Personal expenditure: Any expenditure of personal nature i.e. alcoholic beverage, laundry, shopping, phone calls, use of cyber café etc.

Air travel: No domestic airfare, unless mentioned in your itinerary, as per your tariff plan.

Insurance: No insurance of any kind i.e. travel, personal, accidental, medical, trip cancellation etc. So, you can do it as per your own choice.

Video camera: At different places there are different video camera entry fee structure and keeps changing, moreover everyone doesn’t come with a video camera. So, it is not included in the tariff.

Excess baggage: No excess charges are included, will be directly paid by the guests, if need be.

Medical: If need be, then medical charges are paid by the guests. We will, however extend all our support to organise best possible within our means.

Tips: To waiters, drivers, staff of camp and lodges

Visa fee

Airport tax: Paid by the guests at the time of arrival and departure at international airports.

Anything else which is not mentioned in the list of `What is Included’

Transport: All surface transport i.e. cars, vans, trains, for traveling between destinations, inside parks, any other transport mentioned in your itinerary, etc.

Train: Air-conditioned trains, where available.

Porterage: Wherever required and available.

Food: All meals in India, with bottled water.

Entry fee: To all parks and monuments, also still camera fee.

Hotel and service taxes: Included, where applicable.

Rides: Elephants rides inside the park (as mentioned in your itinerary), camel rides, boat rides, wherever available as per your itinerary.

Escorts & guides: All tours are escorted; a suitable guide will be hired at places where required, depending on availability and as per the tariff plan of your tour.

Shopping: If you wish, we will help you for the shopping of souvenirs and gifts. Our endeavour will be to get you a good bargain for shopping.

Airport transfers: Arrival and departure.

Cancellations: All cancellations should be made in writing to Wildhiss Ecotours India. There is no refund should you leave the tour early for any reason. Under any circumstances i.e. poor health, unforeseen circumstances, if you have to cancel your tour, have no worries about losing money. We don’t forfeit your money; you could have another tour by paying extra (money which has already been invested by us while making arrangement for your tour) with the same money, if the cancellation is 30 days before departure.
Trip Information: On confirmation of your tour, a pre-departure information (travel tips on India, what to bring, suggested reading etc.) will be sent to you.

He is passionate about traveling and is Co-founder of this outfit. With his experience of the army and tourism operations of quality, he is the right choice to steer our company.

Dr Rajbir Kaur Sharma: Co-Team Leader – Operations
She is a qualified homeopath by profession. Now, teamed up with her husband (Capt Suresh) to accomplish their mission to educate people about snakes and snakebite, basically, to save `Ignorant people, Innocent snakes’. She looks after the fund-raising activities, administration and is very active field-member of the team, co-ordinates the programs of the Snake Cell and Wildhiss Ecotours.

Dr Indraneil Das: Herpetologist – Scientific Advisor Natural History & Herp Tour Leader
Indraneil Das received his doctorate from the University of Oxford, UK for his work on ecology. He has conducted fieldwork in many countries in south and south East Asia and is the Chairman of IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) South Asian Reptile and Amphibian Specialist Group. He has written several books and as well as numerous research papers on wildlife and has described several new species of snakes and lizards. He has taught at the Harvard University for one year. Currently, he is conducting scientific research and teaching at the Malaysian University.

Dipankar Ghose: Ornithologist  – Dipankar has been birding in the eastern Himalayas for the past 12 years since he has been doing his Post-graduation in Zoology from Darjeeling Govt. College. He had worked on a M.Sc. dissertation project on insectivorous birds in West Bengal with special reference to north Bengal. He has also co-authored a book on the birds preserved in the erstwhile Bengal Natural History Museum. This book was not a mere catalogue of birds in the Musuem, but had illustrations, distribution records of the birds collected during the colonial period. Dipankar is a bird illustrator too and has commissioned illustrations for a book ‘Birds and trees of Tolly’, the Tollygunje Club in Kolkata. He has also commissioned bird illustrations for an ecotourism venture in Kolkata the ‘Pugmarks Nature Resorts’. Professionally he is now working with the WWF-India as a Programme Coordinator in their office in Sikkim. He is looking after projects on landscape conservation, species conservation and habitat protection. He has also expertise in wildlife enforcement and has worked with the Wildlife Trust of India on a two-years assignment in New Delhi to curb wildlife trade in the country, specially in the Indo-Nepal border.

We consult you for your personal needs much before and during your tours i.e. for special requirements regarding food, shopping etc.

We are convinced that these efforts will add a new chapter to the natural history scenario in India.

