Birds, Tigers and the Taj

Highlights

• Arrival in Delhi (Day 1) - Upon your arrival in Delhi airport/ railway station, you will be met by one of our tour IWS Guides. He will take you to your hotel, and en route, he will explain to you in detail the plan. He will stay with you for the entire duration of the trip and he’ll make sure you have a hassle-free and smooth experience! The rest of the day will be at leisure, and you can recover from your journey and prepare for the travels ahead!
• Explore Delhi (Day 2) - Your IWS Guide will meet up with you early in the morning and you’ll kick off your adventure now. Delhi has 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and some amazing monuments and places of historic and religious significance. You’ll be taken around by your IWS Guide and we will be trying to cover all we can. You’ll eat some of the best food in this part of the world, and you’ll sense flavours we guarantee you would never have imagined existed. After a soul-filling day exploring the city, you’ll return to your hotel room by evening, when you can relax and unwind.
• Transfer to Agra (Day 3) - You’ll be met by your IWS Guide in the morning again, and after a half day of exploration of the city and having your lunch, you will move on to your next destination, the city of Taj, Agra, which is a 5 hour drive away. We will reach there by evening and the rest of the day will be at leisure.
• Explore Agra (Day 4) - We’ll get up extra early before the rest of the city and head out to the Taj Mahal, and try and catch the first morning light hitting this stunning piece of architecture. This makes for some of the most beautiful photos you’ll capture during the trip. After exploring the Taj for a few hours, get back to the hotel, freshen up, get some food in our system, and head over to the other offerings of the city. Rest of the day will be spend sightseeing in the city. After a full day of exploring Agra, you’ll get back to your rooms by evening, and you’ll have the rest of the evening at leisure.
• Transfer to Bharatpur (Day 5) - Similar to Delhi, you will be spending half of the day exploring Agra further, and post lunch, you’ll drive down to Bharatpur. It is a short drive from the city of Agra, and after checking into our rooms, you’ll go into the park and spend the evening in the company of some very elusive and rare avians of the Indian subcontinent. Shortly after sunset, you will get out of the park and go to your hotel, where you can relax and unwind.
• Explore Keoladeo (Day 6) - Today, you will spend your full day exploring the beautiful forest of Keoladeo, spotting and photography the rarest migratory and resident birds of this park. You will go around on rickshaws, which are the best way to experience the park. Cycling enthusiasts can also rent a cycle at the gate and go around biking all around. Since the forest lack any major carnivore, it is very safe to go around even on foot! Not something you can say for the other Indian park. After a day exploration with experienced naturalists, you will head back to your room at sunset as the jungle activity start to cool down.
• Transfer to Ranthambore (Day 7) - You will wake up early in the morning and get into the park before sunrise, since that is when the birds are most active and the light is beautiful for photography. After a few hours of spotting the beautiful birdlife and wildlife of Keoladeo, you will return to the hotel for breakfast. After that, you’ll pack up and transfer to Ranthambore National Park. It is a long day of driving and you’ll only make it to your resort by evening. There your IWS Guide will give you a brief about the park and what all you can expect to see over the next 3 days of safari. Post that, you have the evening to your leisure, where you can sit back, relax and enjoy the wilderness around you.
• Safaris into the park (Day 8, 9) - Over the next few days, you’ll be going for back-to-back morning and evening safaris into the various zones of the national park. The timing for the safari changes as per the season, and you’ll be instructed regarding the same the day before by your IWS Guide. During the safari, you will see some of the finest diversity and wildlife this part of the world has to offer.
• Transfer to Delhi (Day 10) - After your fifth morning safari into the park, you’ll get back to your resort, have freshen up, have breakfast, pack-up and then drive back to Delhi, thus completing the triangle! You’ll be dropped at your hotel/ airport. You IWS Guide will bid you adieu for your journey thereon.