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Elephant Safari in India

Take an exclusive safari on the elephant back through the lush trails of famous Corbett Tiger Reserve. It is India's first and perhaps the finest Tiger Reserve. Set beautifully in the foothills of mighty Himalayas, Corbett Tiger Reserve is spread over in the area of 1200 square km. The park has the surroundings of dense Sal forests and hilly ravines, which makes the whole tour all the more exciting. Elephant Safari in Corbett National Park is the best combination of multiple ways to take the tour of wildlife. The main attraction of the tour is to ride on the pachyderm for the whole week.

Duration : 08 Days - 07 Nights
Places Covered : Corbett Camp - Lohachaur - Kanda - Dhikala - Mundiapani - Gujjar Dera or Palain Valley - Haldupardao - Delhi

Day 1: Reach to Corbett Camp
Leave Delhi early in the morning. Come to the Corbett Camp by afternoon. Rest of the will be free. Return to the camp by sunset for barbecue campfire. Come for Dinner and relax overnight at Camp.

Day 2: Corbett Camp to Lohachaur
Early morning reaches to the Durgadevi gate. Now you will enter the Corbett tiger reserve on the Elephant back. This exclusive safari will take you through through Ramganga valley to Lohachaur. It is actually a forest rest house of bygone era.

After lunch, you will trek up to the Mandal valley to visit the hill tribe 'chunars'. Come to Lohachaur by the evening. Take overnight stay in the forest tents or rest house.

Day 3: Lohachaur to Kanda
Leave early in the morning along with Mandal River. Mandal River here is a part of north boundary of Corbett tiger reserve. You're your breakfast on the route. You will travel through small villages and scraps of thick Sal forest. Reach to Maidavan chowki. After lunch, come to Kanda through jeeps in the highest forest rest house of the Corbett Tiger reserve. Stay overnight in the forest rest house or tents.

Day 4: Kanda to Dhikala and back
Game drives early in the morning to the national park with breakfast packed along with. Take your lunch at Dhikala. The evening game drives back towards Kanda. Rest overnight in tents or forest rest house.

Day 5: Kanda to Mundiapani
Get up early in the morning and start your tour on jeeps to Rathuadhab forest rest house. Take your breakfast at Rathuadhab. Further on the tour you will take ride on the elephant and reach to Mundiapani Forest Rest house. Take overnight stay in the forest rest house.

Day 6: Mundiapani to Gujjar Dera or Palain Valley
Take early morning ride on the elephant towards Palain valley. After breakfast you will proceed on upstream by the side of the Palain River. Rest of your afternoon will be spent with Gujjars. Overnight will be at Gujjar dera in tents.

Day 7: Gujjar Dera to Haldupardao
Take early morning downstream ride on the elephant along the Palain River towards the Haldupardao Forest rest house. Witness the pure Elephant country and expect to see the elephant herds for sure besides other animals in your tour ride. Have overnight rest in forest rest house or tents.

Day 8: Depart for Delhi
Get up at leisure in the morning. It is time for you to bid goodbye to the exciting wildlife of Corbett national park, the elephants, Mahouts, Naturalist and all the rest of the team. Leave for Delhi post breakfast with memories to last all life. Come to Delhi through Kotdwar by the evening time.