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 Wildlife jewels of Assam: Manas & Kaziranga N.P. (6 Nights/7 days) |
| Tour WL01: Guwahati – Manas – Kaziranga - Guwahati |
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| This is the trip of trips for those who want to savor the large Assamese parks of the terai (open grasslands bordering the southern fringes of the Himalaya). Well organized jeep and elephant rides with our thoroughly trained naturalists will show you rhino's, wild elephants, wild buffalo, four species of deer and almost certainly Hoolock Gibbons and the rare Golden Langur. Bird watchers will have their hands full as each of the parks boasts around 500 different bird species, such as the rare Bengal Florican. You will stay at one of our own lodge, Bansbari Lodge which is next to the entrance of Manas N.P. Apart from being an excellent vantage point it is an ideal base for walks along the fringes of the park, through the nearby tea estate or along the banks of the Manas River. |
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Day 01: Guwahati – Manas National Park (180- kms/ 5 hrs)
Arrive Guwahati by air. Meet and assist by JTI staff at the airport. Transfer to Manas National Park. On arrival we check in at The Bansbari Lodge. Overnight.
Day 02: Manas
Early morning, go for an Elephant safari. Mid morning visit a local village and a tea garden. Afternoon, go for a thrilling Jeep safari ride to the park. We come back to the Lodge before dusk. Overnight at Bansbari Lodge
Day 03: Manas – Kaziranga (340 km / 7 hrs)
Today we take a trek to local village and tea gardens. Afternoon drive to the famous Kaziranga National Park - a paradise for greater Indian one horned Rhinoceros as well as a birdwatcher’s delight. Check into a hotel/ jungle lodge. Overnight.
Day 04: Kaziranga
Early morning elephant ride inside the park. Mid Morning visit an Assamese village. Afternoon jeep ride inside the park. Overnight.
Day 05: Kaziranga
Early morning elephant safari. Afternoon, go inside the park on jeep from another side. Overnight.
Day 06: Kaziranga – Guwahati (230 km / 5 hrs)
Morning proceed to Guwahati and check in a hotel, later a visit to local market. Overnight.
Day 07: Guwahati – Airport
Morning transfer to Guwahati airport for onward journey.
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| Manas Special – 5 Nights/6 days |
| Tour WL02: Guwahati – Manas – Guwahati |
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| Manas National Park is a Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India. With an area of 500sq. km, the national park is located along the Indo - Bhutan border based at the foothill of the Himalayas and is connected to Royal Manas N.P. in Bhutan (1000 sq. km). Mana N.P. harbors more endangered species than any other park in India. Among these are endemic species like the Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog. |
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Day 01: Drive Guwahati – Manas National Park (180- kms/ 5 hrs)
Arrive Guwahati by air. Meet and assist by JTI staff at the airport. Transfer to Manas National Park. On arrival we check in at the Bansbari Lodge. Overnight.
Day 02: Manas
Early morning, go for an Elephant safari. Mid morning visit a local village and a tea garden. Afternoon, go for a thrilling Jeep safari ride to the park. We come back to the Lodge before dusk. Overnight at Bansbari Lodge
Day 03: Manas
Early morning go for another Elephant safari. Then we will go for a jeep safari to another range. We come back to the Lodge before dusk. Overnight at Bansbari Lodge
Day 04: Manas – Guwahati
We check out after breakfast and drive to Guwahati. On arrival in Guwahati we check in at our hotel. Evening visit a local market. Overnight.
Day 05: Guwahati – Sualkuchi (35 Kms/2 hrs)
Morning, visit the famous Shakti shrine “Kamakhya Temple’’ on the picturesque Neelachal hills. From here we will drive to Sualkuchi - the silk village. Afternoon, visit the State museum. Evening visit ‘Kalakshetra’ a place where Assamese history and culture is depicted in a sprawling enclosure. Overnight.
Day 06: Departure
Morning transfer to the airport for flight to onward journey.
