13 Days – Rajasthan Tiger & Leopard Safari & Jaipur Tour

1. History & culture of India
2. Authentic food of Rajasthan
3. Street food of Rajasthan
4. Jaipur Street Shopping
5. Wildlife safaris in Rajasthan
6. Tiger safari Ranthambhore
7. Leopard safari in Jawai
8. Birding & photography
9. Tiger Safari in India
10. Leopard Safari in India

1. Delhi
2. Jawai Leopard safari 
3. Ranthambore National Park 
4. Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary
5. Jaipur 

Day 1 – Delhi:

We pick you up from Delhi airport/railway station and drive to our comfortable city hotel. Delhi, India’s capital territory, is a massive metropolitan area in the country’s north. In Old Delhi, a neighbourhood dating to the 1600s, stands the imposing Mughal-era Red Fort, a symbol of India, and the sprawling Jama Masjid mosque, whose courtyard accommodates 25,000 people. Nearby is Chandni Chowk, a vibrant bazaar filled with food carts, sweets shops and spice stalls. No activity is planned for today. But if you wish, you can do a short Delhi city tour and taste the street food. At 7 P.m., the group will meet at the hotel lounge/dining for a group introduction, and our tour leader will give you the tour details. This will be followed by drinks and dinner. Overnight stay in Delhi.

Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Activity: None (Optional half-day city tour)

Day 2 – Delhi to Jawai Leopard Safari via Udaipur:

Today, after having coffee at the hotel, our taxi driver will drop us at Delhi airport to catch our morning flight to Udaipur. It’s a 1 hour 15 minutes flight, breakfast will be served on the flight, after reaching Udaipur, our taxi driver will pick us up and drive to Jawai. It’s a 3-hour drive through the beautiful landscape of Rajasthan. After reaching Jawai, we will settle down in our rooms, have lunch, take some rest and then at 4 PM we will start our 1st Safari in jawai looking for Indian Leopards. After coming back from the drive, have dinner. Overnight stay in Jawai. 

Jawai Leopard Safari offers a unique and thrilling wildlife experience in the rugged hills of Rajasthan, India. Unlike traditional safaris in dense forests, Jawai’s open rocky terrain provides an exceptional opportunity to spot elusive leopards in their natural habitat. The dramatic landscape features granite boulders, caves, and scrubby vegetation, creating a striking contrast with the serene Jawai Bandh (dam) and its tranquil waters. This region is also home to a harmonious coexistence between wildlife and local Rabari tribes, making it a fascinating blend of nature, culture, and adventure.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Activity: Evening jungle safari

Day 3 & 4 – Jawai Leopard Safari: 

Morning and evening safari looking for leopards and birds at Jawai Dam. 

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Activity: Morning & Evening jungle safari on both days

Day 5 – Ranthambore National Park :

Today, after having early breakfast at the Hotel, we will drive to Ranthambhore National Park through the beautiful countryside. Its a 8 hours drive. Lunch on the way. 

After reaching and checking in at our resort, we will take some rest. We will meet again at 7 for dinner. Overnight stay in Ranthambhore. 

Ranthambore National Park is located about 13.5 kilometres from the city of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. Located at the junction of the Aravali and Vindhya hill ranges, this is one of the finest places to view wild animals, especially as they are used to being stared at here. The park covers an area of approximately 400 sq km, and if combined with the area of Sawai Man Singh Sanctuary area, is around 500 sq km. 

Ranthambore National Park is dotted with structures that remind you of bygone eras. There are numerous water bodies scattered all across the park, which provide perfect relief to the wild animals during the scorching hot days in summer. A huge fort, after which the park is named, towers over the park atop a hill. There are many ruins of bygone eras scattered all over the jungle, which give it a unique, wonderful and mixed flavour of nature, history and wildlife. The national park in Rajasthan is primarily known as the home to the Royal Bengal Tigers. Other than this, the national park also has a rich population of Leopards, Striped Hyenas, Sambar deer, Chital, Nilgai, Common or Hanuman langurs, Macaques, Jackals, Jungle cats, Caracals, Sloth bears, Black bucks, Rufous-tailed Hare, Indian Wild Boar, Chinkara, Common Palm Civets or Toddy cat, fruit bats, Desert Cats, Fives striped Palm Squirrels, Indian False Vampires, Indian Flying Foxes, Indian Foxes, Indian Gerbils, Indian Mole Rats, Indian Porcupines, Long-eared Hedgehogs, Ratels, Small Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Civets and Common mongoose & 35 species of reptiles and 320 species of birds.

