18 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 (14 days)
USD5,995 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Lisle Gwynn
Tour price (Per person): USD5,995 * GBP4,738 * EUR5,709 * AUD9,258
Single Supplement: USD1,190 * GBP940 * EUR1,133 * AUD1,838
Can be linked with: Sri Lanka - Birds & Wildlife (Relaxed) 2025
05 Dec 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 (14 days)
USD6,200 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD6,200 * GBP4,900 * EUR5,905 * AUD9,575
Can be linked with: Sri Lanka - Birds & Wildlife (Relaxed) 2026
Home to over a billion people in arguably the world’s richest cultural landscape, India is a country with no equal. This great nation boasts a staggering geographical diversity ranging from deserts and forests to tropical, palm-lined shores and snow-capped peaks. India is, of course, also famous for its rich avifauna and iconic mammalian megafauna, foremost of which is the regal Bengal Tiger. Our tour visits the core mammal, birding and cultural sites including the fabled Ranthambhore National Park, the exquisite wetlands of Keoladeo and incomparable Taj Mahal. Join us in this unforgettable celebration of India’s incredible birds, iconic mammals, dramatic scenery, and kaleidoscope of cultures!
Sarus Crane; Black-necked Stork; Bar-headed Goose; Red Avadavat; Painted Sandgrouse; Painted Spurfowl; Black Bittern; Indian Skimmer; Bluethroat; Indian Peafowl; Indian Courser; Indian Skimmer; Alexandrine & Plum-headed Parakeets; Pheasant-tailed Jacana.
Bengal Tiger; Leopard; Sambar; Nilgai; Chital; Hog Deer; Ganges River Dolphin (rare); Sloth Bear (rare); Jungle Cat.
wetlands, teak woodlands, rivers, sal (oak & rhododendron) forests, dry acacia woodlands
cool to mild on the central plateau, cold in the early morning.
10 with 1 Rockjumper Tour Leader
Undemanding. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels. India is an assault on the senses first time around, requiring a little tolerance to begin with.
Comfortable to very comfortable.
Undemanding. Most species provide good visuals in open conditions. Mostly savanna & woodland birding.
Taj Mahal; Chambal River; Fatehpur Sikri; Agra Fort
Good to excellent. From vehicle and in lodge gardens.
To David Hoddinott with many thanks. In my book, you are still the best guide I’ve ever birded with. Please give my regards to the office team. I am very proud to be part of the Rockjumper Family.
We really enjoyed both tours. The leader, Stephan Lorenz, was very helpful and worked hard to make the birding trips a success. We appreciated the local guides on both trips as well. They were all very good at getting the job done and making it all enjoyable and seamless. We always feel we are in good hands when we go on a Rockjumper tour.
As usual another fantastic journey masterfully organized and enabling us to discover places and birds in the best possible way. Supreme guide, all matters perfect, except the lack of heating in the bus. Chilly India, believe it or not !
David Hoddinott is wonderful and a great leader.
David Hoddinott is simply outstanding: Calm, focused, truly excellent knowledge of the birds, their calls and habits. He has a wonderful sense of humour, too.
Testing tour for summer days only (Tpss) - July 2024
India - Assam Extension II 2024 - April 2024
India - Assam Extension I 2024 - March 2024
India - Southern: Birding & Wildlife of the Western Ghats (Small Group) 2024 - January 2024
India North Summer Test Tour (Tpss) - January 2024
India - Northern: Birds & Tigers 2023 - December 2023
India - Assam Birding & Big Game Extension II 2023 - April 2023
India - Northeast: Eaglenest & Beyond 2023 - April 2023
India - Assam Birding & Big Game Extension I 2023 - March 2023
India - Northern: Birds & Tigers (Small Group) 2023 - January 2023
India - Western: Forest Owlet Extension 2023 - January 2023
India - Western: Desert Specials 2023 - January 2023
India - Southern: Birding & Wildlife of the Western Ghats (Small Group) 2023 - January 2023
India - Northern: Birds & Tigers 2022 - December 2022
India - Northern: Birds & Tigers (Small Group) 2020 - February 2020
India - Southern: Birding & Wildlife of the Western Ghats (Small Group) 2020 - January 2020
India - Northern: Birds & Tigers 2019 - December 2019
India - Highlights of the North 2019 - December 2019
India - Highlights of the North 2018 - December 2018
India - Southern: Birding & Wildlife of the Western Ghats II 2018 - November 2018