Day 01 : Delhi-Corbett National Park
» Meals : lunch & dinner in Tiger Camp
Arrive at Tiger Camp by noon. After lunch, you will be taken for a 4WD
safari to Bijrani / Jhirna / Sitabani range forest for tiger tracking and
wildlife viewing. The duration of safari is about three to four hours and is
conducted early morning or in the afternoon till sunset. Each jeep can seat
upto four persons comfortably. Besides the visitors, the jeep has an expert
driver and a nature guide. Overnight stay in comfortable cottage in Tiger
Camp.
Day 02 : Corbett National Park
» Meals : breakfast in Tiger Camp, lunch &
dinner in Dhikala
After breakfast, drive onward for Dhangarhi gate for entry to Dhikala
tourism zone. Visit the Interpretation Centre. Jeep safari through the
stately dense Sal jungle and the wildlife adventure of Corbett begins. Jeep
Safari by the lower jungle track along the Ramganga River accompanied by an
expert guide. A great opportunity for viewing wildlife, especially the tiger
in its natural habitat. Cross the river at Gethia Rao Bridge for the Kanda
Range, where Jim Corbett shot the famous Kanda man-eater. Arrive at the main
tourist complex, Dhikala. Lunch and relax a bit in the serene, lingering
quietness of the park and capture the panoramic expanse on your camera.
Visit one of the best wildlife libraries of India.
You will be given an elephant ride, if available otherwise an afternoon
safari on a track along the periphery of the core area. An exciting drive
through the unforgettable, sylvan beauty of the Khinanauli range offers
wildlife viewing in plenty and a chance sighting of the elusive tiger.
Return to the to tourist complex. Film show on wildlife. Dinner and
overnight stay. Please note that the accommodation in Dhikala is not
luxurious.
Day 03 : Corbett National Park
» Meals : breakfast in Dhikala, lunch on own &
dinner in Tiger Camp
If you have not done an elephant ride the previous afternoon, you will be
taken on an elephant in the morning (optional and subject to availability)
through the open chaurs (grasslands) and dense forests by an unconventional
route. This is the best mode of transport for wildlife viewing. Return for
breakfast and then again drive by jeep to the scenic lake area - wait a
while for a chance to sight the marsh crocodile basking in the sun. Visit
the Jhirnajhali area for viewing the famous gavial - fish eating crocodile.
Lunch and drive back to Tiger Camp. The drive is a safari in itself. Arrive
at Tiger Camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 04 : Corbett National Park - Pangot -
Delhi/Agra
» Meals : breakfast in Tiger Camp,
Drive to Pangot (2 hours) in the morning to see the snow clad peaks of
central Himalayas. Spend the day birding / trekking at Pangot or visit
Nainital. Lunch at Jungle Lore Birding Lodge. Drive back to Delhi (7½
hours) OR to onward destination OR drive to Lal Kuan (2½ hr.) station
to connect overnight train to Mathura at 1900 (railhead for Agra). Or one
can connect an overnight train to Delhi from Kathgodam at 2040 hours.