Cost per person is $3,799
Single supplement is $1,750
Corbett National Park – This park has been the inspiration and setting for numerous books. The first ever books on Indian wildlife Photography and Jim Corbett’s tales of man-eating tigers all were written and photographed in theses very same jungles. Out of 1200 species of birds found in the Indian sub continent, some 600 are found here as elevation in the park ranges from 400 m (1312 ft) to 1210 m (3970 ft). A bird-watcher bonanza! Also importnatly Corbett National Park is in the foothills of the Himalays and is the only place on our current itienrray where you may encounter WILD Asian elpehants.
Upcoming Dates
Saturday, March 8, 2025 to Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Delhi
On arrival at the Indira Gandhi International airport, you will proceed for Immigration clearance after disembarking. After collecting your luggage from the baggage carousel, proceed through Customs and outside you will be greeted by our representative for transfer to the hotel.
Delhi, Capital City of independent India rewards the visitor with more than a thousand monuments and two old capital building complexes - including the present seat of Government, designed by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Cosmopolitan hotels, shopping, and fine restaurants abound. Delhi also offers a glimpse into the real India: the labyrinthine street bazaars of Old Delhi, and the temples and monuments of India’s chequered colonial past. In the deepest sense, from Old Delhi’s Red fort and Jama Masjid mosque to New Delhi’s chic art galleries and nightclubs, Delhi is a profoundly Indian city. Turbaned shepherds still lead goats and sheep through ravines in Delhi’s remaining open fields and near the airport. On Delhi’s golf courses Mughal monuments share fairways with peacocks. Rajasthani women in bright colored saris and men in dhoti (skirt like wrap) work with outdated tools in construction sites while executives work-out on computerized equipment in health clubs. By day, you will see temples packed with the devout, and by night, hotel discos are packed with the affluent. Delhi is a city on the move and the gateway to India. (Check in is no earlier than 2 pm).
Meet your Tour Leader / Naturalist at the Welcome dinner at the Restaurant in our hotel this evening.
Hotel Claridges (D)
Day 2: Delhi to Corbett
Today you immediately depart for Tiger country! You transfer very early this morning to New Delhi Station to board the Shatabdi Express day train to Kathgodam, (Shatabdi Express – 06:20 hrs / 11:55 hours) You travel in an air-conditioned "Executive" chair car - this is only available on the Shatabdi express trains. Travelling in "Executive" chair is similar to taking business class on a plane. You have a wider seat, more legroom, complimentary mineral water and meals (although we will also bring box breakfast from the hotel) and an attached western style washroom, and coach attendants are at hand to ensure a smooth service. You are met on arrival and transfer to Corbett, we plan to take our first game drive this afternoon in the Bijrani zone of the Park. This evening Minakshi Pandey with Waste Warriors Corbett chapter will join us for cocktails and dinner at our Lodge to discuss the work of Waste Warriors and how the support of Terra Incognita Ecotours is helping to make a dramatic and sustainable difference in the Corbett landscape.
Taj Hotels Corbett Hideaway Resort (B,L,D)
Day 3: Corbett National Park
We depart early from the lodge and enjoy breakfast inside Corbett National Park a great way to begin our two-day / one-night trip into the park. This is one of the only places in all of India where you can stay actually inside one of the Project Tiger National Parks. We enter through the Dhangari gate, close to our lodge, our route today will be via Gharial pool, and then Champion pool on Champion road and High Bank – each one of them great observation points on the Ramganga River - here we hope to spot Gharial and Otters and much more!
We plan to arrive in the Dhikala area for lunch. After lunch we relax at the rest house and late this afternoon go in an open safari vehicle through the Dhikala “chaur” – grasslands, to observe the varied bird and mammal species found in the area.
Back for an evening dinner and overnight stay at a Forest Rest House, located deep inside the Park on the banks of the river, the wildlife viewing inside the Park here can be quite spectacular and we are here through the night listening to the night calls of various species – including the roars of tigers, leopards and elephants!
Forest Rest House (B,L,D)
Day 4: Corbett National Park
We have another full day to explore the park that begins with a morning safari drive, back to rest house for lunch. Corbett is the oldest national park in India, and was established in 1936 to protect the endangered Bengal tiger, but is perhaps now more famous for the herds of wild Asian elephant found here.
Forest Rest House (B,L,D)
Day 5: Corbett National Park to Delhi
We have a final early morning safari, then after breakfast we begin the drive back out of the park, headed back to civilization! Of course the whole drive out is another game drive and we keep searching for tigers, elephants and so much more! Once outside the Park we drive to Pantnagar airport for an afternoon flight back to Delhi, and settle in this evening back at the luxurious Trident Gurgaon Hotel and meet any fellow travelers who are joining the India Land of the Tiger ecotour.