# day 1 - new delhi to jim corbett national park
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We leave delhi at about 8 a.m. For jim corbett national park. A stop for lunch will be made en route. We aim to reach corbett by evening. After settling in, the remainder of the day can be spent exploring your surroundings. Make sure you are well rested, as we have an early start tomorrow!
corbett national park is situated in ramnagar in the nainital district of uttarakhand, the park serves as a protected area for the critically endangered bengal tiger. In recent times, corbett national park has also become known for vulture conservation. The present area of the reserve is 1318.54 sq km (square kilometres).
It is named after the famous hunter-naturalist, jim corbett. It is home to over 50 varieties of mammals, about 600 species of birds (parakeets, owls, orioles, drongos, thrushes, babblers, bulbuls, cuckoos, doves, bee-eaters, rollers, flycatchers, warblers, robins and more) and about 25 reptilian species. The pride of corbett is of course its tigers, leopards and rare gharials.
meals: lunch, dinner
accommodation: corbett wilderness
route: delhi to jim corbett national park
travel time : 6 hrs
included activity-nature walk
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# day 2 - jim corbett national park
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Today we begin early. After breakfast, we set out on a game safari. Apart from the tiger and leopard there are smaller felines in the park including the jungle cat and the fishing cat. Other mammals include barking deer, sambar deer, hog deer, blackbucks, chital, sloth bears, himalayan black bears, indian grey mongooses, otters, yellow-throated martens, ghoral, indian pangolins, langurs and rhesus monkeys. Large herds of elephants can be seen in the summer. We return to the lodge for lunch, and then leave for an afternoon game drive into the parks wilderness.
meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
accommodation: corbett wilderness
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# day 3 - jim corbett national park
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We start out early once again. Enjoy a steaming cup of tea before we go on an elephant safari (subject to availability). The safari lasts for about 2 hours. Corbett is also a popular birding destination as it is home to more than 600 species of birds including domestic birds and migratory birds. Some of the common resident birds are cormorants, darters, grey herons, egrets, cattle egrets, white-necked and black-necked storks, spotbills, large pied wagtails and white-capped redstarts. The birds of prey include crested serpent eagles, black-winged kites, indian shikras, himalayan grey-headed fishing eagles, himalayan vultures and lesser and greater spotted eagles. Other resident birds (not very commonly found) are hawk-eagles, crested honey buzzards and the black eagles.
The migratory birds of prey include the osprey, the peregrine falcon, the booted hawk- eagle and the steppe eagle. The woodland birds commonly sighted are green pigeons, parakeets, cuckoos, hornbills, barbets, woodpeckers, orioles, drongos, pies, babblers and thrushes. Among the ground-birds (woodland) are the peafowl, the red junglefowl, and the white-crested kalij pheasant. We return to the lodge for breakfast. You can relax till after lunch, when we set out once again to explore the park.
meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
accommodation: corbett wilderness
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# day 4 - jim corbett national park to new delhi
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After a leisurely breakfast, we drive back to delhi, where our tour ends.
meals: breakfast
route: jim corbett to new delhi
travel time : approximately 6 hrs
please note: accommodation providers are subject to change without notice. The accommodations listed in this dossier are our preferred suppliers, but sometimes due to availability issues, we are unable to make use of the properties listed in this dossier. If we cannot use an accommodation provider as listed we will substitute another property of similar standards.