Birding and Wildlife Trip to India - December 2023
A short video from our last trip.
We saw some amazing birds and had many fun moments...
Dates: November 30th - December 9th 2023
Small Groups - Max 8
Travel FAQ for this trip
Packing List
North India Extension - Birding and Cultural
We invite you to experience the bird life in the Western Ghats of India – from the amazing hornbills and sleek drongos to colorful barbets and kingfishers. Wild elephants, giant squirrels, gaur (Indian bison) and maybe even tiger! We visit national parks, tiger preserves and local villages. Our accommodations will be in rustic cottages with en suite bathrooms and hot water. You will be escorted by Sachin Aggarwal, founder of Mowgli Expeditions, an Austin resident and TAS member, originally from India. Sachin will be assisted by local naturalist birding guides. Our birding and wildlife tour is an amazing opportunity at a very affordable cost.
Cost per person: $3,250 per person in double/twin occupancy
Single supplement: $750
A $750 deposit is due to confirm
All payments are refundable till 90 days prior to departure minus a $750 cancelation fee
The purchase of personal travel insurance is required, including medical evacuation. To confirm your spot, please contact Mowgli Expeditions at sachin(@/at)mowgliexpeditions.com
Included: All lodging, meals as listed, tips for meals, group airport transfers, all internal transportation including 2 train rides, and air-conditioned vehicle with driver, park fees, all taxes.
Not Included: International flights, 2 internal flights (approx. $200 total), visa, beverages, laundry, tips, travel insurance, and items of a personal nature.
Guiding: Sachin Aggarwal, a Travis Audubon’s member and Austin resident who grew up in India will escort the trip. Guiding will be provided by local birding guides and naturalists. Vaccinations Required: Standard childhood shots, Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid
5-day extension to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Agra and the Rajasthan recommended and available.
Itinerary Summary
Day 1 — Thu Nov 30, Arrive Mumbai (L,D)
Day 2 — Fri Dec 1, Dandeli National Park (B,L,D)
Day 3 — Sat Dec 2, Dandeli (B,L,D)
Day 4 — Sun Dec 3, Dandeli (B,L,D)
Day 5 — Mon Dec 4, Dandeli (B,L,D)
Day 6 — Tue Dec 5, Bangalore (B,L,D)
Day 7 — Wed Dec 6, Nagarhole (B,L,D)
Day 8 — Thu Dec 7, Nagarhole (B,L,D)
Day 9 — Fri Dec 8, Bangalore (B,L,D)
Day 10 — Sat Dec 9, Departure (B)
B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner
Flights: To make travel easier, we recommend a half day rest in London Heathrow Thistle hotel.
Nov 28, 2023 – Tuesday – Fly from Austin to Mumbai via London
Suggested flight: British Air 190, departs Austin 6:55 pm
Nov 29 – Wednesday – Day room in London, fly to Mumbai
Arrive London Heathrow 10:05 am. Go to your day room at Thistle Hotel close by to London Heathrow airport, reached by new self driving pods from the terminal T5 (hotel room not included in tour price) for a rest before the evening flight.
*This trip is also open to folks from other cities of course.
Expedition itinerary:
Day 1 Nov 30, 2023 - Thursday - Arrival at Mumbai
After clearing customs, and picking up our luggage, we shall travel by an AC mini bus from the airport to our hotel. After some rest, we shall head out for sight seeing and dinner. Our first visit shall be the Victoria Terminus - one of the few operational UNESCO World Heritage sites. We shall then head to Gateway of India that was built to represent the grandeur of the British Raj in India. The Gateway was built in 1924 to welcome King George V and Queen Mary to India and years later, the last of the British troops left India through this gateway. With a possible visit to the hanging gardens, we shall head to an amazing local restaurant that serves local delicacies "Thali" style. Night stay at Mumbai. Hotel Trident or similar. Day 2 -Friday- To Dandeli
This afternoon we’ll fly from Mumbai to Dandeli, but first we will visit Sanjay Gandhi National Park, a green island amidst the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. SGNP has over 1,300 species of plants and 274 of birds, including many species of sunbirds (old world equivalent of the hummingbirds), various kingfishers, woodpeckers and drongos, parakeets, and more.
