South India Wildlife Tour
Duration:
14 Nights / 15 Days
Destinations:
Mumbai - Bangalore - Bandipur - Mysore - Kabini - Cochin - Periyar - Kumarkom
- Mumbai
Day
01 : Arrive Mumbai
You will be met upon arrival and transfer to hotel Taj Mahal. Overnight at the
hotel.
Day 02 : Mumbai / Bangalore / Bandipur
After breakfast transfer to domestic airport to board your flight 9W411 to Banglore
departure at 06.25 hours and arrives in Banglore at 0800 hours. Meeting assistance
on arrival and drive to Bandipur (approx. 5 hours drive.) Check in at Tuskar
Trails Resort.
Overnight at the resort.
Day 03 : Bandipur
After breakfast depart for the drive to Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary. Once the
private preserve of the Maharajas of Mysore, Bandipur offers excellent opportunities
to watch wild elephant, deer, bison, antelope, tiger and leopard. Most of the
animals can be seen from close proximity from machans or raised platform blinds.
You can also take a late afternoon jeep drive in search of some of the game
found here. Overnight at the resort.
Day
04 : Bandipur to Mysore
After breakfast drive to Mysore.(3hours) On arrival check in at the hotel Lalita
Mahal Palace. Afternoon guided city tour. Visit Srirangapatnam, the capital
of Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan till 1799, when the British captured it.
It was here that the Tiger of Mysore, as Tipu was called, fought and died. Outside
the ruins of the old fort is Daria Daulat (Splendour of the sea), Tipu's summer
palace, set in an exquisite garden. The palace has been converted into a museum
and houses some of Tipu Sultan's belongings. The tomb of Tipu Sultan and his
parents marks the end of the glorious history of this town.
Mysore the capital of the erstwhile princely state of that
name, is famous for its silk and sandalwood, as well as its numerous palaces,
well laid out boulevards and beautiful parks. Visit the Maharaja's Palace, the
most impressive of Mysore's ochre-coloured buildings - a modern edifice built
in 1897, where the oriental decorative imagination runs wild. One of the largest
palaces in India, it is a sort of gigantic synthesis of Hindu and Muslim styles.
Entrance gateways, domes, arches, turrets, colonnades, sculptures can be seen
here in magnificent profusion. The royal family's private chambers, including
the impressive Durbar Hall, are open to the public. The Marriage Hall has life-like
paintings of the Dassera procession and in the museum is the ruler's golden
elephant throne, used during these festivities. St Phelomena's Church is a magnificent
cathedral, the largest in South India. Chamundi Hill lies 10 km from Mysore
and is named after Chanduswari, the consort of Lord Shiva and the patron goddess
of the royal family of Mysore. On the way up is a colossal figure of Nandi,
carved out of a single rock in 1659. The view from the top of the hill is superb.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
05 : Mysore \ Kabini
After breakfast drive to Kabini.Approx 2 hours drive. On arrival check in at
Kabini River lodge. Afternoon elephant ride. Dinner and overnight at Kabini
Riber Lodge. Nagarhole National Park was established in 1955 and extended to
its present size of 573 sq. km in 1975. The Kabini river has been dammed to
form a large and attractive reservoir which separates the park from the Bandipur
National Park to the southeast. Large herds of gaur (the largest of wild oxen),
elephants, sambar, cheetal (spotted deer) are among the game found. Leopard
and tiger are also occasionally sighted. The park has over 250 species of birds
recorded. Game viewing is by jeep or coracle - excellent for bird watching as
well as viewing animals on the banks of the river. There are also several watchtowers
where one can spend long interesting hours viewing elephants and other game.
Overnight at the Lodge.
Day 06 & 07 : Kabini
Morning and evening park visit. Dinner and overnight at the Kabini River Lodge.
Day
08 : Kabini / Banglore
After breakfast drive to Banglore. On arrival check in at hotel Taj Residency.
PM for city tour. Bangalore, the capital of the state of Karnataka, offers the
graceful charms of a well laid out garden city with parks and beautiful buildings.
Its lack of ancient monuments is compensated for by first rate modern city planning.
The 'Garden City' has several fine parks; Lal Bagh, the botanical gardens laid
out by Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan in the 18th century, is the loveliest
spot in Bangalore. Extending in terraces for over 240 acres, the garden has
centuries-old trees, lakes, lotus pools, rose gardens, a deer park and an assortment
of tropical and subtropical herbs and plants. The pretty glass house in the
centre is the venue of the bi-annual Horticultural Exhibition. Cubbon Park is
an extensive stretch of green sprawling over an area of 300 acres. The imposing
red gothic structure within the park is now the public library. Vidhan Soudha
is an imposing granite structure built in the neo-Dravidian style and houses
the Secretariat and the State Legislature. Its cabinet room has a massive door
made from pure sandalwood. The Bull Temple is built in Dravidian style and has
a monolithic figure of Nandi, the bull, 15 feet high and 20 feet long. History
records that it was built by Kempegowda, the founder of the city. The Museum,
located on Kasturba Gandhi Marg, is one of the oldest in India, established
in 1886. It houses a varied collection of items relating to archeology, geology,
art and numismatics, some items dating back to the time of Tipu Sultan.
