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Kanha National Park Extension

Gameviewing in one of India’s Great Wildlife Reserves

Day 1
Delhi / Raipur / Kanha National Park

From Delhi, fly to Raipur in central India and transfer to Kanha National Park. Overnight at the Baagh Resort, a comfortable jungle-surrounded retreat adjacent to the edge of the park.

Days 2-4
Kanha National Park

Kanha is one of the Indian subcontinent’s greatest wildlife reserves and a great place to see the Royal Bengal tiger. On guided excursions, explore by jeep and elephant-back through the park’s bamboo thickets, dadar (plateau grasslands) and sal forests, which gave birth to Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book. Besides tigers, there are more than 200 species of birds and some 22 species of mammals in residence here, including the endangered hard-ground barasingha (Kanha is the only place where this subspecies remains), barking deer, spotted deer, the gaur (the largest of the bovines), golden-backed jackal, jungle cat, common langur, sloth bear, wild boar, wild dog, and the elusive chausingha, the world’s only four-horned antelope.

Day 5
Raipur / Delhi

Return drive to Raipur and fly to Delhi. Transfer to hotel, where a day room will be kept for your convenience. Evening transfer to airport for departure on homeward-bound flight.

Extension Costs

Valid through September 30, 2012
$1895 per person, double occupancy
Single supplement: $950
Solo traveler: $3095
Internal airfare: $830 (subject to change)

All costs subject to change

The Baagh Resort at Kanha

Kanha National Park, India

Bordered by tribal villages and located just three miles from the entrance to Kanha National Park, the Baagh is a family-run eco-retreat surrounded by 20 acres of native sal forest. Built and laid out in the style of a small village, the lodge has spacious gardens and a central dining area with air-conditioned cottage-style accommodations on either side. Meals range from Indian to Western, often using locally grown produce. Solar power and harvested rainwater lessen the ecological footprint. The Baagh’s spa services include traditional Ayurvedic therapies of massage, herbs, and meditation.

Note: Listed above are our signature accommodations for this trip. Although it is highly unlikely, we may make substitutions when necessary.