India National Parks Tour
Duration: 06 Nights / 07 Days
Places Covered: Guwahati - Manas National Park
- Kaziranga National Park - Guwahati
Day
01 : Guwahati - Manas National Park (180 Km/4hrs)
Arrive Guwahati. Meet and transfer to Manas National Park. If time permits,
go for nature walk or jeep safari.
Manas National Park, a World Heritage site declared by UNESCO in 1985
and a Project Tiger Reserve, is located at the base of foothills of the
Bhutan Himalayas in the state of Assam. With a core area of over 500 squire
kilometers it offers great scenic beauty as well as a vast wealth of flora
and fauna.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 02 : Manas National Park
Today early morning we will go for Elephant Safari for about an hour.
Afterwards we will be back at the Lodge for breakfast. After this we will
enter the National Park again for a Jeep Safari. We will get off the vehicles
at Mathanguri on the banks of the river Manas and to enjoy the great scenic
beauty and a cup of refreshing Assam Tea. From here we will take a boat
ride down the river disembarking near our lodge, on the way look out for
wild animals on the banks and birds. As we get down we can see Elephant
bathing and feeding on the banks of the river. Walk back a short distance
to the Lodge for lunch. After lunch set out once again on open jeeps through
the park. Around dusk we will start driving back to our Lodge with our
naturalists holding search lights in the dark looking for bisons, sambar
and perhaps the tiger. Dinner and overnight.
Day 03 : Manas National Park
Morning go for another jeep safari up to Uchila and Doimari, then perhaps
to Kokilabari sometimes through dense forest. This area is good for big
mammals and birds. Look out for the rare Bengal Florican, which has been
spotted here on certain occasions. Packed lunch will be provided as this
is a whole day excursion. Return to lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight.
Day 04 : Manas National Park - Kaziranga National Park (400 km/ 8 hrs)
Early morning transfer to Kaziranga National Park, home to the famed one
horned rhino. Lunch will be at Guwahati on the way. On arrival check in
to Lodge. Dinner and overnight.
Day
05 : Kaziranga National Park
Early morning we will see the National Park (Central range) on elephant
back. Apart from the Rhino, other species found are hog deer, swamp deer,
wild buffalo, elephants and if you are lucky, the tiger. It is virtually
a paradise for bird watchers, with a variety of migratory and resident
birds. It is also home to pelicans, storks and darters as there are a
number of water bodies inside the Park. We will return to the resort for
breakfast. Afternoon, go inside the park on jeep in the western range
good for water birds and big mammals. Dinner and overnight.
Day 06 : Kaziranga National Park
After breakfast go inside the park for another jeep safari in the central
range. After that take a nature walk in the Panbari area looking for Hoolock
Gibbon, the only ape found in India. Come back for lunch. Afternoon jeep
safari in the eastern range. Dinner and overnight.
Day 07 : Kaziranga -Guwahati airport ( 220km/ 5 hrs)
Morning transfer to Guwahati airport in time to board for onward destination.
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