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Duration : 10 nights 11 days
Destination : Abu, Kumbhalgarh, Jodhpur, Thar Desert & Jaisalmer Best Season : October to March
Full day birding at Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary. Evening transfer to the station to connect overnight train to Abu Road at 1955 hrs. Overnight in air-conditioned sleeper train.
Arrive Abu road to 0625 hrs. You will be met and transferred to the hotel. One can look for white-naped tit, green avadavat, marshall's iora and other scrubland birds. Overnight at Abu.
Half day birding at Abu Road. Afternoon drive to Kumbhalgarh (3½ hours). Arrive Kumbhalgarh in the evening. Overnight stay at Kumbhalgarh.
Birding with a guide in and around the fort looking for green avadavat, Indian pitta, common rosefinch, crested bunting, short-toed eagle, jungle bush quail, thick billed flowerpecker etc. Overnight at Kumbhalgarh.
After morning birding, drive to Jodhpur stopping en route for birding. Overnight stay in Jodhpur.
Drive to Jaisalmer stopping en route at Kheechan to see large congregation of demoiselle cranes and other species. Arrive Jaisalmer in the evening. The drive is through the dry desert scrub and very productive for raptors. Overnight stay in a hotel in Jaesalmer.
Morning birding at Gadisar Lake which is very productive for waterbirds. Permit application to visit Desert National Park requires appearance in person at the office of District Magistrate. This morning till lunch will be a non-productive one. Rest of the day birding in and around Jaisalmer. One can find Isabelline, variable and desert wheaters, common kestrel, shikra, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse etc. Overnight stay in a hotel in Jaisalmer.
Full day excursion to Khuri village for birding. One can look for common raven, black crowned sparrow lark, desert and orphean warblers, house bunting etc. Overnight stay in the hotel at Jaisalmer.
Full day excursion to Desert National Park to look for Great Indian Bustard, Stoliczka’s bushchat, cream-colored courser, greater hoopoe lark, eagles such as lesser spotted, bonelli’s, short toed, Imperial etc. are found here, plain leaf warbler and trumpeter finch can be found here etc. Overnight stay in a desert camp in the sand dunes of Sam.
Birding in Desert National Park. Return to Jaisalmer. Overnight stay in the hotel at Jaisalmer.
Morning birding at Fossil Park. Leave for Jodhpur to connect to overnight train to Delhi.
Ranthambhor & Bharatpur or undertake a complete tour of tour ‘North India’
Extensions available for Little Rann of Kutch & Gir National Park or undertake a complete tour of ‘Gujarat’
Please let us know the number of people travelling on this tour and we will send you the total cost. We also specialize in customizing the tour. Should you need any changes we would be happy to modify the itinerary.
The tour may include arrangements such as accommodation, travel, meals, permit, guides, activities etc. or services as required by the client.
The booking of this itinerary is with Asian Adventures, F-313, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030
Tel: (+91 11) 44128785 . Email: wildindiatours@vsnl.com
deposit by wire transfer to Standard Chartered Bank, Account No 52805001839 which is in the name of "Asian Adventures", using Swift Code "SCBLINBBDEL". Branch address: M-1 NDSE Part I, New Delhi-110049. India. Or you can send a cheque payable to Asian Adventures at F-313, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030
date 50%, 15 days before arrival date 90%, 7 days before arrival date 100% of the total itinerary cost.
before tour commencement by wire transfer (to bank account stated above) or by sending a cheque made payable to Asian Adventures to the above address. Alternatively you can pay the balance in cash upon arrival. |
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