A small group journey centred on exploration, wilderness and rare creatures.
A small group journey centred on exploration, wilderness and rare creatures.
17 – 28 Febuary 2027
02 – 13 April 2027
This journey is defined by contrast, pairing the forested slopes of the eastern Himalayas with the open grasslands and sal forests of Central India. It begins in the high-altitude landscapes of Singalila National Park, where time is spent on foot, tracking red panda through dense bamboo and temperate forest along the India–Nepal border.
The experience here is active, informed by the gradient of the terrain and the unpredictability of wildlife. Days are structured around guided walks, with local trackers working ahead to locate movement and signs, creating a more involved and immersive way of exploring. The journey then shifts to Kanha National Park, where the rhythm changes to early morning and afternoon safaris across one of India’s most established tiger reserves. Here, open meadows, riverine systems and sal forest create a very different landscape, supporting a range of wildlife including tiger, barasingha and leopard.
Throughout, an &Beyond expedition leader accompanies the group, providing continuity, insight and a consistent thread between two distinct environments.
2 night Delhi | 5 nights Singalila National Park | 1 night Delhi | 4 nights Kanha National Park
Stay: Roseate House
Highlights: Arrival in Delhi, time to rest after international travel
Arrive in Delhi, where you are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure, allowing time to recover from your journey before the programme begins.
Stay: Red Panda Outpost
Highlights: Red panda tracking, Himalayan forest walks, birdlife
Fly to Bagdogra and continue by road to the Singalila region. Over the following days, explore Singalila National Park on foot with experienced trackers. Trails along the ridgeline reveal rich birdlife, Himalayan forest species and changing views across India and Nepal.
Stay: Roseate House
Highlights: Return from the Himalayas, transition between regions
Return to Delhi, where the remainder of the day is at leisure. This serves as a natural pause between the Himalayan and central Indian sections of the journey, with time to rest before continuing onward.
Stay: Kanha Earth Lodge
Highlights: Morning and afternoon safaris, tiger tracking, sal forest
Fly to Jabalpur and continue to Kanha National Park. Days here follow the classic safari rhythm, with early morning and afternoon game drives through open meadows and dense sal forest, with opportunities to track tiger, barasingha, leopard and other wildlife.
Departure
Highlights: Final safari, farewell breakfast, return to Delhi for onward travel
Enjoy a final morning safari in Kanha before transferring to Jabalpur for your onward flight to Delhi, where your journey concludes with onward connections home.
Rates are per person sharing based on 4 – 8 guests travelling.
HOSTED BY: SURYA RAMACHANDRAN
An engineer from the South Indian city of Chennai, Surya later followed his passion into the wild. His journey began in the forests of Satpura at Forsyths, where he started as an intern before becoming a full-time naturalist. His interests span all forms of life, with a particular focus on the region’s lesser-known fauna and their microhabitats. His love for wildlife and eagerness to learn have led him to explore India’s rare and remarkable mammals, birds, reptiles and butterflies.
Surya especially enjoys guiding others and sharing the little secrets of the jungle, rather than simply experiencing them for himself.
HOSTED BY: PRANAD PATIL
For Pranad, the wilds of India are both a classroom and a canvas. An avid birder and photographer, he has spent more than a decade guiding guests through the subcontinent’s most celebrated landscapes, from the tiger forests of Central India to the leopard country of Jawai.
His career has taken him from Ranthambhore to Kanha and beyond, where he has worked as Head Naturalist, trained guides, and published widely in leading conservation journals and magazines. Along the way, he has also contributed to wildlife research, recorded new species for India, and created guest resources such as field guides and booklets.
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