Photography Tour Itinerary
Day 1
09:00- Arrive at Pune Airport in the morning
10: 00 – Have breakfast on our way to Pune
13:00 – Reach Kumbhargaon Home Stay and have lunch
14:00 – Start our jeep safari into the grasslands .
19:00 – Complete our safari
20:00 – Have our dinner
22:00 – Rest for the day
Day 2 & 3
05:00-Start our grassland safari
08:00 – Have breakfast during the safari
11:30 – Return to resort for short nap and lunch
13:00 – Have our lunch
14:00 - Restart our grasslands SAFARI
18:00 – Complete our safari
20:00 – Have our dinner
22:00 – Rest for the day.
Day 4
06:00-Leave for SASWAD Birding.
08:00 – Have breakfast during the journey.
12:00 - Start our birding session with sumptuous lunch.
18:30 – Finish birding and start our journey to Pune.
20:30 - Stay in Pune for one night at Hotel.
14:00 - Start our grasslands SAFARI
18:00 – Complete our safari
20:00 – Have our dinner
21:00- Start our night safari .
22:00 –Complete the night safari and take rest for the day.
Day 5
08:00-Start our journey to Tahmini Ghat.
11:00 – Reach Tahmini ghat Homestay and freshen up.
14:00 – Start our birding at Tahmini Ghat.
18:30 – End our birding session reach Home stay.
20:30 – Photography discussion along with dinner.
Day 6
06:00 - Start our second birding session.
11:00 – Finish birding and reach Homestay.
14:00 – Start our third birding at Tahmini Ghat.
18:30 – End our birding session reach Home stay.
20:30 – Photography discussion along with dinner.
Day 7
06:00 - Start our fourth birding session.
11:00 – Finish birding and start to Pune
14:00 – Reach Pune and start to our own destinations.
Bhigwan is a small town located on the Pune-Solapur Highway .It is famous for its grasslands with the serene Bhima river nearby. Bhigwan also called MINI BHARATPUR is famous for Greater Flamingoes which flock in hundreds.The grasslands of Bhigwan also are hosts to famous Indian Grey Wolves and the striped Hyenas.
At Bhigwan, ducks, herons, egrets, raptors and waders along with flocks of hundreds of flamingos are present. At times, 1,000–1,200 flamingos are seen. Low rainfall and low water levels have reduced the birds' numbers. More than 230 species of migratory birds are found here, including painted storks, bar-headed geese and demoiselle cranes. These birds are present in the winter season between December and March. The birds generally migrate via marine routes and adult females depart from the breeding grounds.
The backwaters of Ujjani Dam host the greater flamingo, Eurasian spoonbill, bar-headed goose, collared pratincole and osprey. Bhigwan hosts the fastest bird of the animal kingdom, the peregrine falcon.
