Discover India’s Avian Treasures

Morning walking safari to the National Park. Afternoon take another jeep safari to the National Park. Lunch, Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Walking is a great way to see the forest birds such as White-eyed Buzzard, Spotted and Jungle Owlets, Indian Paradise Flycatcher, Lesser Goldenback Woodpecker, Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Grey Hornbill and Indian Golden Oriole.

Satpura National Park is very rich in bio-diversity. Its fauna comprises of Spotted Dear, Indian Bison(Gaur), Tigers, Leopards, Wild boar, Wild dog (locally called Dholes), Sloth bear, Blackbuck (unique attraction), Porcupine, Sambhar, four Horned antelopes (Chowsingha), Smooth otter, Pangolin, Marsh crocodile, Langurs etc. Indian Giant squirrel is the special feature of Satpura National Park as it is rare in India now. Sighting of Leopards, Gaurs, Wild Dog, Sloth Bear is good in comparison to other national parks of Central India.

Meals and overnight at Jungle Lodge.

This spectacular reserve is adjoining to the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, together they both encompass an area of over 1000 km² of moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and large strips of grasslands.

Our day is meant for an excursion in the forest with the primary focus to seek the elusive White Winged Duck. An excellent place to look is in the dotted pools within the woods, and your chances here are good. While we keep a close watch to sight this bird, there are many that you will stumble upon along the way. Birds such as the Common Green Magpie, Chestnut Bellied and Velvet Fronted Nuthatches, the enormous Blue Bearded Bee Eater, Maroon Oriole, the White Rumped Shama, and the extremely shy Green Cochoa are some of the many that inhabit this ecological haven. You also have the pleasure of witnessing Hornbills like the Wreathed and the Great. Post lunch, you can try our luck again to add more to your checklist. Return to the lodge for dinner and rest.

Morning and afternoon proceed for birding excursions. The Keoladeo National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is regarded as one of the world’s most important bird breeding and feeding places. It began as a royal hunting reserve in the 1850s, and it served as a game reserve for Maharajas and British. In reality, Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943, and his hunting party shot thousands of ducks in a single day! Keoladeo was designated as a national park in 1982, and UNESCO designated it as a World Heritage Site in 1985. The park is home to about 400 different bird and animal species, including the basking python, painted storks, deer, and nilgai.