We head to the airport around 11 a.m, will have lunch there and take a short flight to Hubli en route to Dandeli. (flight not included in tour price)
On arrival, we’ll be picked up in a van/jeeps for the 2 hour drive to our lodge for the next four nights, Kali Adventure Camp, where we will stay in safari style tents located on the Kali River. The tents have en-suite bathrooms with hot water.
Dandeli is a nature paradise, home to numerous plants, mammals, reptiles, insects, butterflies and is especially rich in birds with plenty of Western Ghat endemics.
Day 3 - Saturday - Birding at Timber depot and Anshi National Park
In Dandeli, we shall begin our days with an early cup of coffee/tea around 6:00 am, a morning of birding more or less 6:30 – 9:30 am, return for breakfast, and rest. Lunch mid-day and an afternoon adventure from around 3:30 – 6:30 pm. Evenings include a bon fire, dinner, and either a movie or talk by your local guide.
This morning, after our early cup of coffee/tea, we head to the ‘Timber Depot’, a teak plantation and timber auction site filled with birds. It is located about 15 minutes from our lodging and we will spend a few hours birding.
Here, a variety of fig trees offer fruits that attract a greater number of birds. We hope to see Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), and Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) – along what is commonly called the ‘Hornbill Trail’. Additionally, we hope to see the gorgeous Greater Flameback or Greater Goldenback Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) and Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus), Malabar (or Blue-winged) Parakeet (Psittacula columboides).
What a wonderful way to begin birding in this beautiful foreign land!
This afternoon we’ll drive to Anshi National Park. It is an evergreen tropical forest covering an area of about 200 square kilometres. Once mined for manganese, much the wildlife moved away from the forest. Chances of seeing big mammals like elephants are limited, but we hope to see mammals like spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, common langur, sloth bear, bonnet macaque, slender loris, mongoose, jungle cat, jackal, pangolin, Malabar giant squirrel and the porcupine.
About 200 species of birds are listed for the preserve and we may see some hornbills, Ashy Swallow-shirke (Artamus fuscus), Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), Ceylon or Sri Lanka Frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger), Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela), Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) and Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
Return to the lodge around 6:30 pm for dinner and a good night’s rest.
Day 4 - Sunday - Ganeshgudi
To ease the pace of the trip, today we shall get up at leisure at 8:00 and have breakfast. The morning will be spent birding the grounds of Kali river camp.
Around 11:00 am we will do an ‘only in India’ type adventure – a coracle boat ride looking for wading birds on the Kali RIver. A coracle is a small round boat used mostly for crossing the rivers, but they are perfect for birding, giving you the opportunity to see several crocodiles sunning on the riverbank as well Crested (or Changeable) Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela), White-throated (or White-breasted) Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis), Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) and hornbills overhead.
After lunch, we head to Old Magazine house at Ganeshgudi, one of the prime spots for bird watching in the Western Ghats. The Old Magazine House, was originally a British building that was used to store ammunition. It has now been set up as a lodge with bird blinds, feeders, and bird baths.
As Malabar Giant Squirrels scurry about for food on the ground, we’ll look for Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), Indian Black-lored Tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys), Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) , Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica), Indian Paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi), White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata), Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra), Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus), White-bellied Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes), Tickell’s Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae), and the stunning Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella). Did we mention butterflies? They are abundant.
Night Stay at Old Magazine House or Kali River Camp.
Day 5 - Monday - Trek and Village Life
This will be a full day in the field. After our early coffee/tea, we will take off driving about one hour to reach the trail head for today’s hike. Here we can eat our boxed breakfast before walking through the forest. Our destination is the village near Joida, about 5-6 miles total walking time. The walk is moderate difficult, a good trail, and we’ll make stops along the way for comfort and snacks.