Day 1: Arrive at Cochin airport. Breakfast at Taj Malabar. Drive to Alleppey to board rice boat to explore backwaters, Venice of the East. Night on-board the boat.

Day 2: Explore backwaters. Drive to Thekkady. Check into Taj Garden Retreat at Periyar. Night stay.

Day 3: Early morning, we go for an exhilarating boat-ride in Periyar to lake to see elephants grazing on the banks of Periyar Lake. After breakfast, we explore local area, go for a light trek. In the afternoon, another boat-ride. Night stay at Taj.

Day 4: Morning boat ride in the Periyar Lake. After breakfast, visit tea. In evening, we go to spice plantation. Night stay at Taj.

Day 5: Early morning, departure for Mettupallayam, it’s about 7 hours drive. Check into hotel Mayura at Mettupallayam. Night stay.

Day 6: Early morning, we leave for railway station to board world famous Toy Train – steam locomotive. Breakfast break at Hill Grove station `watering stop’. We arrive at Conoor and board our road transport for onward journey, through 22 hairpin bends to reach Mudumalai National Park. If time permits, we will visit a personal property in the forest area, to see wildlife coming to a private waterhole.

Day 7: Drive in the park. After an early cup of tea, in the evening we visit Mudumalai Elephant Camp to see elephants bathing, you may join mahouts to bathe the gentle giants. Night stay.

Day 8: Morning and evening drives in the parks. Explore areas around the park. Night stay.

Day 9: Early morning, we leave for Nagarhole National Park, check into Kabini Jungle Lodge. As you are settling down, its time to the Gol Ghar for chilled bear and a sumptuous buffet lunch. After lunch, you may move to your rooms for rest. At 1600 hours, its teatime, served at Gol Ghar. Followed by a motorboat ride in the river, deep into the thick forest to see wildlife.

What to expect: Saber, elephants, gaur, wildboar, barking deer; turtles and crocodiles basking on rocky outcrops. After an interesting and eventful ride, you return to camp.

After a hot & freshening bath, walk to the Viceroy’s building for a mug of chilled beer. Dinner is around a campfire at Gol Ghar. Retire for the night.

Day 10: and Day 11: Jungle drives in the park and coracle ride. Night stay.

Day 12: Early morning departure, by road, for Mysore – known for its elegant palaces, gardens, and parks. After breakfast, visit Mysore Palace, one of the largest and most splendid in India. The Maharaja’s family still lives in the portion of the Palace. Afternoon, travel to Bangalore for dinner before boarding your flight.

Day 1: Arrive at Delhi. Check into a hotel to relax. After lunch, local site-seeing of Delhi, as per your choice.

Day 2: Morning, departure for Ranthambore by air-conditioned train. Arrive at Ranthambore and check into a resort, lunch and relax. Evening, park drive. Night stay at resort.

Day 3: Early morning, park drive. Evening park drive. Night stay at resort.

Day 4: Drive to Bharatpur, check into a hotel. Evening, visit Keoladeo National Park. Night stay at Bharatpur.

Day 5: Morning visit the park. After breakfast, we leave for Agra, visit the Taj. Lunch, shopping or see handicrafts being made. At 16:15 hours, board an overnight air-conditioned train for Bandhavgarh.

Day 6: Early morning, arrive at Umria railway station, drive to jungle lodge at Bandhavgarh National Park. After a quick cup of tea, we go for park drive to see tigers. Lunch, siesta, explore local area. Evening park drive, dinner and night stay at the lodge.

Day 7: Early morning, we go for park drive. After breakfast, explore the local area and souvenir shops. Lunch and siesta. After an early cup of tea, we go for evening drive in the park.  Dinner and night stay at the lodge.

Day 8: After early morning park drive and breakfast, we leave for Kanha National Park. Arrive at Kanha, check into a resort. Night at Kanha.

Day 9: Early morning, we go for a park drive to see tigers, spotted deer, Gaur, wild dogs etc. After our breakfast in the park, we go for a tiger show, from elephant’s back (if available at that time). Come back to resort for lunch. Evening, park drive. Night stay.

Day 10: Early morning drive in the park. Evening park drive.  Night stay.

Day 11: After an early morning drive in the park, we leave for Nagpur to board domestic flight. Stay for the night at Nagpur in a hotel.

Day 12: Morning, departure by air for Delhi. Local site-seeing to see historical monuments at Delhi, as per your choice. Shopping. After dinner, departure for international airport to board flight for home.

Extension: Kaziranga National Park for one horned Rhinos. Extra.

Day 1: Arrive at Delhi, check into a hotel, to freshen up and relax.  At about 1200 hours, board an overnight train for Bandhavgarh National Pak. Night on-board train.

