INDIA-RESIDENT FLAGSHIP EXPEDITION · PERSONALLY LED
Nine days across Bandipur, Kabini and Bhadra. The flagship journey balances big-cat country with reservoir light, birdlife and Western Ghats habitat, giving photographers a broader body of work.
Bandipur 3 nights · Kabini 3 nights · Bhadra 2 nights
₹2,55,000 per person
Private-room rate based on a departure with five photographers plus Chetan. Dates, room allocation and final tax breakdown are confirmed in writing. Smaller departures require a tailored quote.
Travelling with a partner, friend, or comfortable sharing with another photographer? Choose twin sharing and reduce the cost of your expedition without changing the safari experience.
Twin sharing: ₹2,25,000 per person. Room pairing and availability are confirmed before booking.
Wildlife sessions, photography guidance, applicable inclusions, transfers and the expedition experience remain unchanged.
WHY THIS JOURNEY
The route builds from predator habitat into a different visual rhythm at Bhadra. Repeated sessions in Bandipur and Kabini create depth; forest and water bring a wider range of subjects to the final chapter.
THE JOURNEY, OPEN TO EXPLORE
The complete proposed journey. Read at your own pace. Every day is shown below. Transfer-day outings depend on travel time, park rules and the confirmed operating programme.
Download Expedition Itinerary · PDF ↓CHAPTER 01 · DAYS 1–3
Dry woodland, grassy openings and denser forest give Bandipur a changing visual rhythm. A broad elephant portrait and a small detail in the undergrowth can belong to the same morning. The reserve forms part of the connected southern landscape that large mammals depend on.
DAY 01
Arrive at the lodge at the agreed time. Travel to Bandipur is arranged separately, or quoted on request. Settle in, prepare equipment and meet Chetan for a field briefing before the first scheduled wildlife session, subject to arrival and operations.
DAY 02
Morning and afternoon field sessions focused on tracking cues, behaviour, composition and responding to changing light and subject distance.
DAY 03
A second complete day in Bandipur allows photographic ideas to develop across repeated sessions. Rest and selected image review fit between drives.
CHAPTER 02 · DAYS 4–6
Kabini opens into the Nagarahole landscape, where wooded habitat and water create very different ways to frame wildlife. Its connection with neighbouring forests matters as much as a single sighting: this is habitat used by both large herbivores and predators.
DAY 04
A final Bandipur session, subject to the programme, then transfer to Kabini. Begin the Nagarahole chapter after check-in, with the afternoon session dependent on arrival and lodge scheduling.
DAY 05
Morning and afternoon sessions explore predator habitat, elephants, gaur, dhole and wider compositions. Review images at midday if time permits.
DAY 06
Another full day gives the group time to respond to developing wildlife activity. Chetan guides settings, anticipation and framing throughout both scheduled sessions.
CHAPTER 03 · DAYS 7–9
Western Ghats forest and the Bhadra reservoir invite a shift of attention. A wooded shore, a bird in motion or the spacing of light across water can become the centre of the photograph. The landscape rewards an interest that extends beyond big cats.
DAY 07
A morning session subject to the transfer schedule, breakfast and the journey to Bhadra. Settle beside the reservoir; any afternoon wildlife experience depends on arrival time and the lodge programme.
DAY 08
Scheduled wildlife experiences may combine jeep and boat sessions according to lodge operations. Photograph birdlife, mammals, reservoir light and Western Ghats scenery, followed by a final image-review conversation.
DAY 09
A final scheduled wildlife session, subject to operations, followed by breakfast and checkout. Finish with image-selection guidance. Onward travel from the final forest is arranged separately; a Bengaluru transfer can be quoted on request.
BETWEEN THE FIELD SESSIONS
Meals, rest and selected image-review conversations fit around the forest programme. India-resident flagship circuits include private room accommodation. Meals follow the selected lodge programme.
Bandipur
Proposed viceroy cottage. Exact room category and availability are confirmed in your written offer.
Kabini / Nagarahole
Proposed maharaja cottage. Exact room category and availability are confirmed in your written offer.
Bhadra
Proposed cottage. Exact room category and availability are confirmed in your written offer.
These are proposed bases, not confirmed reservations. No particular room, view, private vehicle or exclusive access is promised.
YOUR INDIA-RESIDENT EDITION
Private-room rate based on a departure with five photographers plus Chetan. Dates, room allocation and final tax breakdown are confirmed in writing. Smaller departures require a tailored quote.
PLANNING YOUR PLACE
Enquiries are open; payments are not. The intended sequence is a 10% reservation payment, followed by total payment of at least 75% within 48 hours of written confirmation that the hold is secured.
The remaining balance date and full cancellation schedule will be agreed before any payment is requested.
Review your dates and details, then send Chetan an enquiry. No payment or automatic reservation is made here.