Along the way should come across several different tree species, many with medicinal value. We shall also see many birds like Greater coucal (Centropus sinensis), Common hawk Cuckoo (locally known as Brain fever bird) (Hierococcyx varius), Ashey Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus), Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker, also known as Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) etc.
Our visit to the village offers you the chance to experience rural life in India, not much has changed through the years, and take lunch with one of the families here. This is a true example of sustainable tourism, offering the villagers an opportunity to give you, the visitor, a glimpse into their lives.
The jeeps will return us to the lodge, arriving around 4:00 -4:30 pm.
Day 6 - Tuesday - Dandeli to Bangalore
This morning we shall go on a trail close to the Kali Adventure Camp, looking for birds we may have missed. After lunch at the lodge, we’ll return as we came. The ride to the airport is about 1.5 – 2 hours.
This evening we will take you to a crafts bazaar where you might find something to take home as a reminder of your trip. Then we’ll have a dinner of typical Indian cuisine. Overnight in Bangalore. Stay at Taj Westend or similar.
Day 7 – Wednesday - Bangalore to Kabini by train
Early morning before breakfast this morning, we’ll visit Lalbagh Botanical Gardens for an hour. Lalbagh has a famous glass house and boasts India’s largest collection of tropical plants. While Lalbagh is known for plants, there are many birds here as well, like Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis), Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), or Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii), Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus), Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
On our return, we’ll pack up our things onto the bus and head to the train station. The bus continues, but we’ll travel from Bangalore to Mysore by a comfortable train, with only our day packs. It’s about two hours and gives you another perspective of the country. On arrival we’ll have lunch after we meet up again with the bus and head to Kabini, about 2.5 to 3 hours. Depending on arrival time, we may go straight for a boat Safari on the Kabini river, giving us an opportunity to look for water birds and hopefully seeing elephants on the riverbank.
Kabini River Lodge was the former hunting lodge of the Maharaja of Mysore and is a sprawling colonial estate in the heart of elephant country. We’ll stay two nights at Kabini River Lodge in cottages with en suite bathrooms with hot water.
Day 8 – Thursday - Nagarhole National Park
After our early coffee/tea, we’ll take a jeep safari in Nagarhole National Park.
This national park has some of the best wildlife of india and we shall shift our focus from birding to mammal species - Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), Indian bison or gaur Bos gaurus), Spotted deer or chital (Axis axis), Indian muntjac or Barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak).
Just before or right after lunch , we will walk the trails of the lodge for more birding.
We shall go for our second jeep safari in the afternoon looking for Indian wild dog or dhole (Cuon alpinus), Indian boar (Sus scrofa cristatus), Gray langur or Hanuman Langur (Semnopitheaus entellus), Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi), and Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca).
There is also a chance to spot the Bengal tiger here!
Day 9 – Friday - Return to Bangalore via Mysore.
Our final morning will be spent with our last safari into the national park hoping for an encounter with the elephants or the predators. We’ll return to Bangalore by our private air-conditioned mini-bus, stopping at the amazing Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary.
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary comprises of six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river. Roughly 170 bird species have been recorded here. Of these, the Painted stork, Asian openbill stork, Common spoonbill, Woolly-necked stork, Black-headed ibis, Lesser whistling duck, Indian shag, Stork-billed kingfisher, egret, cormorant, Oriental darter, Spot-billed pelican and heron breed here regularly. The Great stone plover, and River tern also nest here.
We should arrive Bangalore around 6:00 pm. It’s your final evening in India and we will take you to special place. The final evening for this trip will also be memorable.
Day 10, Dec 9th – Saturday - Departure
You can catch your flight back home or fly to Delhi for the Northern India extension.
NOTE: The order and sites visited and other arts of the itinerary may vary due to weather, road conditions, and other factors.
Come join us for this memorable trip!
For enquiries or to confirm your spot, please contact Mowgli Expeditions at sachin(@/at)mowgliexpeditions.com
A short video from our last trip.
