Delhi, Guwahati, Manas, Gorumara, Neora Valley, Darjeeling, Bagdogra
Endangered Wildlife And Darjeeling Hills
Overview
Assam and Darjeeling often act as a gateway to the wildlife-rich region of Northeast India, and are wildlife-rich zones in their own right. From the rolling hill forests and tea estates of North Bengal to the lush forests of Manas National Park, this region is teeming with animals and birds just waiting to be seen and photographed.
Key species
One-horned Rhinoceros, Pygmy Hog, Bengal Florican, Wild Asian Buffalo, Slow Loris, Capped Langur, Wild Pig, Sambar, Great Hornbill, Malayan Giant Squirrel, Chinese Pangolin, Greater Adjutant, Asian Golden Cat, Swamp Francolin, Pin-striped Tit-Babbler, Kalij Pheasant, Common Merganser, Ashy Wood Pigeon, Lesser Cuckoo, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Brown Parrotbill, Maroon-backed Accentor
Meals: On Own
Accommodation: Hotel Shanti Palace
Your adventure begins as you touch down in New Delhi, a center of civilization for millennia, and now the capital of India! You will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel. Or maybe take in some of the historical sights like Humayun’s Tomb, India Gate, or Lodhi Gardens.
Overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: None (Overnight sleeper train)
Morning excursion to Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary. Return to the hotel at 1100 hrs. Check out at 1200 hrs. You can wait for 02-03 hrs in the lobby of your hotel or can go to the city for a quick look at a few monuments. Transfer to Delhi train station to connect overnight train to Guwahati.
Overnight in AC sleeper train.
Meals: On own
Accommodation: Radisson Blu
Arrive at Guwahati railway station at 1950 hrs. You will be met and transferred to Hotel Radisson Blu for an overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Musa Jungle Retreat
Morning check-out at 0600 hrs. Full morning at Deepor Beel, afternoon drive to Basbari, the Central Range in Manas (about 4 hours’ drive) Tiger Reserve. Arrive in Manas in the evening. Check-in at Overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Musa Jungle Retreat
Three more days in Manas Tiger Reserve. Overnight stay. We will have a car at our disposal throughout.
Species:
Pygmy Hog, Indian Rhinoceros, Bengal Florican, Wild Asian Buffalo
Slow Loris, Capped Langur, Wild Pig, Sambar, Great Hornbill, Malayan Giant Squirrel or Black Giant Squirrel, Chinese Pangolin, etc.
Indian Elephants, Indian Rhinoceros, Gaurs, Asian Water Buffaloes, Barasingha, Indian Tigers, Indian Leopards, Clouded Leopards, Asian Golden Cats, Dholes, Capped Langurs, Golden Langurs, Assamese Macaques, Slow Loris, Hoolock Gibbons, Smooth-coated Otters, Sloth Bears, Barking Deers, Hog Deers, Black Panthers, Sambar Deers and Chitals.
Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur, and Pygmy Hog.
The Manas hosts more than 450 species of birds. It has the largest population of the endangered Bengal Florican to be found anywhere. Other major bird species include Great Hornbills, Jungle Fowls, Bulbuls, Brahminy Ducks, Kalij Pheasants, Egrets, Pelicans, Fishing Eagles, Crested Serpent-eagles, Falcons, Carlet Minivets, Bee-eaters, Magpie Robins, Pied Hornbills, Grey Hornbills, Mergansers, Harriers, Indian Peafowl, Ospreys and Herons.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Musa Jungle Retreat
Full Day in Manas Tiger Reserve.
Overnight stay.
We will have a car at our disposal throughout.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Musa Jungle Retreat
Full Day in Manas Tiger Reserve.
Overnight stay.
We will have a car at our disposal throughout.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Riverwood Forest Retreat
Morning transfer to Gorumara National Park stopping en route for Golden Langur & lunch (on own). Afternoon game drive (if time permits).
Overnight Stay
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Accommodation: Neora Valley Jungle Camp.
Drive out to Neora Valley stopping en route for bird watching.
Overnight stay
Species:
Indian Leopard, five species of Civet, Black Bear, Sloth Bear, Golden Cat, Wild Boar, Leopard Cat, Goral, Serow, Barking Deer, Sambar, Himalayan Flying Squirrel and Thar. The most exotic of all is Red Panda, Clouded Leopards.
Rufous-throated Partridge, Satyr Tragopan, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Bay Woodpecker, Golden-throated Barbet, Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo, Lesser Cuckoo, Brown Wood Owl, Ashy Wood Pigeon, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Jerdon's Baza, Black Eagle, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Dark-throated Thrush, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, White-browed Bush Robin, White-tailed Robin, Yellow-browed Tit, Striated Bulbul, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Black-faced Warbler, Black-faced Laughingthrush, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler, Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler, Pygmy Wren-babbler, Rufous-fronted Babbler, Black-headed Shrike Babbler, White-browed Shrike Babbler, Rusty-fronted Barwing, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Brown Parrotbill, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Fire-tailed Sunbird, Maroon-backed Accentor, Dark-breasted Rosefinch, Red-headed Bullfinch, Gold-naped Finch.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Neora Valley Jungle Camp
Birding in and around Lava & Neora.
Overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Neora Valley Jungle Camp
Birding in and around Lava & Neora.
Overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Sterling or similar
Transfer to Darjeeling with a short stop at Kalimpong. Check in at the hotel.
Overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Sterling or similar
First-day sunrise trip to Tiger Hill. Later Birding at Manebhanjan. The second-day local sightseeing with Toy train.
Overnight stay
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Sterling or similar
Local sightseeing with Toy train.
Overnight stay
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Shanti Place or similar
Morning at leisure. Later, transfer to Bagdogra airport to connect flight
to Delhi in the afternoon. Arrive Delhi in the evening. You will be met and transferred to overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: None
After breakfast, check out and proceed to Delhi Airport to connect flight back to home. Tour Ends
Highlights
- Tea Gardens
- Nature and Wildlife
- Birds and Mammals
- Jungle Safari
- Toy Train
- Himalayan View
- Photography
- Village visits
- Local Cuisine
- Quaint Accommodation
Included
- Accommodation for 02 Nights in Delhi Accommodation for 01 Nights in Guwahati
- Accommodation for 04 Nights in Manas Tiger Reserve Accommodation for 01 Night in Gorumara
- Accommodation for 03 Nights in Neora Valley Accommodation for 03 Nights in Darjeeling
- Meals as per the itinerary Visit to Sultanpur
- Dedicated transportation in North East Arrival & Departure transfers in Delhi
- Train ticket from Delhi to Guwahati Flight ticket from Bagdogra to Delhi (Economy Class)
- Asian Adventures guide Wildlife safaris in Manas & Gurumara | All applicable taxes
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