Location - Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh
Area - 1,940 sq.kms
Famous For - Tigers, Leopards & Bear
Best Time To Visit - April-June & July-November
Ever seen a tiger being tricked to perform in the circus? It is quiet cool to see them perform. And what about spotting a tiger on the road? Scary, yes it will be. But it feels shuddering when you watch the tiger in its natural appropriateness among the wilderness. India has myriads tiger reserves where you nab the passing scene of tigers ambuscading for their preys somewhere in the dark. But nowhere you will get a chance to watch these tigers roaming free care freely in the jungles accept that Kanha National Park. The scenes of the wilds in Kanha National park is really awesome sending down chills down your spine.
The National Park is one of the largest wildlife sanctuary of Asia, topping the list of Tiger Reserve success story with double tiger population since 1976. Kanha National Park, is a horse shoe shaped valley covered with spurs of Mekal and irrigated Surpan River meandering through the central maiden. The scene here is picturesque view of th rocky embankment and valleys fringes.
Major Attractions
» Wild Tracks
Kanha National park delights its visitors with high range of wildlife species. There are 175 varieties of birds in Kanha with the main target of spotting a tiger. The park is enriched with species like grazers, a porcupine, many gray langurs, mongoose, hyena, jungle cat, even a leopard. Other wild attractions in this Tiger country include varieties of Deer - the barasingha, chital or Spotted Deer, chousingha, nilgai, as well as the majestic gaur or Indian Bison and wild Pig.
» Bird Watching
Swamp Deer, Kanha National ParkBirds lovers are offered unique treat for their eyes. Kanha National Park has some 300 species of birds in the park premises. Some of the commonly seen birds at the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India are peafowl, woodpeckers, yellow wattled lapwing, golden oriole, horn bills, tree pies, Indian roller, pied Malabar horn bill, Indian stone curlew, warblers, rosy pastor, babblers, painted partridge, green pigeon, crested honey buzzard, white backed vultures, shaheen falcon, egrets, pied kingfisher, Eurasian vulture, pied crested cuckoo, teals, quails, Red spurfowl, shrikes, lager, pitpits, long-billed vulture, green bee-eaters and other birds. The Sondhar-Ghorella area is good for watching birds.
Access
Flying :The nearest airport is at Nagpur at 266-kms which has regular flights to places like Delhi and Mumbai. Kanha National Park is also connected to domestic flight services.
On the rail track : On the rail routes Kanha National Park is connected to Jabalpur Railway Station, the nearest one to the park. It is 169 kms from the park premises.
Road Mapping : Kanha National Park is connected by road with Jabalpur 175-kms, Khajuraho 445-kms, Nagpur 266-kms, Mukki 25-kms, Raipur 219-kms. Within the park: Koshi - Kanha (9-kms), Kishi - Katia (4-kms), Kishi - Mukki (32-kms). There are regular to and fro bus service available from Jabalpur to Kanha.
Accommodation
Langurs, Kanha National ParkNo man is in island. Here is the saying that goes right with accommodations arrangemants in the Kanha National Parks. The park is doused with luxuru hotels to budget hotels and satyimg here is fun on the house. Some of the luxury resorts and hotel in the park are Royal Tiger Resort, Wild Chalet Resort, Krishna Jungle Resort and Tuli Tiger Resort.
Travel Cue
* Entry permission is requisite before entering the sanctuary
* Wear light clothes and according to the season
* Photography is allowed