07/11/00 Depart London Heathrow on Sri Lankan Airlines.
08/11/00 Arrive Colombo, Sri Lanka. Stop over in Pegasus Reef Hotel.
Birding around hotel in early morning and afternoon.
09/11/00 Flight to Delhi. Arrange taxi from Delhi airport to Ramnagar.
Arrive at Ganges river crossing at Gajraula at 17.00. Travel on to Ramnagar.
10/11/00 Bird the Kosi River primarily looking for Ibisbill and Crested Kingfisher. In afternoon, travel by local bus to Naini Tal.
11/11/00 Bird Naini Tal town, High Fields and Arvinda Gorge.
12/11/00 Bird Snow-view Ridge and Naini/Cheena Peak.
13/11/00 Leave Naini Tal and head back to Ramnagar by local bus.
14/11/00 Bird Kosi River.
15/11/00 Taxi to Dhikala in Corbett NP. In afternoon go on Elephant-back safari.
16/11/00 Dawn safari on Elephant-back. Late morning visit to lake watchtower. Head back to Ramnagar in late afternoon. Overnight train from Ramnagar to Delhi.
17/11/00 Arrive Delhi. In evening take local bus to McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh.
18/11/00 Bird McLeod Ganj and the Dalai Lama's palace "circuit".
19/11/00 Bird McLeod Ganj.
20/11/00 Bird McLeod Ganj and Daramkot.
21/11/00 Bird McLeod Ganj.
22/11/00 Bird McLeod Ganj. In late afternoon travel by local bus to Delhi.
23/11/00 Arrive Delhi. Travel by taxi to Agra in afternoon.
24/11/00 Agra. Bird Taj Mahal at dawn. Travel to Fatepur Sikri mid-morning. After an hour, travel on to Bharatpur. Bird Bharatpur/Keoladeo NP until dusk.
25/11/00 Bharatpur/Keoladeo NP.
26/11/00 Bharatpur/Keoladeo NP.
27/11/00 Bund Baretha.
28/11/00 Bharatpur/Keoladeo NP.
29/11/00 Travel by train to Sawai Madhopur.
30/11/00 Dawn safari in Ranthambor. Bird Sawai Madhopur area during day. Afternoon safari in Ranthambor.
01/12/00 Travel by train to Jaipur.
02/12/00 Travel by taxi to Sambhar Salt Lake.
03/12/00 Jaipur.
04/12/00 Return to Delhi by train (The Shatabadi Express).
