Corbett Dhikala Tour

This tour can be customized

Day 01 Delhi-Corbett National Park
Meals: dinner in Dhikala
Drive to Corbett NP from Delhi (6 hours). Drive onward for Dhangarhi gate for entry to Dhikala tourism zone. A great opportunity for viewing wildlife, especially the tiger in its natural habitat. Cross the river at Gethia Rao Bridge for the Kanda Range, where Jim Corbett shot the famous Kanda man-eater. Arrive at the main tourist complex, Dhikala. Dinner and overnight stay. Please note that the accommodation in Dhikala is not luxurious.

Day 02 Corbett National Park
Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner in Dhikala
Another day in Dhikala. Full day birding and wildlife viewing. Dinner and overnight stay. Please note that the accommodation in Dhikala is not luxurious.

Day 03 Corbett National Park-Pangot (Nainital region)
Meals: breakfast in Dhikala & dinner in Pangot
If you have not done an elephant ride the previous afternoon, you will be taken on an elephant in the morning through the open chaurs (grasslands) and dense forests by an unconventional route. This is the best mode of transport for wildlife viewing. Return for breakfast and then again drive to Tiger Camp for lunch (a safari in itself). Transfer to Pangot in the afternoon visiting Corbett Falls en route for birding. Stopping en route at Dabka causeway to look for ashy crowned sparrow lark. After birding at Corbett Falls continue to Pangot. Arrive for dinner. Overnight stay in a cottage at Jungle Lore Birding Lodge. One can see crested woodpeckers such as greater yellownape, scaly-breasted, speckled piculet etc. Large flocks of slaty-headed parakeets, numerous spotted and oriental turtle doves, grey bushchat, russet sparrow. Cuckoo: indian, oriental, large-hawk and eurasian. Large-billed crow, grey treepie, black-headed jay, maroon oriole, large cuckoo shrike, tits such as rufous-naped, black-throated & yellow-browed and smaller numbers of black-lored and green-backed. White-tailed nuthatches, chestnut bellied nuthatches and bar-tailed treecreeper.

Day 04 Pangot (Nainital region)
Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Another day of birding at Pangot village, Baggar and Gughu Khan. These walks can be very rewarding. Overnight stay at the lodge. One can see crested serpent-eagle, mountain hawk-eagle, Woodpeckers such as brown-fronted, stripe-breasted, rufous-bellied etc. Thrushes such as dark-throated, mistle etc. Striated prinia can be see in the terraced fields. Warblers such as tickell's leaf-warbler, greenish, golden-spectacled, grey-hooded. Flycatchers such as Asian brown, rusty-tailed, ultramarine, verditer, tickell's blue, rufous-bellied Niltava etc., orange-flanked bush robin, blue-capped redstart. Laughingthrushes such as white-throated, striated & streaked, chestnut-crowned etc. Look for accentor, upland pipit, blue-winged minla, whiskered yuhina etc. Overnight stay in Jungle Lore Birding Lodge.

Day 05 Pangot-Corbett National Park
Meals: breakfast in Pangot, lunch & dinner in Tiger Camp
Drive back to Corbett NP stopping en route for birding in Mongoli Valley. Afternoon birding in Kumeria. Overnight in a comfortable cottage at Tiger Camp.

Day 06 Corbett National Park
Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Morning safari in Bijrani Range Forest. Stay inside the jungle for an afternoon safari as well. Tiger Camp.

Day 07 Corbett National Park-Delhi
Meals: breakfast in Tiger Camp
Morning safari to Sitabani / Jhirna Forest Division (optional). Drive to Delhi after lunch. Arrive in Delhi in the evening.

Please let us know the number of people travelling on this tour and we will send you the total cost. We also specialize in customizing the tour. Should you need any changes we would be happy to modify the itinerary.

The tour may include arrangements such as accommodation, travel, meals, permit, guides, activities etc. or services as required by the client.

How to book

The booking of this itinerary is with Asian Adventures, B-9, Sector 27, Noida 201301. India
Te1: (+91 11) 44128785. Email: wildindiatours@vsnl.com

To confirm your booking please send a 25% deposit by wire transfer to Standard Chartered Bank, Account No 52805001839 which is in the name of "Asian Adventures", using Swift Code "SCBLINBBDEL". Branch address: M-1 NDSE Part I, New Delhi-110049. India. Or you can send a cheque payable to Asian Adventures at F-313, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030. India

Cancellation charges are 30 days before arrival date 25%, 21 days before arrival date 50%, 15 days before arrival date 90%, 7 days before arrival date 100% of the total itinerary cost.

Remaining balance to reach Asian Adventures at least 30 days before tour commencement by wire transfer (to bank account stated above) or by sending a cheque made payable to Asian Adventures to the above address. Alternatively you can pay the balance in cash upon arrival.