Tour packages for Dudhwa park in pipeline

Lucknow: The tourism department along with the UP Forest Corporation will operate tour packages for eco-tourists from Lucknow to Dudhwa, Lakhimpur Kheri soon.
The move would benefit those who want to go for tiger and wildlife sightings to Dudhwa National Park but have no clue which route to take, how long will the journey be or will it be safe to hire a taxi.
Though the launch date is yet to be finalised it is almost certain that the first tourist group would be flagged off by forest minister Dara Singh Chauhan.
Giving this information to TOI, Ajay Kumar, MD, UPFC, said, "It's a compact tour which has everything. Four packages would be available at varying prices for tourists.”
Tour operators empanelled with the tourism department will offer the taxi services. People will log in on the ecotourism website, book the tour and make the payment. They will not have to pay anything during the entire tour after this. The confirmation message will be delivered to their mobile number.
General manager, UPFC, Eva Sharma, said, "There will also be an emergency contact number in case the need be."
Taxis will pick up tourists from his doorstep. In case the tourist lives outside the municipal limits of the city, he might be charged extra for extra kilometres. People can either hire Innova or Swift DZire, the two models of vehicles which will be operating under the package. The one-night-two-day package along with taxi service will also include room rent, lunch, dinner, jungle safari (next morning), tea or coffee, fruit and sanitiser.
Similarly, two-night-three-day package will include an extra jungle safari in the evening along with other facilities. The tour will begin between 8am and 9am in the morning. The return tour will start at 11am. Packed lunch and mineral water bottles will be given to tourists while on the way from both the sides.