Location: Tadoba and Kaziranga, India.
Bengal Tigers of Tadoba Photography Tour
Encounters with Bengal tigers, one horned rhinos, and other iconic Indian wildlife!
Tigers of Tadoba
Tadoba National Park has the largest population of Bengal Tigers in all of India, but receives relatively few visitors making it an ideal location for tiger photography.
Spend four full days tracking and photographing Asia’s largest felines within the beautiful teak wood forests of Tadoba. The park is also home to many other iconic Indian predators such as leopards, jungle cats, dholes (wild dogs), and sloth bears.
Rhinos of Kaziranga
After five nights in Tadoba we will relocate to Kaziranga National Park; a UNESCO world heritage site and home to two thirds of the world’s remaining population of One Horned Rhinoceros. This fabulous park (sprinkled with elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and dense forests) also supports healthy populations of Indian elephants, wild water buffalo, swamp deer, and more. Although not as abundant as Tadoba, you may see more tigers.
THE ENCOUNTER
World class photographic encounters with Tigers and Indian One-horned Rhinos in northern India.
2025
DATE
February 11-20 FULL
PRICE (USD)
$5,195 per person double occupancy
$5,895 single occupancy
LEADERS
Dario Nessi
2026
DATE
February 9-18 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE
PRICE (USD)
$5,495 per person double occupancy
$6,195 single occupancy
LEADER
Dario Nessi
2027
DATE
February TBA 4 SPOTS AVAILABLE
PRICE (USD)
$TBA per person double occupancy
$TBA single occupancy
LEADER
Dario Nessi
DETAILS
ACCOMMODATION
Luxury Lodges at Tadoba and Kaziranga National Parks
FITNESS LEVEL
All travel within the parks will be in safari vehicles.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Ground transfer from Nagpur Airport
- All meals
- 5 nights luxury lodge at Tadoba National Park
- 4 full days of tiger safaris in Tadoba N.P.
- Transfers and flights to Guwahati.
- 1 night in a comfortable hotel in Guwahati.
- 3 nights luxury lodge at Kaziranga National Park.
- 4 days safari in Kaziranga N.P. to see Indian Rhinos, elephants, and other iconic Indian wildlife.
- Ground transfer from Kaziranga to Guwahati.
- Experienced local guides in each park.
- Photography coaching.
NOT INCLUDED
- Flights (except Tadoba to Kaziranga)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tips
- Optional extension to photography Hoolock Gibbons and other primates.
ITINERARY
Day 1
At noon we will pick you up from Nagpur Airport or nearby hotels, and transfer you to your luxury lodge on the edge of Tadoba National Park. The route through villages and bushland takes around 5hrs, after which you will be served a delicious dinner at the lodge, followed by a short briefing about what to expect over the coming days in Tadoba. In the evening you will have plenty of time to prepare cameras, relax at the bar, or stroll through the grounds.
Days 2-5
An early start! After a light pre-breakfast of fruit and tea (tea is a staple in India) you will board your safari jeep and head into the park. The earlier we depart the more likely we are to see tigers on the move, returning from the hunt, so we will arrive at the park gates by 6am. After a couple of hours concentrating on crepuscular wildlife, we will have a more substantial breakfast served in the park to keep you going until lunchtime.
Around 11:30am we will return to the hotel for lunch, then head back into the park for more tiger encounters until sunset. The park is home to a wealth of other animals including leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, and numerous antelope and deer species; an important part of the tiger’s diet!
Dinner is served in the early evening, allowing plenty of time to download images, charge batteries, and relax before drifting off into dreams filled with tigers.
Days 6
After a final morning safari in Tadoba National Park, we will transfer you back to Nagpur for the flight to Guwahati where you will spend the night in a comfortable hotel.
Days 7
Breakfast in Guwahati, lunch at your luxury lodge at Kaziranga National Park. In the afternoon, you will head into the park for your first encounter with the iconic one horned rhinos and asiatic elephants.
Days 8-9
Two full days in the lush green landscapes of Kaziranga National Park photographing rhinos, elephants, and many other potential species including Indian gaur, swamp deer, barking deer, smoth coated otters, wild water buffalo, jungle cats, bengal tigers, leopards, and sloth bears.
Day 10
After a final immersive morning safari with the abundant wildlife of Kaziranga, we will bring you back to Guwahati Airport in time for an evening flight.
Optional 2 night primate photography extension
Although you will almost certainly see numerous troops of grey langurs during the trip, if you are keen to photograph a wider diversity of primates, we offer an opportunity to extend your stay at the lodge in Kaziranga for a trekking adventure with Hoolock Gibbons, Capped Langurs, Assamese macaques, Stump-tailed Macaques, and Pigtailed Macaques.
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