Rare Mammal Watching Trips in India

Many of India’s most-sought mammals inhabit the country’s north-west. The region is home to rusty-spotted cat, desert wildcat, leopard, desert and Indian foxes, striped hyena and Indian wolf, plus herbivores including blackbuck and Asiatic wild ass. This exceptional tour goes in search of them all. Find out more about North-west India’s Rare Mammals

• Price (inc. flights): 13 days from £6,195
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India is the world’s finest country for cats. Many of its most-sought small cats inhabit the dry grassland and semi-desert of Rajasthan and Gujarat. This innovative trip goes in search of caracal, desert wildcat, jungle cat, rusty-spotted cat, leopard and a host of other mammals. Find out more about Small Cats of North-west India

• Price (inc. flights): 14 days from £4,895
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Combining some of Indian subcontinent’s finest wildlife locations and accompanied throughout by an expert naturalist guide, this small group should offer opportunities to encounter three of the country’s most iconic species – red panda, Indian rhino and the majestic Bengal tiger. Find out more about India’s Red Pandas, Rhinos & Tigers

• Price (inc. flights): 17 days from £6,995
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This tailor-made trip idea, accompanied by expert local trackers, spends a week at a remote yet comfortable lodge, and offers the chance to search the Ulley Valley for Himalayan wildlife, with a special focus on one of the world’s most mysterious and beautiful big cats – the snow leopard. Find out more about Snow Leopards of Ladakh

• Price (inc. flights): 15 days from £4,595
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  Tailor-made Holiday
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Our tailor-made trip explores the spectacular wilderness of Singalila National Park, located in the Eastern Himalayas, in search of the endearing and elusive red panda, before travelling to the less visited Central Indian national park of Panna, home to iconic Indian wildlife including tiger, leopard and sloth bear. Find out more about Red Pandas & Tigers

• Price (inc. flights): 16 days from £5,195
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  Tailor-made Holiday
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Travel across the north Indian region of Ladakh with incredible opportunities to see a wealth of remarkable species. Pallas’s cat, snow leopard and Himalayan brown bear are all possible amongst a plethora of birdlife as you traverse through rugged Himalayan landscapes with outstanding views. Find out more about Wildlife of Ladakh

• Price (inc. flights): 18 days from £8,995
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With eight species of cat possible, this is a cat-watching trip without equal. Travel from the wetlands of West Bengal, home of fishing cat and jungle cat, to the mountainous forests of Arunachal Pradesh, where leopard, Asian clouded leopard, marbled cat, leopard cat and Asian golden cat all occur. Find out more about Small Cats of North East India

• Price (inc. flights): 16 days from £6,695
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