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| Wildlife of India's Far-East (8 Nights/9 Days) |
| Tour WL03: Dibrugarh – Namdapha N.P – Dibru Saikhowa N.P - Dibrugarh |
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| On this tour you visit India's most remote national park: Namdapha National Park, on the border with Myanmar. With an area of 1985 sq. kms, it is the only park in Asia that is home to four large predators of the cat family. Apart from an unknown number of tigers, it boasts the common leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard. Much of its plant- and animal life is yet to be discovered and described. Due to its inaccessibility large tracts of undisturbed semi-topical jungle remain. Namdapha is also one of the very few protected areas that span an altitude of 200 meters ASL to 4500m. Dibru-Saikhowa is a wetland reserve. Its rich diversity of birds and the occurrence of the severely threatened Ganges dolphin have gained it the status of UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. |
Dibru - Saikhowa National Park situated in the south bank of the river Brahmaputra in Eastern part of Assam exhibits the properties of both the Indian and Malayan sub regions. Of the seven parts of the park one part is wet land and the rest is mainly grassland and dense forest. The Park is home to the White winged Wood- Duck and semi-wild horse called the Feral Horses, which are third and fourth generation of those tamed army horses left loose during the earthquake here in 1950. |
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Day 01: Dibrugarh - Namdapha N.P. (110 km / 3 hrs)
Arrive Dibrugarh, meet by JTI staff on arrival at the Airport and transfer to Deban in Namdapha. Check in to Forest Rest House at Deban. Afternoon take a walk around this pristine location. Overnight.
Day 02: Namdapha N.P.
Today we will trek for about 5 km to Haldibari, where we pitch tents and look around for birds and other wild life. Porters, cooks and local guides will help us along the way. Overnight in tents.
Day 03: Namdapha N.P.
Break tents and trek on to Hornbill, 6 km. This is an uphill trek through thick vegetation. Pitch tents and after some rest walk around spotting birds, plants and wild life. Overnight in tents.
Day 04: Namdapha N.P.
We climb some more and come across Bulbulia where we pitch our tents. Overnight in tents.
Day 05: Namdapha N.P.
Today we make our return journey by trekking downhill all the way to Deban. Arrive by late afternoon. Overnight at Forest Rest House.
Day 06: Namdapha N.P. – Tinsukia - Dibru-Saikhowa N.P. (12 km / 30 minutes)
Today drive to Tinsukia. Check into a hotel on arrival. From here will drive to Guijan Ghat (jetty) in the Brahmaputra River. Take a motorized boat to the cluster of islands in the Brahmaputra River that forms the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. You will be accompanied by our naturalist and a local guide. Spend the whole day in the park. Overnight.
Day 07: Dibru-Saikhowa N.P.
Today drive to Guijan Ghat (jetty) in the Brahmaputra River. Take a motorized boat to the cluster of islands in the Brahmaputra River that forms the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. You will be accompanied by our naturalist and a local guide. Spend the whole day in the park. Return to Tinsukia by late afternoon. Overnight.
Day 08: Tinsukia - Dibrugarh (65 km / 2 hrs)
Drive back to Dibrugarh. Check into hotel. Overnight.
Day 09: Dibrugarh – Fly Out
Morning transfer to airport for onward journey.
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| Foothills of the Eastern Himalayas: Nameri & Eagle's Nest – 7 Nights/8 day |
| Tour WL04: Guwahati – Nameri N.P – Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary N.P |
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| Nameri National Park, situated at the foothills of eastern Himalayas, is often regarded as an entomologist's paradise.
Nameri and Eagle's Nest (Arunachal Pradesh) are two lesser known reserves near the Bhutanese border. As it is possible to visit these parks on foot, they are excellent for birding. Again, our specialized naturalists will assist you.
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Day 01: Guwahati - Eco Camp (210 km / 6 hrs)
Arrive Guwahati Airport. Meet by JTI staff and transfer to Eco Camp at Nameri National Park, near the Assam Arunachal Pradesh border. (Eco camp has comfortable double bedded tents with a thatched roof canopy). Overnight.
Day 02: Eco Camp
Morning, drive 25 km upstream from Eco-camp and raft down the Bhorelli River. Expert boatman will accompany you. In the afternoon, trek inside Nameri National Park which is located on the other side of the Bhorelli river. Return to our camp in the evening. Overnight.
Day 03: Eco Camp – Eagles Nest (150 kms / 5 hrs)
Drive to Eagle’s Nest in Arunachal Pradesh and check in at Lama Camp. Later in the evening we go for birding at the Eagle’s Nest. Overnight.
Day 04: Eagles Nest
Morning, we go for a birding trip around Lama Camp. Overnight at the camp.
Day 05: Eagles Nest
Today we will drive for a short while and then trek to Bompu Camp inside the Eagle’s Nest. Later in the day we go for birding around Bompu camp. Overnight at the camp.
Day 06: Eagles Nest
Today go for birding around Bompu Camp. Overnight at the camp..
Day 07: Eagles Nest - Guwahati - Tezpur (185 kms / 6 hrs)
Morning transfer to Tezpur. Check into a hotel on arrival. Overnight.
Day 08: Tezpur – Guwahati (180 kms/5 hrs)
Morning transfer to Guwahati airport for onward journey.