Overnight stay in Ranthambore.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Activity: None

Day 6 & 7 – Ranthambore National Park:

Morning and Afternoon jungle safari. Overnight stay in Ranthambore.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Activity: Morning and Afternoon jungle safari on both days

Day 8 – Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary:

We get up early to catch our train to Bharatpur, 12903 – Golden Temple Mail, timing 8:30 – 10:58. After reaching Bharatpur, Our Taxi will pick up us from the Railway station and drop us at our comfortable homestay.

Keoladeo National Park, located in the State of Rajasthan, is an important wintering ground of Palaearctic migratory waterfowl and is renowned for its large congregation of non-migratory resident breeding birds. A green wildlife oasis situated within a populated human-dominated landscape, some 375 bird species and a diverse array of other life forms have been recorded in this mosaic of grasslands, woodlands, woodland swamps and wetlands of just 2,873 ha. This ‘Bird Paradise’ was developed in a natural depression wetland that was managed as a duck shooting reserve at the end of the 19th century. While hunting has ceased and the area was declared a national park in 1982, its continued existence is dependent on a regulated water supply from a reservoir outside the park boundary. The park’s well-designed system of dykes and sluices provides areas of varying water depths which are used by various avifaunal species.

Due to its strategic location in the middle of the Central Asian migratory flyway and the presence of water, large congregations of ducks, geese, coots, pelicans and waders arrive in the winter. The park was the only known wintering site of the central population of the critically endangered Siberian Crane and also serves as a wintering area for other globally threatened species such as the Greater Spotted Eagle and Imperial Eagle. During the breeding season, the most spectacular heronry in the region is formed by 15 species of herons, ibis, cormorants, spoonbills and storks, where in a well-flooded year over 20,000 birds nest.

After check-in at our homestay, we take some rest. After lunch, we go for a half-day birding in Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Overnight stay in Bharatpur.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Activity: Half-day birding

Day 9 – Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary :

Today we get up early morning, have a cup of hot chai or coffee, and then we go for a full day of birding and photography in Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Overnight stay in Bharatpur.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Activity: Full-day birding tour.

Day 10 – Jaipur – The Pink City:

Today, after breakfast, we drive to the Pink City, Jaipur.

Jaipur became known as “The Pink City” when, in 1876, Maharaja Ram Singh had most of the buildings painted pink—the colour of hospitality—in preparation for a visit by Britain’s Queen Victoria. Today, the city is known for its bazaars, forts, temples, palaces, and wildlife sanctuaries.

Check in at our hotel. Rest a bit and then get ready to explore the pink city. Today we try to cover Amber Palace, Nahargarh Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, Jaigarh Fort, Jantar Mantar, Birla Mandir & local Bazaars of Jaipur.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 
Activity: Half-day city tour in a comfortable taxi

Day 11 – Jaipur :

Today, after having breakfast at our hotel, we will leave for a full-day city tour. 

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner 
Activity: Full-day city tour

Day 12 – Delhi:

Today, after breakfast, we leave Pink City, Jaipur, behind and drive to the capital city, Delhi. Distance is approx. 280kms and it takes 5 hrs. approx. to reach Delhi. We have our farewell dinner today. No activity is planned for today. Overnight stay in Delhi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: None

Day 13 – Delhi (Trip ends here):

Today, according to your flight or train timing, our taxi driver drops off the guest. The trip ends here.

Meals: None
Breakfast: None

Includes

1. Airport transfers (Pick up & drop)
2. Domestic flights/trains if required
3. Accommodation on a sharing basis
4. Accommodation on Single sharing ( at an extra cost)
5. All Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
6. All activities as mentioned in the itinerary
7. National park entries, forts/monuments/heritage building entries, city tours, adventure activities as mentioned in the itinerary (Charges may vary if the govt. changes the prices at the time of the booking)
8. All ground transportation in Air conditioned Taxi
9. Services of 1 tour leader + local guides/trackers (if applicable)
10. Service of potters
11. Gratuity/tip to Safari guide & Driver, taxi drivers, hotel staff 

Excludes

1. Camera charges
2. Visas
3. Flights (All international) 
4. Travel Insurance
5. Optional Activities
6. Drinks, Tips, phone calls, laundry & items of a personal nature
7. Anything that is not mentioned in the “Included section”
8. Gratutity to Expedition Leader or tour leader