India's Jungle Book Experience & Glittering Emirates Cruising
India's Jungle Book Experience & Glittering Emirates Cruising
Golden Triangle Tour with Singapore & Hong Kong Stays with Luxury All Inclusive Vietnam and Thailand Cruise
24 nights
India's Jungle Book Experience & Glittering Emirates Cruising
18 nights
Escorted Tour Highlights
- ● Bhimbetka Cave & Rock Shelters
- ● Tawa Dam Boat Ride
- ● Jeep Safari at Satpura National Park
- ● Satpura Tiger Reserve
- ● Denwa River Canoe Ride (Subject to water level)
- ● Exclusive camping in Satpura Forest.
- ● Jeep Safari at Pench National Park
- ● Sarekha Village Market
- ● Game Drive in Kanha National Park
Your Tour Itinerary in Detail
MSC World Europa, 19th January 2027
‣ Day 1: United Kingdom → Delhi International Airport
● Fly UK to Delhi (Overnight)
‣ Day 2: Delhi
● Arrive Delhi, begin your fully escorted 9nt tour with a transfer to your Delhi hotel for a welcome meeting, rest of the day at leisure.
‣ Day 3: Delhi – Bhopal (Flight) + Drive to Satpura
● Tea/Coffee at the hotel
● Transfer to airport to board flight for Bhopal
● Arrive Bhopal and Drive to Satpura – approximately 4 hours’ drive
● Enroute visit Bimbetka Caves
● Overnight stay at the lodge
Upon arrival in Bhopal drive to Satpura, enroute stop at visit
Bhimbetka cave & at Tawa Dam for a boat ride. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters is an archaeological site in central India that spans the prehistoric paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent and evidence of stone age. It is a UNESCO world heritage site that consists of seven hills and over 750 rock shelters. Some of the Bhimbetka rock shelters feature prehistoric cave paintings and the earliest are about 30,000 years old.
Post visit continue drive to Satpura and check-in at your lodge.
‣ Day 4: Satpura
● Morning Jeep safari at Satpura National Park
● Breakfast at lodge
● Afternoon Jeep safari at the Park
● Overnight stay at the lodge
The Satpura Tiger Reserve is a relatively less visited reserve where one can enjoy pristine wilderness without the crowds. On jeep safaris guests can expect to see Sloth Bear, Leopard, Wild dogs, Giant Squirrel, Sambar, Gaur, Four-horned Antelope, Barking Deer, Nilgai, Crocodiles
and if lucky the Tiger.
After safari, return to the lodge to refresh and catch up with some nice tea/coffee.
Breakfast Included
‣ Day 5: Satpura
● Enjoy canoe ride at Denwa river (Subject to water level) OR Safari
● Breakfast at lodge
● Afternoon enjoy forest hiking
● Overnight stay at Camp
Early morning hop on a canoe and paddle your way through waters of the Denwa river.
Return to the lodge for breakfast. Relax until lunch and post lunch drive into Satpura forest and commence hiking along a forest track (2 Hrs).
Retire at an exclusive camp in Satpura forest.
Breakfast Included
‣ Day 6: Satpura | Pench (Drive)
● Morning enjoy nature walk
● Breakfast at the camp
● Drive to Pench – approximately 4 hours’ drive
● On arrival check-in
● Overnight stay at the lodge
After breakfast check-out and drive to Pench. On arrival check-in at hotel. Pench National park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the Satpuda hills is named after Pench river, meandering through the park from north to south. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and
Chhindwara. Pench National Park, comprising of 758 SQ Kms, out of which a core area of 299 sq. km of Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park and the Mowgli Pench Sanctuary and remaining 464 sq. km of Pench National park is the buffer area.
The area of the present tiger reserve has a glorious history. A description of its natural wealth and richness occurs in Ain-i-Akbari. Pench Tiger Reserve and its neighbourhood is the original setting of Rudyard Kipling's most famous work, The Jungle Book.
Breakfast Included
‣ Day 7: Pench
● Morning Jeep safari at Pench National Park
● Breakfast at the lodge
● Afternoon Jeep safari at Pench National Park
● Overnight stay at the lodge
Morning and afternoon jeep safari at Pench National Park - a wild playground harbouring the maximum density of prey animals, chased by an estimated 65 Tigers. The park is well administered and renowned for its vivid fauna and flora which will make you feel like you are stepping into the pages of The Jungle Book by Sir Rudyard Kipling. The 758 sq. km of scrublands, deciduous forest of Teaks and many lakes, streams and Pench River are home to Tigers, Leopards, Wild Dogs, Neelgai, Chinkara, Gaur and is excellent for birding.
Breakfast Included
‣ Day 8: Pench – Kanha (Drive)
● Morning enjoy cycling & Picnic Breakfast
● Drive to Kanha – Approximately 04 hours
● Check-in at hotel / Lodge
● Visit Sarekha village market
● Overnight stay at the lodge
Today morning enjoy cycling through Pench – Kanha corridor and enjoy picnic breakfast before departing for Kanha.
The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle Book". The Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh came into being in 1955 and forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, created in
1974 under Project Tiger. The Park's landmark achievement is the preservation of the rare hardground Swamp Deer (Barasingha), saving it from near extinction. Stringent conservation programs for the overall protection of the Park's fauna and flora, makes Kanha one of the most
well-maintained National Parks in Asia.
On arrival check in at your lodge and later proceed to visit Sarekha village market. This is an ideal opportunity to engage with locals and experience a slice of their reality as they go about their daily chores and rituals.
‣ Day 9: Kanha
● Early morning Game drive in Kanha National Park
● Breakfast & Lunch at the hotel
● Afternoon Game Drive in Kanha National Park
● Overnight stay at the lodge
Spread across 940 sq.km, Kanha National Park is one of the largest parks in Madhya Pradesh where the majestic royal Bengal tigers are found in good numbers.
The Park is respected globally for saving the Barasingha from near extinction. No doubt, it is one of the best managed parks in Asia and a part of Project Tiger. National Geographic's award winning 'Land of the Tigers' was shot here, but the park is home to leopards, wild dogs and
Barasingha as well. A safari in Kanha will surely get you thrilled, the way you were on your first trip to the zoo, as a child.
Breakfast & Lunch Included
‣ Day 10: Kanha → Delhi
● Today morning enjoy nature walk with resident naturalist and post breakfast drive to Jabalpur airport to board flight for Delhi.
● On arrival in Delhi transfer to hotel and check-in.
● Overnight at the hotel
‣ Day 11: Delhi → Dubai
● This morning after breakfast transfer to the airport for flight to Dubai for a 1nt Stay (RO)
‣ Day 12: Dubai
● Dubai-Check Out Of Hotel To Board MSC World Europa For Your 7 Night Full Board Cruise
See the full MSC World Europa itinerary here.
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