Kaziranga Tiger Tour

Durations:06 nights & 07 days
Destination: Guwahati - Kaziranga - Guwahati - Calcutta - Sunderbans - Calcutta.

Day 01: Guwahati-Kaziranga
Meals: dinner and tea service
Fly to Guwahati in the morning and transfer to Kaziranga National Park (4½ hr.). In the evening tribal or Bihu dance (subject to availability) by log fire under bamboo grove along with dinner. Overnight at Wild Grass Resort or Ban Habi.

Day 02: Kaziranga National Park
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and tea service
Wildlife viewing and nature watch in the park. Late afternoon tribal village visit, Assamese village to see silk worm rearing. Dinner and overnight at Wild Grass Resort or Ban Habi.

Day 03: Kaziranga National Park
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and tea service
Early morning visit to the National Park on elephants (optional). Afternoon visit to the park for wildlife viewing. Overnight at Wild Grass Resort or Ban Habi.

Day 04: Kaziranga-Guwahati-Calcutta
Meals: breakfast.
Drive to Guwahati to connect flight to Calcutta. Arrive in Calcutta in the evening. Overnight in a medium class clean hotel.

Day 05: Calcutta-Sunderbans National Park
Meals: lunch, dinner and tea service
You are met in the morning and transferred by a comfortable vehicle to the jetty at Sonakhali. The 2½ hour drive takes through the lush-green rural Bengal landscape, dotted with its picturesque villages and quaint markets. Our personal boat, the M.B. Sundari awaits you here. You cruise down the rivers Hogol, Gomor, Durgaduani, Bidya and the Gumdi. As you sip tea or coffee, our resident naturalist explains the many mysteries of the Sunderbans. On this stretch alone you can see six different types of Kingfishers! A couple of pleasant hours later you arrive at the Sunderbans Jungle Camp on the Island of Bali. Here a sumptuous lunch awaits you and after a short rest in the well-appointed cottages we take you down to Sajnekhali, to see the Mangrove Interpretation Center and return via the Sudhyanakhali watchtower. You can either dine aboard the boat or at the resort.

Day 06: Sunderbans National Park
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and tea service
This day we take you on a full day cruise. We leave just after breakfast and head towards the canopied walk at Dobanki. We then proceed to the furthest point-Netidhopani, where you can see age-old excavations and view game from the watchtower. If you are lucky you can spot the famous swimming tigers of Sunderbans. We keep a sharp watch for basking Estuarine Crocodiles and the elusive Irrawady Dolphins. Lunch is on board and we return late in the evening after watching the spectacular sunset. In the evening the local village troupe enacts the opera based on the popular myth of the Goddess Bonobibi.

Day 07: Sunderbans National Park-Calcutta
Meals: breakfast, lunch and tea service
We take you on a tour of the island village of Bali, where you can watch local residents conducting their everyday chores-fishing, weaving and boat-making. A short cruise in country boats along the narrow canals completes the Sunderbans experience. After lunch we transfer you back to Kolkata. Fly to the next destination.