Day 2: Arrive at Umria railway station at about 0500 hours; drive 35 km. to arrive at a jungle lodge/ resort/camp next to Bandhavgarh National Park. After a quick cup of tea, we set out to chase tigers with our cameras, inside the park. Back for breakfast, freshen up and relax till lunch. After lunch, you have an option for siesta or local walk, visit to a souvenir shop etc.

Afternoon, we go for another park drive. Night stay.

Day 3: After early morning tea, we leave for park drive. Bandhavgarh National Park being smaller in size has good density of tigers; chances of seeing tigers on everyday basis are very bright. Come back for breakfast and explore around the village. Evening another drive in the park. Night stay.

Day 4: Early morning visit the park to view and photograph the most majestic and royal animal the Tiger. After an evening park drive, we board overnight train for Agra.

Day 5: Arrive at Agra in the morning hours, check into a hotel, breakfast and rest. After lunch, we leave for the world heritage site the Taj. Depending on the time, we may spend time till evening at Taj. Soon after sunset, we leave for Bharatpur National Park (distance about 50 km).  Dinner and night stay at Bharatpur.

Day 6: In the morning, we leave for the park, on board a cycle rickshaw. We get back for breakfast and lunch, rest; evening in the park. Night stay.

Day 7: Departure for Jaipur. Check into a hotel. Lunch, relax. After evening tea, visit market for Rajasthani handicrafts. Night stay.

Day  8: After breakfast, site seeing. Visit the palace, fort, Hawa Mahal, other sites as per your choice, etc. Night stay at hotel.

Day 9:  After breakfast, departure for Pushkar to see world famous cattle fare. Check into a tented camp/hotel/ resort, lunch and relax. After an early evening tea, at about 1600 hours, we leave for the fare. Night stay.

Day 10: At Pushkar – early morning, set out with cameras to capture some of the most beautiful and colourful people of Rajasthan, with their folks and animals, around fire. Evening, another walk around the fare. It would be a great opportunity for camera buffs. Night stay.

Day 11: After breakfast, we leave for Jodhpur. Check into a hotel at Jodhpur for night stay.

Day 12: Visit the famous Mehrangarh Fort. After lunch, relax. Evening activity as your choice. Night stay.

Day 13: Early morning departure for Jaisalmer. A nice journey through rural India. Night stay at Jaisalmer.

Day 14: Explore Jaisalmer, visit the famous fort and explore market for Rajasthan handicrafts i.e. camel leather goods (purse, bags, hats, shoes, pouches etc.) colourful puppets and colourful dresses with mirror work etc. Afternoon, departure for Sam Sand Dunes, here we see sunset amidst local folk artists singing folklore, also enjoy a camel ride. Night stay at Jaisalmer.

Day 15: Departure by air for Delhi. Arrive at Delhi check into a hotel. Evening for shopping. After dinner, departure for international airport for homeward journey.

Itinerary 2: Delhi-Bandhavgarh-Agra-Fatehpursikri-Bharatpur-Ranthambore-Delhi

Day 1: Arrive at Delhi. Check into a hotel.

Day 2: Board an overnight train for Bandhavgarh.

Day 3: Arrive at Umria, drive to Bandhavgarh, check into a jungle lodge/ tented camp/ resort. After a quick cup of tea, we set out to see, enjoy and photograph the most majestic animal the Tiger. After the drive, we get back to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, relax, explore around the local area.

Day 4: Early morning, we visit the Park again to see tigers and other forms of wildlife. After breakfast, explore the local area, visit the souvenir shop, relax, etc. Lunch, siesta. After an early evening cup of tea, we set out again for a park drive.

Evening, we board an overnight train.

Day 5: Arrive at Agra, check into a hotel. Freshen up, breakfast, relax, local site seeing. After lunch visit the Taj. Evening shopping. Night at Agra.

Day 6: Early morning, departure for Bharatpur, via Fatehpur Sikri. At Bharatpur, check into a hotel. After lunch, we visit the Park. Evening to relax and dinner. Night stay at Bharatpur.

Day 7: Early morning, we visit the Park again. After an early lunch, we leave for Ranthambore National Park.  Check into a hotel and night at Ranthambore.

Day 8: Early morning, visit the park. Evening another park drive.

Day 9: Early morning visit Ranthambore National Park. Lunch, explore local area, shopping souvenirs etc. Evening jungle drive. Night at Ranthambore.

Day 10: After leisurely breakfast, we leave for Delhi. Arrive at Delhi. Check into a hotel. Rest of the day is as per your wish i.e. shopping, local site seeing, etc.

After dinner, leave for international airport for homeward flight.