Day 09 : Bangalore / Cochin
Morning transfer to the airport to board flight IC803 to Cochin departs at 1000hrs
and arrive Cochin at 1055 hrs. You will be met on arrival and transferred to
hotel Malabar. Afternoon proceed for city tour. Bangalore, the capital of the
state of Karnataka, offers the graceful charms of a well laid out garden city
with parks and beautiful buildings. Its lack of ancient monuments is compensated
for by first rate modern city planning. The 'Garden City' has several fine parks;
Lal Bagh, the botanical gardens laid out by Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan
in the 18th century, is the loveliest spot in Bangalore. Extending in terraces
for over 240 acres, the garden has centuries-old trees, lakes, lotus pools,
rose gardens, a deer park and an assortment of tropical and subtropical herbs
and plants. The pretty glass house in the centre is the venue of the bi-annual
Horticultural Exhibition. Cubbon Park is an extensive stretch of green sprawling
over an area of 300 acres. The imposing red gothic structure within the park
is now the public library. Vidhan Soudha is an imposing granite structure built
in the neo-Dravidian style and houses the Secretariat and the State Legislature.
Its cabinet room has a massive door made from pure sandalwood. The Bull Temple
is built in Dravidian style and has a monolithic figure of Nandi, the bull,
15 feet high and 20 feet long. History records that it was built by Kempegowda,
the founder of the city. The Museum, located on Kasturba Gandhi Marg, is one
of the oldest in India, established in 1886. It houses a varied collection of
items relating to archeology, geology, art and numismatics, some items dating
back to the time of Tipu Sultan.
Day
10 : Cochin to Periyar (4-5 hours drive)
After breakfast drive to Periyar. On arrival check in at hotel Spice village.
After breakfast drive 190 km to the Periyar National Park. Established in 1934
as the Nelliampatty Sanctuary, the park was enlarged in 1950 and is India's
southernmost tiger reserve. The lake covers some 10 sq. miles and most of the
sanctuary is undulating. Since boat travel is the only means of transport in
the park, large areas can be covered in a short time. Among the game found here
are gaur (the largest of the world's wild oxen), elephant, wild pig, sambar,
barking deer, mouse deer, the rare and endangered lion-tailed macaque, the Nilgiri
langur, the common langur and the bonnet macaque, porcupine, Malabar squirrel,
wild dog and tiger. Among the birds commonly seen are darters, cormorant, osprey,
kingfisher and kite, great hornbill, grey hornbill, hill mynas, orioles and
racket-tailed drongos.
Day 11 : Periyar
Day for boat ride and bird watching . Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12 : Drive Periyar to Kumarkom (2 hours drive)
After breakfast drive to Kumarakom. Check in at Coconut Lagoon or similar. Evening
bird watching. Overnight at the resort.
Day 13 : Drive Kumarakom to Cochin (3-4 hours drive)
After breakfast back to Cochin. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at Hotel Malabar.
Day
14 : Fly Cochin to Mumbai
Morning transfer to airport to connect flight 9W406 departure at 0835hours.
Arrive Mumbai at 1020hours and transfer to the hotel Taj Mahal. Afternoon guided
tour. From humble obscure beginnings as a set of seven small islands, Bombay
(now called Mumbai) has today risen to the eminence of India's most important
commercial and industrial centre. The Gateway of India was conceived as a triumphal
arch to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Delhi
Durbar in 1911. The honey coloured basalt of the arch, facing the Arabian Sea,
catches the light of the rising and setting sun and changes from shades of gold
to orange and pink. The Prince of Wales Museum, built of blue-grey basalt and
yellow sandstone, contains some excellent examples of Indian miniature paintings
of the Mughal and Rajasthan Schools, as well as collections of jade and chinaware
artifacts. Flora Fountain, now called Hutatma Chowk (Martyr's Square) is a major
landmark in the heart of the city's Fort area. Marine Drive is a long gracefully
curving road along the buttressed sea-coast. The wide sidewalk is ideal for
the early morning jogger, evening walker or late-night stroller. The city has
several fine examples of colonial architecture including the Afghan Memorial
Church, established in 1847 which has Gothic arches and stained- glass windows;
the Clock Tower - now called Rajabai Tower, the University Hall and Elphiston
College with canopied balconies, the School of Art, built in the late 1800s,
where Rudyard Kipling was born; Crawford Market which has bas-reliefs designed
by Kipling's father; the massive Victoria Terminus, built of yellow sandstone
and granite combined with polychromatic stones and blue-grey basalt and the
Municipal Corporation building. Also of interest are the Hanging Gardens on
Malabar Hill, from where you get a magnificent panoramic view of the metropolis
and the Arabian Sea. Late evening transfer to International airport to board
your flight to next destination.
Day 15 : Deprt Mumbai
Transfer to the International airport in time to board flight to US .
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