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India - Tigers and the Taj Mahal with Kaziranga Rhino Extension Please, note! This tour offer has expired. For similar tour offers currently available search here. Key Information: Tour Duration: 12 - 17 day(s) Group Size: 1 - 8 people Destination(s): India   Specialty Categories: Wildlife Viewing   National Parks   Season: December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 4700 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 7950 US Dollar (USD)

With verdant forests, deserts and the planet’s mightiest peaks, the Indian Subcontinent boasts an almost unparalleled geographic diversity. India is also famous for its charismatic mammalian mega-fauna and rich avifauna, foremost of which is undoubtedly the Royal Bengal Tiger. Our India circuit is one of the world’s classic “must-do” expeditions, and reflects both the immense wildlife and the diverse cultural kaleidoscope that is the amazing land of India.

Beginning our tour in the bustling capital of Delhi, we first make our way to Ranthambore in search of the magnificent Bengal Tiger, certainly one of the greatest wildlife experiences on earth. This regal cat, the largest of all felines, may sadly be the first of the big cats that we condemn to extinction, and the opportunity to encounter this majestic beast is the apex of India’s wildlife highlights. We will also use the occasion to stop and enjoy the magical romance of the Taj Mahal, a spectacular architectural monument – not merely a building, but Love incarnate!

The next section of our tour will take us into the deserts and dry woodlands of Western India, where we will seek out the last remnants of a mighty and majestic predator that in prehistoric times hunted the abundant herds of Europe and Asia. Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary is the last earthly refuge of the Asiatic Lion, and is home to the only surviving population of wild Lions outside Africa.

Our final leg takes us to Velavadar for the beautifully patterned Blackbuck. This fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable tour is taken at a leisurely pace, and its multi-faceted focus ensures that it will be enjoyed by all. Offering some of the world’s greatest big mammal experiences, fascinating culture and history, as well as incomparable birding, India is truly a captivating, must-do destination.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Delhi.

Day 2: Delhi to Agra.

Day 3: Agra to Ranthambore.

Day 4: Ranthambore.

Day 5: Ranthambore.

Day 6: Ranthambore to Ahmadabad by overnight train.

Day 7: Ahmadabad to Gir.

Day 8: Gir.

Day 9: Gir.

Day 10: Gir to Bhavnagar.

Day 11: Bhavnagar to Velavadar and Ahmadabad and on to Delhi. One-horned Rhinoceros Extension.

Day 12: Delhi to Kaziranga via Guhawati.

Day 13: Kazaringa.

Day 14: Kazaringa.

Day 15: Kazaringa.

Day 16: Kazaringa to Guhawati for connecting flight to Delhi and depart.

Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.

- Customized private tours available on request
- Tigers and the Taj Mahal: 6 - 16 December 2011 (11 days) US$4,700 pp.

Kaziranga Rhino Extension: 16 - 21 December 2011
(6 days) US$3,250 pp

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