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Rajasthan Big Cats

Jaipur & Jhalana Safari Park · Ranthambhore National Park · Bera & Jawai · Sariska National Park
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
Jaipur & Jhalana Safari Park · Ranthambhore National Park · Bera & Jawai · Sariska National Park
Style
Leopards & big cats
Best season
Oct–Mar · cool and clear
The route

11 nights, 4 stops — leopards & big cats.

From Jaipur & Jhalana to Sariska, the route is built around leopards and the dry-country cats of Rajasthan.

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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Leopard
Leopard
Wild cats inside the city.
Striped hyena
On the ridge.
Desert fox
In the scrub.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Jaipur → Jaipur & Jhalana

Into Jaipur & Jhalana

Out at first light.

Settle into Jaipur and head out on a short leopard safari in the Jhalana ridge.

02Jaipur & Jhalana

City leopards & heritage

Cats before the heat.

Morning and evening leopard safaris in Jhalana, paired with the forts, palaces and old city of Jaipur.

03Jaipur & Jhalana → Ranthambhore

On to Ranthambhore

The forest wakes.

Transfer to Ranthambhore and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.

04Ranthambhore

Lakes and the fort

Patience, then a sighting.

Morning and afternoon safaris in the permit zones, with tigers among the lakes, stepwells and the great fort.

05Ranthambhore

Lakes and the fort

Slow hours, sharp eyes.

Drives timed for the light, working the lakes where tigers and sambar gather.

06Ranthambhore → Bera & Jawai

On to Bera & Jawai

Out at first light.

Transfer to Bera & Jawai and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings. Drive in from Udaipur to the granite hills and head out for a first leopard drive.

07Bera & Jawai

Leopards on the rocks

Cats before the heat.

Open-country drives to the granite kopjes where leopards den among temples and farmland, with the Rabari herders alongside. Reading the rocks for leopards in the open, plus the Jawai dam's flamingos and crocodiles.

08Bera & Jawai

Leopards on the rocks

The forest wakes.

Reading the rocks for leopards in the open, plus the Jawai dam's flamingos and crocodiles. Transfer to Bera & Jawai and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.

09Bera & Jawai → Sariska

On to Sariska

Patience, then a sighting.

Transfer to Sariska and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.

10Sariska

Aravalli drives

Slow hours, sharp eyes.

Drives for the reintroduced tigers, leopard and hyena, with the Kankwari fort and temples set in the hills.

11Sariska

Aravalli drives

Out at first light.

Working the dry forest and ridges in this recovering reserve near the capital.

12Sariska → onward

Departure

A last morning, then the road home.

A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

Oct – Mar

Cool and clear

The comfortable months, with cats active morning and evening.

Apr – Jun

Hot but reliable

Cats and prey concentrate at water; hot but productive.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Tiger

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Field notes, now and then.

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