Orchha, Khajuraho and Central India Tiger Tour
10 Nights 11 Days | 9 Jeep Safaris & 1 Boat Safari | Heritage and Wildlife
A well planned journey that blends historic towns, famous temples, and two scenic wildlife parks in Central India Panna and Satpura.
Tour Dates
- 5 June to 15 November 2026
- 1 October to 11 October 2026
- 15 October to 25 October 2026
- 30 October to 9 November 2026
- 13 November to 23 November 2026
- Customizable
Highlights
Orchha, Khajuraho & Central India Tiger Tour
- Explore Orchha’s forts palaces cenotaphs and riverside temples at a relaxed pace with enough time to walk around and absorb the setting
- Visit the Khajuraho Temples and attend the evening light and sound show that explains the site’s history and stories
- Enjoy guided temple walks that focus on art architecture symbolism and daily life from the past
- Enter Panna National Park for jeep safaris through river valleys plateaus and mixed forest zones
- Spot tigers leopards deer crocodiles and rich birdlife along water bodies and open forest stretches in Panna
- Experience Satpura’s quiet forest landscape with jeep safaris and a slow boat ride on the river
- A well paced route that blends culture nature and wildlife without long drives or rushed days
Tour Overview
Orchha, Khajuraho & Central India Tiger Tour
This itinerary begins with heritage towns known for history and architecture. Orchha offers a calm setting with forts and cenotaphs set along the Betwa River. Khajuraho adds depth through its detailed temple carvings and well planned guided visits that help you understand the stories behind the stone work.
The second half of the tour focuses on wildlife. Panna National Park is known for its river views rocky terrain and growing tiger population. Morning and evening safaris cover different forest sections and water zones. Satpura brings a quieter and more remote forest feel with hills valleys and dense cover. The combination of jeep safaris and a boat safari adds variety and makes this route ideal for travellers who enjoy both culture and nature.
Tour Itinerary
Orchha, Khajuraho & Central India Tiger Tour
- Day 1: Arrive in Gwalior and drive to Orchha. Check in and relax.
- Day 2: Full day exploring Orchha including forts palaces temples and cenotaphs.
- Day 3: Morning city tour of Orchha. Drive to Khajuraho and attend the evening light and sound show.
- Day 4: Full day guided exploration of Khajuraho Temples.
- Day 5: After breakfast drive to Panna. Enjoy an afternoon safari.
- Day 6: Morning safari and evening safari in Panna.
- Day 7: Another full day with morning and evening safaris in Panna.
- Day 8: Morning safari in Panna followed by drive to Satpura.
- Day 9: Morning safari and evening safari in Satpura.
- Day 10: Morning boat safari followed by an evening jungle safari in Satpura.
- Day 11: Morning safari in Satpura and drive to Nagpur for departure.
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Booking Procedure
To confirm your seat, a 50% advance amount along with a recognized Government Identity card (Aadhar, Pancard, Driver’s License, OCI, Passport, Voter’s ID, school/College ID) is to be sent to us.
For non Indian nationals, only Passport is allowed.
Id’s should be scanned and emailed at [email protected]
Inclusion
- Lodging in Panna and Satpura, including all meals and safari.
- Accommodation at Khujaraho, Orchha, with breakfast.
- Your fees for forest entrance, safari jeep and guide in Panna and Satpura Park.
- 5 Private jeep safaris will be provided in Panna.
- 4 Private jeep safaris will be provided in Satpura.
- 1 Boat Safari in Satpura.
- Khajuraho and Orchha Monument entry and guide fee
- Air-conditioned vehicle for all land transfers.
- Airport and hotel assistance pre- and post-trip.
- Water bottles during land transfer and safari.
Exclusion
- Personal expenses like laundry, phone calls, liquor, à la carte food, etc.
- International or domestic airfares and rail tickets.
- Travel insurance.
- Tips and Gratuities.
- Anything that is not mentioned in the inclusion section.
Cancelation Policy
- If cancellation requested before 120 days (or more) prior to departure, Full refund.
- If cancellation requested before 60 days (or more) prior to departure – 75% of the tour cost will be refunded.
- If cancellation requested before 45 to 59 days prior to departure – 50% of the tour cost will be refunded.
- If cancellation requested before 30 to 44 days prior to departure – 25% of the tour cost will be refunded.
- If cancellation requested before 15 to 29 days prior to departure – 10% of the tour cost will be refunded.
- If cancellation requested less than 15 days prior to departure, No Show – No Refund.
Guest Testimonials
We thank all of our guests for trusting Big Cats India and for trusting us with planning their wildlife holiday with us.
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Made very comfortable accomodations and set up the best gates for animal viewings. Saw everything i was hoping to see and more. Very happy with this company would highly recommend.
Mr. Baron von Beardenheim
Canada
Had an amazing time on our safari and couldn't be more pleased with Krunal for helping set everything up. We did 6 safari drives (3x morning, 3x afternoon) and luckily saw tigers on 4 of the drives - unbelievable! The hotel was ...
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David Scarborough
United States of America
Wonderful trip
Excellent safari, organization was perfect.
Driver wery well prepared
Resort were terrrific.
We were Always in contact with agency during trip!
Absolutely we'll come back
A lot of Tigers seens, sloth bear, Leopard and wild dog
Villiam C
Italy
Had such an amazing tiger safari tour with Big cats at Pench tiger safari. Had 6 tiger sightings, 1 leopard sighting and 100s more wildlife over our 4 day tour. Big cats couldn’t have been more helpful...
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Lewis Johnson
Australia
High Service Levels and Superb Guiding.
We booked a safari covering The Gir Forest, Tadoba, Pench and Kanha. The process was very easy and Big Cats was quick to respond. Throughout the trip they consistently checked how everything ...
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James Parker
United Arab Emirates
They are the best!
Amazing experience! Big Cats India helped me costumize and plan my trip exactly how I wanted. We got to see a mixture of historical sites and tiger safaris. The staff was more than helpful. ...
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Q Ayla Y
United States of America
Amazing Safari Experience
Krunal of Big Cats India organised our photographic safari trip to Tadoba and Pench Reserves. The accommodations were first class and the safaris blew our minds with more than 30 tigers and loads of other wildlife ...
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Robert Prehn
South Africa
magnificent safari tour/wonderful tour & safari
I discovered Big Cats India via the internet, looking through various operators and having asked for some offers to go to national parks and possibly see and photograph tigers (mission accomplished, ...
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Marisa Romeo
Switzerland
(Spanish) La experiencia en nuestro viaje de observación de fauna con Big Cats India fue impresionante. Visitamos tres reservas, y tuvimos la suerte de observar una gran cantidad de tigres, además de leopardos, osos bezudos,...
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Mr. Marcos Mallo
Spain
We were a bit late with planning the safari trip and many good spots were fully booked, but Krunal was very helpful and creative in planning a trip that met our needs. The resorts where very comfortable and the food ...
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Mr. Maxim Vetsuypens
Netherlands
Hello the world ! I greatly recommend the service of Big Cats india ! They organize for me the perfect trip ! They solve all my problem !! Indeed I had booked the wrong date for my flight but they...
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Mr. Pierre Appert
France
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