The park is also very rich in Indian birdlife. Day 5 and 6 Two full days in Ranthambhore with two inpark tours. Once the finest wildfowl hunting preserve in North India, Bharatpur is now India's most outstanding bird sanctuary and plays host to many migrant species from Siberia and China, including the Siberian Crane as well as many terrestrial birds. Large rock pythons can be seen sunning themselves at Python Point. Full day programm in the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
Bicycles are available for hire to ride on the forest trails.
Day 9 Depart for Bandhavgarh National Park. Steep cliffs,rocky hills and a sky line dominated by a 2000 year old fort give the park its unique, dramatic splendour. Once the hunting preserve of the rulers of Rewa state in whose territory the first white tiger was found, Bandhavgarh's 44844 hectare area contains dense sal and bamboo forests, ideal terrain for the tiger for whom thick shelter and plentiful water are so essential. Apart from the tiger, the Park's larger mammals include the blue bull, gaur or Indian bison, panther, sloth bear and sambar. Avian life abounds in the foreset clearings and streams,and the more colourful species are the paradise flycatcher, Malabar pied hornbill and orange-headed ground thrush.