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A Family Wilderness Adventure in Kipling Country
12 days from £6,820 for 2023 per person
This itinerary features in our Top 10 Family Holidays.
An ideal and exciting itinerary for families, covering three of India’s most renowned national parks: Satpura, Pench and Kanha. This holiday will introduce children to the wonderful and varied wildlife, flora, birdlife of Central India, as well as providing a fascinating insight into rural village life.
Satpura National Park is an extremely exciting wildlife destination. Considered to be one of the best parks for an overall wildlife experience, this is a great place to start the wildlife journey. Famous for its dramatic landscapes with deep ravines, meandering valleys, plunging waterfalls, verdant jungles and endless grass lands; it’s not surprising this park has one of the highest wildlife densities in India. The little boutique lodge of Reni Pani is a lovely spot and acts as the perfect base to explore. Animals are often drawn to the lodge by the nearby waterholes, so the chances of spotting something is always high! Jungle walks are possible, as well as night safaris, canoe rides and elephant safaris, allowing for wonderful and close-up wildlife encounters.
Next, you will travel through the Central Indian countryside, to the southern flank of Madhya Pradesh where you will reach Pench National Park, the heartland of tiger territory and the elusive sloth bear. Pench was in fact the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s celebrated children’s classic, 'The Jungle Book'. It is another cracking park, made famous by the BBC’s coverage of a tigress' trials and tribulations in 'Spy in the Den'. Stay at the tented Jamtara Wilderness Camp, the ideal place to surround yourself with the sounds of the jungle.
The final park you will visit is Kanha. Best known for the scenery, it represents nature at its finest, and is one of the most well-managed tiger parks in India. This is prime tiger land and the epitome of Kipling country, thick with tall sal jungles, rivers and large open grass meadows. Home to tiger, leopard, endemic sloth bear and the world’s most endangered deer ‘hardground barasingha’. Those who visit will most likely return having fallen in love with this stunning region.
This tour is purely a suggested itinerary: it can be booked as it is, or alternatively used as a starting point for creating your own ideal tailor-made holiday to see India's tigers and wildlife. If you'd like to see similar itineraries, take a look at our Family Holiday and Safari collections.
Itinerary details
12 days from £6,820 for 2023 per person
- Day 1 - Chambal Safari Lodge - Agra
Met upon arrival in Agra and transfer to your hotel. Rest of day at leisure. - Day 2 - Chambal Safari Lodge - Agra
Morning river safari. Afternoon visit Holipura for village walk, followed by visit to Bateshwar temples. - Day 3 - Jehan Numa Retreat - Bhopal
Morning train from Agra to Bhopal. Afternoon at leisure or an afternoon visit to Sanchi Stupa - Day 4 - Reni Pani Jungle Lodge - Satpura Wildlife Reserve
After breakfast drive to Satpura Tiger Reserve. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon boat ride on the Denwa - Day 5 - Reni Pani Jungle Lodge - Satpura Wildlife Reserve
Morning and afternoon game drives. - Day 6 - Reni Pani Jungle Lodge - Satpura Wildlife Reserve
Morning game drive and afternoon at leisure. Evening night safari. - Day 7 - Jamtara Wilderness Camp - Pench Tiger Reserve
Morning transfer to Pench. Evening visit to the village. - Day 8 - Jamtara Wilderness Camp - Pench Tiger Reserve
Morning and afternoon game drives. - Day 9 - Flame of the Forest Safari Lodge - Kanha National Park
Transfer to Kanha. Evening nature walk – get introduced to the different variety of trees and plants - Day 10 - Flame of the Forest Safari Lodge - Kanha National Park
Morning game drive. Afternoon visit tribal community and artists. - Day 11 - The Imperial Hotel - Delhi
Drive to Jabalpur airport & fly to Delhi. Transfer hotel & spend the rest of day at leisure. - Day 12 - In transit.
Transfer to the airport for your onward flight home.
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