Detailed Itinerary for South India Wildlife Tour (15 N / 16 D)

Day 01 : Arrive Bangalore
On your arrival at Bangalore airport our Dynamic Tours representative will meet you and will transfer you to the hotel.The garden city of Bangalore is the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Situated at about 1000 meters above sea level. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 : Bangalore-Mysore
After breakfast drive to Mysore (125-kms / 3 hrs.). Mysore is the cultural capital of Karnataka. It is a majestic, mysterious and mesmersing city. Mysore has a number of historical and heritage building. On arrival check-into the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing of Mysore. Visit Mysore Palace. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03 : Mysore - Ranganathittu -Mysore
After breakfast proceed for full day excursion to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. This birding site lush green islands on the river Cauvery. The is is known for migratory birds from Siberia , Australia & south america. It's a grea place to spot Spoon bills, Open Bill Stork, White Ibis, Little Egret, Darter, Pond Heron, Cattle Egret, Cormorant, Wild Duck, Peafowl, large cormorant, shags , river tern, great stone plover, kingfisher, Indian cliff swallow and the lesser whistling teal. Also is offers a great chance to witness Marsh Crocodiles, otters , Flying foxes , bonnet macaque, common mongoose, palm civet. Return back to Mysore. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04 : Mysore –Srirangapatnam- Nagarhole
After breakfast drive to Nagarhole National Park enroute visit Srirangapatnam, famous as the Tipu Sultan's former capital, Srirangapatnam is a picturesque island in the Cauvery River. The biggest of the three islands in the River Cauvery, it is about 5 km long and 2km wide. Continue drive to Nagarhole.

It is the largest stretch of protected forest in india, the formation of forest is dry scrub - moist decidious with forest of rosewood, sandal, Oak, bamboo & teak. The park boosts a great variety of wildlife including asiatic Elephants ,tigers, leopards, Gaur, Squirrels, sambar, Chittal, Monkeys, mouse deers, diiferent species of mongoose, monkeys, otters, pangoline etc. Enjoy a wildlife viewing on the afternoon jeep safari trip. Overnight at the wildlife lodge.

Day 05 : Nagarhole National Park
Early morning wildlife viewing and bird watching in the park or a Coracle ride on the Kabini River. Enjoy an evening jeep ride or an Elephant ride into the Nagarhole Jungle. Overnight at the wildlife lodge.

Day 06 : Nagarhole-Bandipur National Park
Morning drive to Bandipur National Park. situated among the foothills of Western Ghat & Nilgiri Mountains, Bandipur has remarkable variety of flora and fauna.

This place is home to Leopard, Asiatic Wild Dogs, Stripped Hyenas, Jackals, Jungle Cats, Leopard Cats, Rusty Spotted Cats, Palm Civet, Small Indian Civets, Otters and four different species of Mongooses (the common stripe necked, brown and ruddy mongooses), Gaur, Sambar, Cheetal, Muntjac, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Four-Horn Antelope, Pangolin, Indian Porcupine, Fruit Bat, Spender Loris, Langur, Bonnet Macaque, Wild Pig, Black Saped Hare and variety of reptiles such as Rock Python, Cobra, Marsh Crocodile, Monitor Lizard, Rat Snake, Wolf Snake, Common Krait, Runel's Viper Bamboo Pit Viper and Green Keel Back are also found here. Bandipur is great destination for birding also. Afternoon visit inside the wildlife sanctuary in jeeps. Overnight stay at the wildlife lodge.

Day 07 : Bandipur National Park
Morning & evening wildlife viewing and bird watching. Overnight stay at the wildlife lodge.

Day 08 : Bandipur National Park - Ooty
After breakfast drive to Ooty (80-kms / 3 hrs.). Afternoon proceed for the guided sightseeing of Botanical garden, Dottabeta Park and tea plantations. See the beautiful 'Blue hills' of the Nilgiris, go on nature walks along winding roads, see hill slopes covered with greenery and wild flowers, hear the silence of the mountains broken only by the calls of birds and the chirping of crickets, while in Ooty: Stand at the edge of a cliff and see the astounding view of undulating hills and valleys extending as far as the eye can see. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 09 : Ooty - Munnar
After breakfast drive to to Munnar, hill town of Munnar, Located at a height of 1600mts.Munnar town was the summer resort for British. Munnar is the highest tea estate in the world. Afternoon at leisure or free for optional activities - explore the Tea Gardens, Botanical Garden or Ooty Lake. Overnight at hotel.

Day 10 : Munnar - Eravikulam National Park - Munnar
Morning Afternoon drive to Eravikulam National Park to see the Nilgiri Tahr. Eravikulam National Park, The area is tropical evergreen forest. Grasslands, shrubs, and forests are what one finds throughout. Grasslands with patches of forests known as sholas in between cover almost the entire region. This Sanctuary is set up for the preservation of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. The park home to Elephants, Sambhars, Gaurs, Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri, Langur, giant squirrel, Tigers and Leopards. Overnight at hotel.