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| Wild Shores of the Brahmaputra – 5 Nights/6 days |
| Tour WL05: Guwahati – Nameri N.P. – Kaziranga N.P |
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| On this 6 day journey you will visit the world famous Kaziranga National Park, known for its successful protection of the Indian one-horned rhino. More than 90% of its entire population lives here. Less known is that the parks core area has the highest recorded density of tigers in India. It also harbors more than half of the entire population of wild buffalos in Asia, as well as the largest population of barasingha (swamp deer) in India. More than 500 bird species have been recorded in Kaziranga. Nameri on the banks of the River Bhorelli coming down from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh is a smaller, less visited but very attractive park which is particularly good for birding. |
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Day 01: Guwahati - Eco Camp (210 km / 6 hrs)
Arrive Guwahati Airport. Meet by JTI staff and transfer to Eco Camp at Nameri National Park, near the Assam Arunachal Pradesh border. (Eco camp has comfortable double bedded tents with a thatched roof canopy). Overnight.
Day 02: Eco Camp
Morning, drive 25 km upstream from Eco-camp and raft down the Bhorelli River. Expert boatman will accompany you. In the afternoon, trek inside Nameri National Park which is located on the other side of the Bhorelli river. Return to our camp in the evening. Overnight.
Day 03: Eco Camp – Kaziranga N.P. (115 km / 3 hrs)
We will be driving down to Kaziranga in the morning. We shall, on the way, cross the river Brahmaputra by one of the longest river bridges in India. Check into a hotel/lodge. In the afternoon, jeep ride inside the park. This park is well known for the one horned rhinoceros. Come back to the hotel/lodge by dusk. Overnight.
Day 04: Kaziranga N.P.
Early morning elephant ride inside the park. Mid morning visit an Assamese village to see their way of life. Afternoon jeep ride inside the park from another side. Come back to hotel/lodge. Overnight.
Day 05: Kaziranga N.P.
Early morning elephant safari. Afternoon, go inside the park on jeep from another side. Overnight.
Day 06: Kaziranga – Guwahati/Jorhat (230 km / 5 hrs)
Morning transfer to Guwahati/Jorhat airport for onward journey.
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| South Bank of the Brahmaputra – 5 Nights/6 days |
| Tour: WL06 Dibrugarh – Dibru Saikhowa N.P. – Kaziranga N.P – Guwahati |
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Located in the North - Eastern region of India, Assam is no doubt one of the richest places in the world when it comes to wildlife because of its bio-geographical location, a mixture of flood plains with Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers in the world. In this short but rewarding trip, you will visit one of the most important wetland of Assam, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park also an International Biosphere Reserve, and the most important rhino sanctuary in Asia: Kaziranga National Park.
Dibru - Saikhowa National Park exhibits the properties of both the Indian and Malayan sub |
regions. The Park is home to the White winged Wood- Duck and semi-wild horse called the Feral Horses, which are third and fourth generation of well trained army horses left loose during the earthquake here in 1950.
The Kaziranga National Park is home to the great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros. Kaziranga exhibits a very complex ecological balance, because of its forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, mellow marshes and shallow pools. Apart from the one horned Rhinoceros, Elephant, Tiger, varieties of deers etc; a large number of migratory birds can also be seen here during the winter season. |
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Day 01: Dibrugarh - Dibru-Saikhowa N.P. (65 km / 2 hrs)
Arrive Dibrugarh airport. Meet and transfer by JTI staff and transfer to Tinsukia. Check into a hotel on arrival. Overnight.
Day 02: Dibru - Saikhowa N.P.
Today drive to Guijan Ghat (jetty) in the Brahmaputra River. Take a motorized boat to the cluster of islands in the Brahmaputra River that forms the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. You will be accompanied by our naturalist and a local guide. Spend the whole day in the park. Return to Tinsukia by late afternoon. Overnight.
Day 03: Dibrugarh – Kaziranga N.P. (220 km / 4 hrs)
We will be drive to Kaziranga in the morning. Check into a hotel/lodge. Afternoon, take a jeep ride inside the park. Return to the hotel/lodge by dusk. Overnight.
Day 04: Kaziranga
Early morning elephant ride inside the park. Mid Morning visit an Assamese village. Afternoon jeep ride inside the park. Overnight.
Day 05: Kaziranga
Early morning elephant safari. Afternoon, go inside the park on jeep from another side Overnight.
Day 06: Kaziranga – Guwahati/Jorhat (230 km / 5 hrs)
Morning transfer to Guwahati/Jorhat airport for onward journey.
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