Nature and Photography in The Jungles and Wetlands of Northern India

After breakfast, drive to Bharatpur. 04 nights at a Hotel. Afternoon a guided birdwatching tour with Brijendra Singh. Keoladeo national park in Bharatpur is one of the best places in the world to get close to a fantastic array of wetland species. A photographers dream if you love water birds! November to March is a great time to photograph birds such as Painted Stork, Asian Open-billed Stork and many other nesting birds as this is the time of year, they nest close to the birding tracks.

Full day visit to Bayana and Band Baretha (with packed lunch from Hotel). Birdwatching trips can bring many resident predictable birds along with great surprises. November to March is a good time for migration with birds such as Bluethroat and Rosefinches arriving and raptors such as Oriental Honey Buzzard should also be on the cards. Byana and Band Baretha are also good places to search for a wide variety of waders including the amazing looking Great Thick-Knee.

Late morning drive to Ranthambore National Park. 04 nights at a Hotel. It is one of the prime project tiger reserves. The locale is spectacular, with the rugged Ravelled & Vindhya hills, highland boulder plateaus, and lakes & rivers providing a home to hundreds of species of birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ranthambore is noted for a visible tiger and leopard population. There are about 25 species of mammals including caracal, fishing cat, leopard cat, wild cat, jungle cat, civet, langur monkey, sloth bear, wild boar, sambar deer, spotted deer, Indian gazelle, nilgai antelope, golden jackal, Bengal fox and striped hyena. There are more than 240 species of colourful birds.

In the off hours you could relax in the hotel or explore Ranthambore Fort. The 1000-year-old fort is atop a hill and is a spectacular military bastion.

Early morning transfer to Sawai Madhopur Railway station to board NZM JAN SHTBDI EXP Train in Chair Car for Delhi (packed breakfast from Hotel), dep at 0700hrs. Disembark at Nazimuddin railway station at 1245hrs and then drive to Hotel for overnight stay. Afternoon free in the heart of the city.