You will be met at Delhi Airport and transferred to your hotel in this ancient capital of kingdoms and empires is now a sprawling metropolis.
Delhi's strategic location was one of the main reasons why successive dynasties chose it as their seat of power and today it is a conglomerate of seven cities. The division between the old walled city and New Delhi marks a division in lifestyles, with the old city retaining its past traditions whilst New Delhi strives to match the pace of the 21st century.
In the afternoon enjoy a half day excursion with a naturalist to Sultanpur National Park Bird Sanctuary. Situated 1.5-hours west of the city, it is home to over 150 different resident species including the Painted stork, Spotted owlet, Paddyfield pipit, Purple sunbird, Little cormorant, Gray francolin, Black francolin, Indian roller, White-throated kingfisher, Spot billed duck, White ibis, Black headed ibis, Little egret, Great egret, Cattle egret, India crested lark, Eurasian thick-knee, Red vented bulbul, Rose ringed parakeet, Red wattled lapwing, Shikra, Common hoopoe, Eurasian collared dove, Red collared dove, Laughing dove, Rock pigeon, Magpie robin, Greater coucal, Weaver bird, Bank mynah, Common mynah and Green bee eater.
During the winter months bird numbers swell as over 100 migratory species arrive from Siberia, Europe and Afghanistan. These include the Siberian crane, Black tailed godwit, Greater flamingo, Ruff, Black winged stilt, Common teal, Common greenshank, Northern pintail, Yellow wagtail, White wagtail, Northern shoveler, Rosy pelican, Gadwall, Wood sandpiper, Spotted sandpiper, Eurasian wigeon, Spotted redshank, Starling, Bluethroat and Long billed pipit. In the summer months there are also a few migratory species including the Eurasian golden oriole, Asian koel, Comb duck, Blue cheeked bee eater, Blue-tailed bee-eater, Black crowned night heron and Cuckoo (Note: The bird sanctuary is closed every Tuesday).