Northern India Birding Tour

Stay - National Chambal Sanctuary

On the day of arrival at New Delhi Airport, Alkof Holidays representative will meet you and transfer to National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary. Upon arrival check-in at the hotel, rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Stay - National Chambal Sanctuary

After breakfast, enjoy a boat cruise with an wildlife expert to see Indian skimmer, black-bellied tern, flocks of migratory waterfowl, cranes such as common, demoiselle and sarus, fish-eating crocodile, marsh mugger, Gangetic dolphin and turtles etc. In the afternoon, enjoy a jeep safari in the national park for bird watching. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Stay - Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

After breakfast, our representative will transfer you to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, also known as Keoladeo National Park. Upon arrival at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, check-in at the lodge. Rest and relax at the lodge and later visit the Bird sanctuary, this will be a walking tour. Overnight stay at the lodge.

Stay - Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

After breakfast, enjoy Bird watching, Boating and Rickshaw ride inside the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary with a Birding Guide. In the evening, return to the lodge for an overnight stay.

Stay - Delhi

Early in the morning, enjoy Bird watching inside the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Later get back to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and leave for Delhi. Upon arrival at Delhi, check-in to the hotel, rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Stay - Jim Corbett National Park

After breakfast at the hotel, our representative will transfer you to Corbett National Park. Upon arrival at "Jim Corbett National Park", check-in at the Dhikala Forest Lodge. Evening at leisure and overnight stay at the lodge.

Stay - Corbett National Park

Early in the morning proceed for "Wildlife Safari", inside the "Corbett National Park", later drive back to the lodge for breakfast. The main animals found in the national park, include: The Bengal Tiger, Elephant, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Gharial, King Cobra, Muntjac, Wild Boar, Hedgehog, Common Musk Shrew, Flying Fox, Indian Pangolin, and nearly 600 species of birds.

Later drive to Dhangarhi Gate, for another "Jim Corbett National Park Jeep Safari". The Corbett Dhikala tour begins from here. Overnight stay at Dhikala Forest Lodge.

Stay - Corbett National Park

Morning and afternoon visit to the grasslands & forested area for birding. Birding in the lower jungle track along the Ramganga River is very rewarding for water birds such as long-tailed nightjar, jungle owlet, spot-bellied owl, common stonechat, black francolin, purple and crimson Sunbird, golden-fronted & orange-bellied leafbird, black-shouldered kite, hen harrier, changeable hawk-eagle, chestnut-tailed starling, river lapwings, waders, mergansers and other waterfowl. Overnight stay at the Dhikala Forest Lodge.

Stay - Pangot

Early in the morning, drive to Corbett Falls. On the way, en-route Dabka causeway to look for ashy crowned sparrow lark. After birding at Corbett Falls, proceed toward Pangot. Upon arrival at Pangot, check-in at the lodge and later enjoy leisurely birding in and around the lodge. Get a chance to see crested woodpeckers, such as greater yellownape, scaly-breasted, speckled piculet etc. Large flocks of slaty-headed parakeets, numerous spotted and oriental turtle doves, grey bushchat, russet sparrow. Cuckoo: Indian, oriental, large-hawk and Eurasian. Large-billed crow, grey treepie, black-headed jay, maroon oriole, large cuckoo shrike, tits such as rufous-naped, black-throated & yellow-browed and smaller numbers of black-lored and green-backed. White-tailed nuthatches, chestnut bellied nuthatches and bar-tailed treecreeper. Overnight stay at the Lodge.

Stay - Pangot

After breakfast, enjoy a nature's walk at Pangot village, Baggar and Gughu Khan. Get a chance to see crested serpent-eagle, mountain hawk-eagle, Woodpeckers, such as brown-fronted, stripe-breasted, rufous-bellied etc. Thrushes such as dark-throated, mistle etc. Striated prinia can be see in the terraced fields. Warblers such as tickell's leaf-warbler, greenish, golden-spectacled, grey-hooded. Flycatchers such as Asian brown, rusty-tailed, ultramarine, verditer, tickell's blue, rufous-bellied Niltava etc., orange-flanked bush robin, blue-capped redstart. Laughingthrushes such as white-throated, striated & streaked, chestnut-crowned, accentor, upland pipit, blue-winged minla, whiskered yuhina etc. Overnight stay at the Lodge.

Stay - Delhi

After breakfast at the lodge, Alkof Holidays representative will transfer you to Delhi. On the way, halt at some top bird watching locations. Later continue drive to Delhi, and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, Alkof Holidays representative will meet you and transfer you to the New Delhi airport to board the flight to your home or onward destination.