We saw some amazing birds and had many fun moments...
Dates: November 30th - December 9th 2023
Small Groups - Max 8
Travel FAQ for this trip
Packing List
North India Extension - Birding and Cultural
We invite you to experience the bird life in the Western Ghats of India – from the amazing hornbills and sleek drongos to colorful barbets and kingfishers. Wild elephants, giant squirrels, gaur (Indian bison) and maybe even tiger! We visit national parks, tiger preserves and local villages. Our accommodations will be in rustic cottages with en suite bathrooms and hot water. You will be escorted by Sachin Aggarwal, founder of Mowgli Expeditions, an Austin resident and TAS member, originally from India. Sachin will be assisted by local naturalist birding guides. Our birding and wildlife tour is an amazing opportunity at a very affordable cost.
Cost per person: $3,250 per person in double/twin occupancy
Single supplement: $750
A $750 deposit is due to confirm
All payments are refundable till 90 days prior to departure minus a $750 cancelation fee
The purchase of personal travel insurance is required, including medical evacuation. To confirm your spot, please contact Mowgli Expeditions at sachin(@/at)mowgliexpeditions.com
Included: All lodging, meals as listed, tips for meals, group airport transfers, all internal transportation including 2 train rides, and air-conditioned vehicle with driver, park fees, all taxes.
Not Included: International flights, 2 internal flights (approx. $200 total), visa, beverages, laundry, tips, travel insurance, and items of a personal nature.
Guiding: Sachin Aggarwal, a Travis Audubon’s member and Austin resident who grew up in India will escort the trip. Guiding will be provided by local birding guides and naturalists. Vaccinations Required: Standard childhood shots, Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid
5-day extension to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Agra and the Rajasthan recommended and available.
Itinerary Summary
Day 1 — Thu Nov 30, Arrive Mumbai (L,D)
Day 2 — Fri Dec 1, Dandeli National Park (B,L,D)
Day 3 — Sat Dec 2, Dandeli (B,L,D)
Day 4 — Sun Dec 3, Dandeli (B,L,D)
Day 5 — Mon Dec 4, Dandeli (B,L,D)
Day 6 — Tue Dec 5, Bangalore (B,L,D)
Day 7 — Wed Dec 6, Nagarhole (B,L,D)
Day 8 — Thu Dec 7, Nagarhole (B,L,D)
Day 9 — Fri Dec 8, Bangalore (B,L,D)
Day 10 — Sat Dec 9, Departure (B)
B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner
Flights: To make travel easier, we recommend a half day rest in London Heathrow Thistle hotel.
Nov 28, 2023 – Tuesday – Fly from Austin to Mumbai via London
Suggested flight: British Air 190, departs Austin 6:55 pm
Nov 29 – Wednesday – Day room in London, fly to Mumbai
Arrive London Heathrow 10:05 am. Go to your day room at Thistle Hotel close by to London Heathrow airport, reached by new self driving pods from the terminal T5 (hotel room not included in tour price) for a rest before the evening flight.
*This trip is also open to folks from other cities of course.
Expedition itinerary:
Day 1 Nov 30, 2023 - Thursday - Arrival at Mumbai
After clearing customs, and picking up our luggage, we shall travel by an AC mini bus from the airport to our hotel. After some rest, we shall head out for sight seeing and dinner. Our first visit shall be the Victoria Terminus - one of the few operational UNESCO World Heritage sites. We shall then head to Gateway of India that was built to represent the grandeur of the British Raj in India. The Gateway was built in 1924 to welcome King George V and Queen Mary to India and years later, the last of the British troops left India through this gateway. With a possible visit to the hanging gardens, we shall head to an amazing local restaurant that serves local delicacies "Thali" style. Night stay at Mumbai. Hotel Trident or similar. Day 2 -Friday- To Dandeli
This afternoon we’ll fly from Mumbai to Dandeli, but first we will visit Sanjay Gandhi National Park, a green island amidst the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. SGNP has over 1,300 species of plants and 274 of birds, including many species of sunbirds (old world equivalent of the hummingbirds), various kingfishers, woodpeckers and drongos, parakeets, and more.