Day 11 : Munnar- Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
After breakfast drive to Periyar (3 hrs.) In the lap of the mountains, the Periyar wildlife sanctuary's environ is like a canvas of many shades. The fresh air of the moist deciduous forest gives one a chance to experience the peace and serenity and long to return for more.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary : It Set high in the ranges of the Western Ghats, in God’s Own Country, Kerala, is the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve. Periyar wildlife sanctuary has a picturesque lake at the heart of the sanctuary. Formed with the building of a dam in 1895, this reservoir meanders around the contours of the wooded hills, providing a permanent source of water for the local wildlife. Though its a Tiger Reserve, tourists come here to view the Indian elephants in the act of ablution and playfulness by the Periyar lake.

Afternoon Nature Walk in Tiger Reserve. The birdlife comprises of Darters, Cormorants, Kingfishers, the great Malabar Hornbill and racket-tailed Drongoes. The reptilian population boasts Of Monitor Lizards that can be spotted basking in the sun, on the rocks along the lakeshore.Overnight at hotel.

Day 12 : Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Morning boating in the Periyar Lake for the best opportunity to see wildlife at close quarters. Visitors who trek into the Periyar national park often see a Python and sometimes even a King Cobra.

Day 13 : Periyar – Alappuzha (Housebaot)
After breakfast drive to Alappuzha to board the houseboat.Staying in this moving palace is breathtakingly stimulating experience. While sailing through canals one sees different scenes from the villages, paddy fields, coconut palms, fisherman and local life. Lunch, dinner next day breakfast and tea snacks will be provided in the boat. The cool breeze from the Lake make you sleep early in the night after anchoring in a fancy place.Dinner and Overnight in the houseboat.

Day 14 : Kumarakoram
Disembark your houseboat at Kumarakom and visit Kumarakoram Bird Sanctuary, located on the banks of the Vembanad Lake, the bird sanctuary is spread across 14 acres. The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, an ornithologist's paradise is a favourite haunt of migratory birds like the siberian stork, egret, darter, heron and teal. Overnight at hotel.

Day 15 : Kumarakom-Cochin
Morning drive to Cochin. Arrive Cochin & check into the hotel Afternoon start sightseeing trip of Cochin: Visit Dutch Palace, with its murals from the Ramayana, the Jewish Synagogue in Mattancherry and St Francis' Church in Fort Cochin. This evening enjoy a Kathakali performance, a traditional dance form of Kerala. Overnight at hotel.

Day 16 : Cochin-Onward Journey
On time transfer to airport to board flight for home.

Travel Tips For Visiting the National Park

Before choosing India as your destination it’s better to have a little knowledge of this land of diversity. Since its inception in tourist books, India’s tourism sector continuously increase in dimension and popularity and today the country becomes one of the most striking destination in the world and is host to scores of international tourist every year.

To make your visit simpler, effective and more enjoyable, India presents well-organized infrastructure covering all the aspects of tourism. Apart from the exotic and colorful places, India offers a profusion of hotels of all shapes and sizes right from the reasonable budget hotels to state-of-the-art luxury hotels and heritage hotels that can even vie with the foremost hotels of the world in the field of comfort and hospitality.

Just as its varied landscape, the climate of the country varies too – from the arid deserts of Rajasthan to the coolest and wettest valleys of Assam. Practically India moves on with three seasons a year –hot, wet and the cool. The sun starts to grow hotter in the Nothern Plains around February and by April it becomes almost unbearable, and monsoon in the form of huge rainstorms kick start around the month of June.


Before you depart

Research the wildlife you want to spot as well as the destination you are traveling to.

• Plan your trip to coincide with the peak wildlife season.
• Determine the best place for spotting animals and birds.
• Organize wildlife watching trips for the early morning or late evening.
• Hire an outfitter or guide that caters to families and has experience with children.

Engage the kids

Introduce the kids to the animals and birds they are likely to see on your wildlife watching trip.

• Investigate wildlife as well as its habitat.
• Help them learn to identify animal tracks.
• Research the natural history of the area together.

Make it fun

Knowing where and how to look for wildlife will increase your child’s chance of spotting birds and animals and it will help him or her understand the need to be alert, patient and quiet.

• Scan the horizon rather and rather than focusing on a bush or tree.
• Detect motion from a bird in flight to the twitch of an ear.
• Look for shapes that stand apart from the geography.
• Watch for the flash of color both in the sky and on the ground.
• Look at the edge of the animal’s habitat, be it a forest, field or pond.
• Keep an eye out for signs, from animal tracks to gnawed wood, that animals have been there.
• Don’t focus only on sight, listen to the sounds and detect the smells.

Turn your outing into a wildlife adventure

Spotting wildlife is only part of the fun. Include the following in your child’s day pack and turn the family outing into a wildlife adventure.

• Field guide.
• Animal or bird checklist.
• Binoculars.
• Camera, many disposable models work fine.
• Notebook to record ‘evidence’ of what they see.

Things More Important ! Never Forget Them

Essentials Doccuments : If you are an outsider and visiting India, carrying proper identification is inevitable. Like any other place in the world a proper identification in the form of passport and visa is necessary and should be always with you throughout your journey period. Besides the originals, a photocopy of your passport, visa, air ticket and other travel documents should be maintained.

Travel Insurance : Wherever you go the element of risk is always there with you like a shadow. And travelling to a foreign country can make the risk unnecessarily bigger. So it is wise to shed this uncertainty of life by insure against it. What happen if you find that your luggage and other personal valuables disappeared after arrival, or a medical emergency arises during your stay or some personal emergency that demands an early return to your homeland? Your travel insurance will defend all financial crises during such fragile moments of your visit.