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What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Tadoba
Drive in from Nagpur and head out on an afternoon drive toward Tadoba lake.
Waterhole tigers
Morning and afternoon safaris in core and buffer, working the waterholes where Tadoba's tigers come to cool off.
Waterhole tigers
Drives timed for the cats, with marsh crocodile and big deer herds at the water.
On to Pench
Transfer to Pench and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
River and teak
Morning and afternoon safaris in the teak forest and along the river, strong on tigers, deer herds and birds.
River and teak
Drives built around the river and reservoir, with raptors and the chance of tiger and wild dog.
On to Kanha
Transfer to Kanha and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Across the meadows
Morning and afternoon safaris across Kanha's sal forest and meadows, with barasingha, gaur and the chance of tiger.
Across the meadows
Long drives through the core, working the meadows at first light for predators on the move.
On to Bandhavgarh
Transfer to Bandhavgarh and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
On the trail of tigers
Morning and afternoon jeep safaris in the core zones, working the meadows and waterholes where the tigers move.
On the trail of tigers
Dawn and dusk drives with your naturalist, reading alarm calls and pugmarks toward a sighting.
On the trail of tigers
Morning and afternoon jeep safaris in the core zones, working the meadows and waterholes where the tigers move.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak tiger season
Hot and dry, when the forest thins and tigers come to water — the strongest sightings.
Cool and green
Comfortable drives and good general game; core zones reopen by October after the monsoon.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Mahua Kothi
A Taj-run lodge of cool stone kothis at Bandhavgarh, understated and built around the guiding.
Samode Safari Lodge
A standout jungle lodge at Bandhavgarh, an easy reach of the gates for first-light drives.
Banjaar Tola
A Taj tented camp on the Banjar river at Kanha — low-impact luxury facing the forest.
Singinawa Jungle Lodge
A standout jungle lodge at Kanha, a comfortable base for the meadows and the core zones.
Jamtara Wilderness Camp
A riverside tented camp at Pench, known for star-beds and quiet, considered guiding.
Svasara Jungle Lodge
A standout jungle lodge at Tadoba, close to the gates for the hot-season tiger drives.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.