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Long Elephant Safari 9 Nights / 10 Days
Destinations covered: Delhi - Corbett - Lohachaur - Ratwadhap - Haldupura - Corbett - DelhiDay 01: Arrive Delhi
On arrival at International airport, the guest will be met by our representative and transferred to hotel. Overnight at hotel
Delhi, capital city of the Federal Republic of India is one of India's fastest growing cities. The city has two distinct parts, Old Delhi and New Delhi. Old Delhi reflects shades of Mughal Emperor whereas New Delhi shows the legacy of what British left behind.
The streets of Old Delhi are narrow and bustling. The beauty and serenity lies inside the courts of the main buildings. Delhi has some of the finest museums in the country. Its boutiques and shopping arcades offer access to a wealth of traditional and contemporary crafts, from all over the country. New Delhi was proclaimed the capital of India by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944), and is tree-lined and spacious.
Day 02: Delhi
After breakfast proceed for day sightseeing of Delhi covering the following areas of New Delhi and Old Delhi
Rajghat - A memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Bapu (Father of Nation)Red Fort (Lal quila) - Old Delhi is centered on the Red Fort built by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1636 and 1658, when the mougal empire was on its peak.
Jama Masjid (Mosque) - Work on the Jama Masjid mosque was begun in 1650 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to complement his palace at the Red Fort. More than 5,000 workers toiled for six years to complete the largest mosque in India.
Qutub Minar - is the tallest stone tower in India. Some believe it was erected as a tower of victory to signify the beginning of the Muslim rule in India. Others say it served as a minaret to the muezzins to call the faithful to prayer
Indian Gate - Built as a memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers killed in World War, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1931.
Built from sandstone, the arch also houses the Eternal Flame, a gesture in memory of the Indian soldiers who laid their lives in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
Rashtrapati Bhawan - Formely the Viceregal Lodge, the building is the highlight of Lutyen's New Delhi and was completed in 1929 at a cost of 12,53,000 pound sterling. Located in an area of 130 hectares, the palace has 340 rooms
Overnight in Delhi - we will be happy to recommend places for an evening stroll or a restaurant for dinner tonight.
Day 03: Delhi – Corbett (260 Kms, 5 hours drive by road)
Start off from Delhi in the morning and reach luxury resort at the Corbett Park. Relax for a while in your cottage, have lunch and thereafter you can go exploring the jungle or indulge in various activities organized by the resort. You can go for a Nature Walk or one can opt for fishing. Find yourself away from all the stress of the city life, amidst the pristine nature and just let yourself relax in harmony with nature. Later, you can enjoy dancing with fellow tourists and have dinner and retire for the night to look forward to another memorable day in the park.
Day 04: Corbett - Lohachaur
After having breakfast, start on with Corbett National Park Jeep Safari. Jeep shall pick you up from the resort and you will enter the park through Durgadevi gate. Jeep will take you on a leisurely ride through the jungle to Dumanda River. It’s an experience to look at schools of fish in clear white water of the River. You will have lunch at Dumanda and then an Elephant Ride will take you to the Forest Lodge 4 km. away. It has two rooms and tents can be pitched close to the rooms in case no. of visitors increase. Candles and lamps give a serene ambience to the tents. It’s an experience to spend time in these tents away from modern artificial light. Stay in the tents will remind of the time when there was no electricity. You shall rest for the night at Lohachaur
Day 05: Lohachaur- Ratwadhap
Call of Peacock, India’s national bird will wake you up in the morning. Enjoy your tea, inhaling fresh jungle air and listening into the sweet cacophony created by birds, wild animals and rustling of leaves and swaying of trees. Then get set for an Elephant Ride and be greeted by the deer herds that come out grazing in the grasslands. Be ready to have such experiences of which you may not ever think of. Let the elephant unload you and have rest and you too rest for a while. Then you can go on a gypsy safari and again ride the Elephant. During your foray in the jungle, you will come across unbelievable species of birds like Palla’s, Eagle, Lesser Fish Eagle, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Leaser Spotted Eagle, Brown Hawk Owl etc. You had a grilling but a memorable day and you deserve a good rest at Rathuadhab Lodge.
Day 06: Ratwadhap - Haldupura
Fourth day is the most important day of the Elephant Safari. You will proceed towards Sona River; banks of this river are full of Indian herbs. This is a very green area and is full of wild life during summer season. You are also taken to another charming Palani River where chances to spot a tiger are increased. You will relish soaking the beauty of very rich flora and fauna of this area. Have lunch at Mundia Pani Rest house, rest for a while and then proceed to Haldupura. Halduparao is a favourite spot among tourists and they happily spend lot more time at this point. Your Elephant Safari culminates here as you explore this amazing area. You shall rest for the night at Halduparao Lodge.
Day 07: Haldupura- Dhikala
There is lot to explore and look at around Halduparao. Here you come across most unique species of birds such as King Fisher, Mountain Hawk, Black Eagle, Created Sneak Eagle and Gores Headed Fisher Eagle. You will have an elephant ride in the morning and then bid goodbye to this most amazing creature and you shall do rest of the exploration on Gypsy. You will have lunch at Kanda and shall then proceed to Dhikala. You shall come across all kinds of wild life roaming at large on the way. By afternoon tea time you shall reach Dhikala which has large night stay facilities. Some people wrongly consider Dhikala as the actual Corbett Park. Exploration of this area completes your Corbett tour; here you can look at the wild life up and close. Sometimes you might find yourself in the midst of herds of Elephants. You will be scared but you will be thrilled to the core, andoff course you will be safe in your vehicle. Later watch a wild life show at Dhikala lodge and rest for the night.
Day 08: Dhikala/Gairal
Morning jungle safari, back to rest house, breakfast at campus .After breakfast some rest, if you are interested to watch the activities of jungle from watch tower, vehicle drop to watch tower and pick up, lunch, evening jeep safari/elephant safari .After safari evening tea and wild life movie show, dinner. Overnight stay in Rest house
Day 09: Corbett National Park Have morning tea and get on with a Jeep Safari which will take you in the areas away from the core zone where you were not taken earlier. This area has Corbett’s biggest grassland. Here too, you can look at amazing wild animals and birds. It’s some sight – a panoramic view of the vast grasslands and flocks of birds taking flight. You will have lunch at the lodge and then shall proceed to the Resort. Thereafter, you shall travel along the banks of Kosi River and visit the famous Garjia temple before reaching the Resort. Overnight at resort
Day 10: Corbett national park – Delhi (250 kms – 6 hours drive by road)
Early morning depart for Delhi. Afternoon arrive at Delhi. One can enjoy shopping or relax at hotel. Transfer to international airport. Continue onwards journey.