Bulbul, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Greater Flamingo, Ruff, Northern Pintail, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Rosy Pelican, Eurasian Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Bluethroat and Long-billed Pipit and many more. afternoon drive to Jaipur. Overnight in Hotel Umaid Bhawan or similar in Jaipur
Meals- Picnic breakfast, lunch in a restaurant near Sultanpur. Dinner in Jaipur.
Morning and afternoon visit to The Jhalana Sanctuary
Along with various other wildlife species, the Jhalana Sanctuary in Jaipur is well recognized for its population of leopards. The Rajasthani Maharajas once used the forest as their hunting grounds. In this reserve, you can frequently see leopards as well as other wildlife including common langurs and desert foxes. Additionally, this park offers one of the most breathtaking vistas of the Aravalli mountain range, sunrises, and sunsets. The leopard population is healthy, and as a result, there are now significantly more leopards in the park.
A robust population of more than 20 leopards lives in the tourism area of Jhalana, which is spread out across 20 sq km and surrounded by the city on all sides. Leopards, who live like tigers here, are the top predators, making for good sightings. In two shifts, one in the morning and the other in the evening, ten open Gypsies operate in the park.
Overnight in Hotel Umaid Bhawan or similar in Jaipur.
Meals- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Final morning visit to the Jhalana Sanctuary, After early lunch drive to Ranthambore . Birding on the way at various places to see Indian courser , Streak-throated Swallow, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, great grey shrike and more. Arrive at Ranthambore in the afternoon and birding outside the park looking for Painted sandgrouse, Rofous-fronted prinia, white-naped woodpaker, Desert and Variable Wheatear and more.
overnight in The Sher Garh Resort or similar.
Meals- Breakfast & Lunch in Jaipur and Dinner in Ranthambore.
Morning and afternoon visit to the Ranthambore National Park.
Many people agree that Ranthambore is one of India's most stunning tiger reserves. The Reserve's forests, lakes, and dry scrub are ringed by a series of lofty escarpments and scattered with ancient forts and temples, which creates an ideal environment for seeing both birds and mammals. The Reserve is home to a variety of different creatures and birds, in addition to tigers.
Overnight in The Sher Garh Resort or similar.
Meals- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at The Sher Garh Resort or similar.
Final morning safari in the Ranthambore Tiger reserve looking for the photographic view of the Royal Bengal Tiger and missing target birds, if any. After lunch drive to Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur.
Overnight in hotel Udai Villas Palace or similar.
Meals- Breakfast & Lunch in Ranthambore and dinner in Bharatpur.
Two full days Birding in and around The Keoladeo National Park.
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park, also known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is without a doubt one of the best places in Asia for birdwatching. The Sanctuary offers a variety and abundance of birdlife that is unmatched outside of Africa, and the sheer number of birds there will inevitably astound you. We will witness an exceptional variety of waterbirds, raptors, and some animals during one of the greatest seasons to visit Bharatpur. The shaded, tree-lined bunds of the flooded "jheels" make for the ideal location for both birdwatchers and photographers.
Overnight in hotel Udai Villas Palace or similar.
Meals- Breakfast & Lunch and Dinner.
Final morning birding outside The Park. After early breakfast drive to National Chambal Sanctuary. arrive at lunch time. Afternoon birding around the campus.
The Chambal River, the lifeblood of all the species in the Sanctuary, is where we will be enjoying our boat journey. There is a great variety of aquatic species in this area, and some of the highlights we're expecting to see on these expeditions are the Gangetic River Dolphin, Marsh Crocodile, Gharial (fish-eating Crocodile), freshwater turtles and River otters.
Overnight in the Narsingh Bagh Dholpur or Similar.
Meals- Breakfast & Lunch and Dinner.
Full day birding by boat and jeep in the National Chambal Sanctuary & adjoining areas.
The National Chambal Sanctuary was established to preserve this unique river ecology, with its diverse flora, aquatic life, and avifauna. The River Chambal is one of the country's most beautiful and least polluted river systems. The surroundings surrounding the river are a genuine bird watcher's paradise and present an opportunity to add several species that are not found at Bharatpur, including the unusual Indian Skimmer and the Black-bellied Tern, which is frequently spotted resting on sandbars in the middle of the river.
Other attractions include the beautiful Small Pratincole, the Great Thick-knee and many other waterbirds, including Little and Great Cormorants, Grey Heron, Cattle Egret, Lesser Whistling-duck, the Bar-headed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Comb Duck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Burmese Spot-billed Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Teal, Red-crested Pochard, Osprey, Common Coot, Black-winged Stilt, Little Ringed and Kentish Plovers, River and Red-wattled Lapwings, Common and Spotted Redshanks, Common Greenshank, Green, Wood and Common Sandpipers, Little and Temminck’s Stints, and Pallas’s Gull. Other species present in the area include Black Kite, Steppe Eagle, Indian Peafowl, Rock Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rose-ringed (or Ring-necked) Parakeet, Indian Roller, White-throated and Pied Kingfishers, Sand Lark, Plain Martin, Barn and Wire-tailed Swallows, White, Masked and White-browed Wagtails, Large Grey and Jungle Babblers, Common and Bank Mynas, Black Drongo and many more.
Overnight in the Narsingh Bagh Dholpur or Similar.
Meals- Breakfast & Lunch and Dinner.
After breakfast drive to Agra. visit The Taj Mahal & Agra Fort. Here you can shopping also if want because Agra is also famous for its precious and semi precious stone and handicrafts.
After lunch in a restaurant drive back to Delhi. overnight in hotel Shanti Palace or similar.
After breakfast transfer to Indira Gandhi International Airport , Delhi.
TOUR END
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