We head to the airport around 11 a.m, will have lunch there and take a short flight to Hubli en route to Dandeli. (flight not included in tour price)
On arrival, we’ll be picked up in a van/jeeps for the 2 hour drive to our lodge for the next four nights, Kali Adventure Camp, where we will stay in safari style tents located on the Kali River. The tents have en-suite bathrooms with hot water.
Dandeli is a nature paradise, home to numerous plants, mammals, reptiles, insects, butterflies and is especially rich in birds with plenty of Western Ghat endemics.
Day 3 - Saturday - Birding at Timber depot and Anshi National Park
In Dandeli, we shall begin our days with an early cup of coffee/tea around 6:00 am, a morning of birding more or less 6:30 – 9:30 am, return for breakfast, and rest. Lunch mid-day and an afternoon adventure from around 3:30 – 6:30 pm. Evenings include a bon fire, dinner, and either a movie or talk by your local guide.
This morning, after our early cup of coffee/tea, we head to the ‘Timber Depot’, a teak plantation and timber auction site filled with birds. It is located about 15 minutes from our lodging and we will spend a few hours birding.
Here, a variety of fig trees offer fruits that attract a greater number of birds. We hope to see Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), and Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) – along what is commonly called the ‘Hornbill Trail’. Additionally, we hope to see the gorgeous Greater Flameback or Greater Goldenback Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) and Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus), Malabar (or Blue-winged) Parakeet (Psittacula columboides).
What a wonderful way to begin birding in this beautiful foreign land!
This afternoon we’ll drive to Anshi National Park. It is an evergreen tropical forest covering an area of about 200 square kilometres. Once mined for manganese, much the wildlife moved away from the forest. Chances of seeing big mammals like elephants are limited, but we hope to see mammals like spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, common langur, sloth bear, bonnet macaque, slender loris, mongoose, jungle cat, jackal, pangolin, Malabar giant squirrel and the porcupine.
About 200 species of birds are listed for the preserve and we may see some hornbills, Ashy Swallow-shirke (Artamus fuscus), Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), Ceylon or Sri Lanka Frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger), Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela), Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) and Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
Return to the lodge around 6:30 pm for dinner and a good night’s rest.
Day 4 - Sunday - Ganeshgudi
To ease the pace of the trip, today we shall get up at leisure at 8:00 and have breakfast. The morning will be spent birding the grounds of Kali river camp.
Around 11:00 am we will do an ‘only in India’ type adventure – a coracle boat ride looking for wading birds on the Kali RIver. A coracle is a small round boat used mostly for crossing the rivers, but they are perfect for birding, giving you the opportunity to see several crocodiles sunning on the riverbank as well Crested (or Changeable) Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela), White-throated (or White-breasted) Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis), Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) and hornbills overhead.
After lunch, we head to Old Magazine house at Ganeshgudi, one of the prime spots for bird watching in the Western Ghats. The Old Magazine House, was originally a British building that was used to store ammunition. It has now been set up as a lodge with bird blinds, feeders, and bird baths.
As Malabar Giant Squirrels scurry about for food on the ground, we’ll look for Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), Indian Black-lored Tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys), Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) , Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica), Indian Paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi), White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata), Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra), Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus), White-bellied Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes), Tickell’s Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae), and the stunning Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella). Did we mention butterflies? They are abundant.
Night Stay at Old Magazine House or Kali River Camp.
Day 5 - Monday - Trek and Village Life
This will be a full day in the field. After our early coffee/tea, we will take off driving about one hour to reach the trail head for today’s hike. Here we can eat our boxed breakfast before walking through the forest. Our destination is the village near Joida, about 5-6 miles total walking time. The walk is moderate difficult, a good trail, and we’ll make stops along the way for comfort and snacks.
