Ranthambhore + Bera & Jawai
8 nights, 2 stops — leopards & big cats.
From Ranthambhore to Bera & Jawai, the route is built around leopards and the dry-country cats of Rajasthan.
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Ranthambhore
Arrive at Sawai Madhopur and head out on an afternoon drive among the lakes and ruins.
Lakes and the fort
Morning and afternoon safaris in the permit zones, with tigers among the lakes, stepwells and the great fort.
Lakes and the fort
Drives timed for the light, working the lakes where tigers and sambar gather.
Lakes and the fort
Morning and afternoon safaris in the permit zones, with tigers among the lakes, stepwells and the great fort.
On to Bera & Jawai
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.
Leopards on the rocks
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.
Leopards on the rocks
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.
Leopards on the rocks
Open-country drives to the granite kopjes where leopards den among temples and farmland, with the Rabari herders alongside. Most Indian wildlife is protected by drawing a line and keeping people out. Bera does the opposite — leopards and herders share the same unfenced hills. It is one of the few places that shows what tolerance, rather than exclusion, can achieve, and why losing that culture would lose the leopards too.
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.
Cool and clear
The comfortable months, with cats active morning and evening.
Hot but reliable
Cats and prey concentrate at water; hot but productive.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
SUJÁN Jawai
The camp that put Jawai on the map — design-led tents among the granite, built around the leopards.
Aman-i-Khas
Aman's tented camp at Ranthambhore — vast canopied suites and faultless service, the most refined base at the park.
SUJÁN Sher Bagh
A celebrated tented camp at Ranthambhore, all 1920s safari romance and serious naturalist guiding.
Jawai Leopard Camp
A polished tented camp, well placed for the granite-hill leopard country.
Mihir Garh
A polished heritage fort-hotel, well placed for the granite-hill leopard country.
The Oberoi Vanyavilas
Oberoi's walled tented resort at Ranthambhore — luxury under canvas, embroidered and impeccable.
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