Rainforest Tour (trip)
Rainforest Tour
- Bangalore
- Culture & Nature
| Contact provider for price | 9 Days | October-May |
| Comfort accommodations | Exertion level: 3 | |
| Operator: Wild World India | 12 people max | |
The Western Ghats, a swathe of green running parallel to India's western coastline extending to the south, is considered one of the major Tropical Evergreen Forest regions in the country. Of India's 49,219 plant species, 1,600 native species (40% of the total number of endemics) are found in this 17,000 sq km strip of forest. The area covers barely 5% of India's landmass, but about a third of the plants, almost half the reptiles and more than three-fourths of the amphibians known in India are found in this area.
Starting from Bangalore you begin your rainforest tour at an organic farm in Coorg, one of the most fragile parts of the Western Ghats. Home to the Southern Birdwing (India's largest butterfly), the Atlas Moth (with the world's largest wingspan) and over 100 species of birds recorded in the immediate vicinity, the rainforest retreat is a treasure trove of natural wonders. From Coorg, you drive via the Dubare Elephant Training Camp to the bordering district of Wayanad in Kerala and on to Silent Valley.
Described as 'the richest expression of life on Earth', Silent Valley has an unbroken evolutionary history of 50 million years. In 2003, a new frog genus Nasikabatrachus Sahyadrenis - classified as a living fossil dating back to the Jurassic era - was discovered here. If you have more time at hand, the tour can be extended to accommodate more days in these pristine areas as well as a possible extension from Silent Valley to Kodaikanal to see the last remaining tract of the shola rainforests.
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Locations visited/nearby
India, Asia
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Reviewer: Jami Tarris & Theo Allofs
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We would like to thank you for making our last trip to India so successful and pleasurable. As you know, we have traveled to India twice recently, and you made this last trip convenient, efficient and so comfortable for us. As photographers our needs are many and specific, but your office staff, guides and drivers worked in concert to meet our constant demands. We appreciate your expertise and friendly customer service and we will highly recommend your company to colleagues and friends in the future. We look forward to our next photography trip to India and we look forward to working with your company again.
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Reviewer: Daisy Gilardini
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Being a wildlife photographer all you need when traveling is the right light at the right place and moment. Light is all about photography and only Mother Nature can decide about it. Nevertheless having guides that know where and when the right light might be, helps a lot! I would like to thank Wild World India for the great support, perfect organization and best guides during our tiger-shooting safari in India.
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Reviewer: Ruth Padel
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Thank you so much for EVERYTHING, it was really wonderful, and your place at Vanghat is lovely. The lammergeier was the icing on the cake! Meanwhile good luck with all that you are doing and thank you again! Keep me posted on Corbett
Itinerary
Day 01: ARRIVE BANGALOREArrive Bangalore airport and transfer to hotel. Morning at leisure followed by an exploration of the Garden City and other sites of interest. Overnight at hotel
Day 02: BANGALORE to COORG
Early morning drive from Bangalore to the capital city of Coorg, Madikeri (260 km/6 hrs drive). Arrive at an organic retreat and check into the cottage deep inside the rainforest. The retreat was set up to nurture the fragile ecosystem of the Western Ghats and to promote organic cultivation in Coorg. Overnight at the lodge
Day 03: COORG
After early morning birdwatching, you undertake a detailed excursion of the farm accompanied by a local naturalist to see orchids and plantation crops like coffee, cardamom, pepper and vanilla grown organically in the shade of rainforest trees. You could also do a nature hike to Galibeedu Ridge nearby. Overnight at the lodge
Day 04: COORG to WAYANAD
Leave after early breakfast and visit Dubare Elephant Training Camp on the banks of the Cauvery river. After elephant safari and a unique interaction program with the gentle giants, you drive to the bordering district of Wayanad in Kerala. Arrive at a rainforest lodge
Day 05: WAYANAD
Today, you visit the key sights of Wayanad like Vythiri, Lakkidi and Pookote Lake and return to the rainforest lodge.
Day 06: WAYANAD to SILENT VALLEY
After a hike through the plantation you drive from Wayanad via the picturesque hill-station of Ooty to Silent Valley in Palakkad district of Kerala
Day 07: SILENT VALLEY
The pristine Silent Valley National Park, named after the perceived absence of cicadas, is rich with endemics of the South Indian Peninsula, like Nilgiri Langur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Lion-Tailed Macaque and several bird species. More than 100 butterfly species and 400 moths have also been recorded here and you spend much of your time exploring the park.
Day 08: SILENT VALLEY to BANGALORE
After breakfast, drive from Silent Valley to Bangalore
Day 09: DEPART BANGALORE
In time transfer to the airport for flight to onward destination.
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