Along the way should come across several different tree species, many with medicinal value. We shall also see many birds like Greater coucal (Centropus sinensis), Common hawk Cuckoo (locally known as Brain fever bird) (Hierococcyx varius), Ashey Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus), Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker, also known as Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) etc.
Our visit to the village offers you the chance to experience rural life in India, not much has changed through the years, and take lunch with one of the families here. This is a true example of sustainable tourism, offering the villagers an opportunity to give you, the visitor, a glimpse into their lives.
The jeeps will return us to the lodge, arriving around 4:00 -4:30 pm.
Day 6 - Tuesday - Dandeli to Bangalore
This morning we shall go on a trail close to the Kali Adventure Camp, looking for birds we may have missed. After lunch at the lodge, we’ll return as we came. The ride to the airport is about 1.5 – 2 hours.
This evening we will take you to a crafts bazaar where you might find something to take home as a reminder of your trip. Then we’ll have a dinner of typical Indian cuisine. Overnight in Bangalore. Stay at Taj Westend or similar.
Day 7 – Wednesday - Bangalore to Kabini by train
Early morning before breakfast this morning, we’ll visit Lalbagh Botanical Gardens for an hour. Lalbagh has a famous glass house and boasts India’s largest collection of tropical plants. While Lalbagh is known for plants, there are many birds here as well, like Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis), Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), or Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii), Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus), Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
On our return, we’ll pack up our things onto the bus and head to the train station. The bus continues, but we’ll travel from Bangalore to Mysore by a comfortable train, with only our day packs. It’s about two hours and gives you another perspective of the country. On arrival we’ll have lunch after we meet up again with the bus and head to Kabini, about 2.5 to 3 hours. Depending on arrival time, we may go straight for a boat Safari on the Kabini river, giving us an opportunity to look for water birds and hopefully seeing elephants on the riverbank.
Kabini River Lodge was the former hunting lodge of the Maharaja of Mysore and is a sprawling colonial estate in the heart of elephant country. We’ll stay two nights at Kabini River Lodge in cottages with en suite bathrooms with hot water.
Day 8 – Thursday - Nagarhole National Park
After our early coffee/tea, we’ll take a jeep safari in Nagarhole National Park.
This national park has some of the best wildlife of india and we shall shift our focus from birding to mammal species - Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), Indian bison or gaur Bos gaurus), Spotted deer or chital (Axis axis), Indian muntjac or Barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak).
Just before or right after lunch , we will walk the trails of the lodge for more birding.
We shall go for our second jeep safari in the afternoon looking for Indian wild dog or dhole (Cuon alpinus), Indian boar (Sus scrofa cristatus), Gray langur or Hanuman Langur (Semnopitheaus entellus), Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi), and Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca).
There is also a chance to spot the Bengal tiger here!
Day 9 – Friday - Return to Bangalore via Mysore.
Our final morning will be spent with our last safari into the national park hoping for an encounter with the elephants or the predators. We’ll return to Bangalore by our private air-conditioned mini-bus, stopping at the amazing Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary.
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary comprises of six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river. Roughly 170 bird species have been recorded here. Of these, the Painted stork, Asian openbill stork, Common spoonbill, Woolly-necked stork, Black-headed ibis, Lesser whistling duck, Indian shag, Stork-billed kingfisher, egret, cormorant, Oriental darter, Spot-billed pelican and heron breed here regularly. The Great stone plover, and River tern also nest here.
We should arrive Bangalore around 6:00 pm. It’s your final evening in India and we will take you to special place. The final evening for this trip will also be memorable.
Day 10, Dec 9th – Saturday - Departure
You can catch your flight back home or fly to Delhi for the Northern India extension.
NOTE: The order and sites visited and other arts of the itinerary may vary due to weather, road conditions, and other factors.
Come join us for this memorable trip!
For enquiries or to confirm your spot, please contact Mowgli Expeditions at sachin(@/at)mowgliexpeditions.com