India: The Taj Mahal, Wondrous Wetlands & Tiger Country

9 - 21 Feb, 2024
eBird Trip Report
Guided by George Armistead

Visiting Madhya Pradesh, the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, we sought Earth’s biggest cat, the Bengal Tiger. India hosts 80% of the world’s total population, and there are more in Madhya Pradesh than anywhere else. We saw 9 tigers over our 6 days on safari and also 3 leopards, 2 Sloth bears, and many other mammals. Then we headed for the Chambal River which featured Gharial, Mugger Crocodiles, Ganges River Dolphin and critically endangered Black-bellied Tern. We finished off with wetland birding at Bharatpur and then the Taj Mahal.