Know about Kanha National Park

Kanha National Park is nestled in the Maikal range of Satpuras in Madhya Pradesh, the heart of India that forms the central Indian highlands.The national park is being popularized as the Tiger reserve and interestingly is being declared as one of the finest wildlife areas in the world. Spreading across two revenue districts the Mandala and the Kalaghat, Kanha National Park was declared a reserve forest in 1879 and revalued as a wildlife sanctuary in 1933. Its position was further upgraded to a national park in 1955.

The Kanha National Park is spread across the area of 940 sq km in the Maikal chain of hills. By bringing up the buffer and core zone all together, the Kanha Tiger Reserve has the total area of 1945 sq km.

The landscapes and the surrounding luxurious meadows along with the wooded strands and the dense maroons of forests offer magnanimous sightseeing experiences for the nature lovers. Making the land more beautiful and adorable, the crystal clear streams amidst the dense jungle cleanses the surroundings and makes the wildlife unrivalled. This vivacious land has been the source of inspiration for Rudyard Kipling, a famous writer for his outstanding creation- “The Jungle Book”.

The Kanha Tiger Sightings is the ideal home for wide ranges of wild creatures; right from the mighty tigers to the most populated Barasingha and the countless species of plants, birds, reptiles and insects. This reserve has fascinated many travelers around the corners of the world with its well developed infrastructure specially meant for them. The best location here to enjoy the most is the Bammi Dadar, also known as the Sunset Point.

Barasingha At Kanaha National Park

Jungle Safari in Kanha

A trip to Kanha Reserve directly takes you to the widespread arena of the lush habitat of wild creatures. With elephant and jeep safari an encounter to all these species is really generous and worthwhile. With jungle safari you can take a closer look to the wild animals and can capture their magnanimous images in your cameras.

Jeep Safari At Kanha

Jeep safaris keep one of the adventure and provide the flexibility to explore especially those places, which are difficult to travel via any other mode of transportation.
Open Jeep safaris are the best way to observe wildlife at the thick & lush green forest of Kanha National Park. For the most bewildering safari moments, Its also coolest option to observe the wilderness of Kanha very closely and clearly. The 04*04 Open Jeep with the group of tourists is allowed in the park vicinity at fixed timings along with the company of an experienced naturalist.
The jeep has to follow a fixed route and leave the park by the end of the appointed time. Many popular wildlife experts and wildlife photographers have observed and photographed the largest cat family member of Kanha National Park by doing jeep safaris. Since the jeeps follow fixed routes, the animals are not unduly disturbed.

Elephant Safari

To bring more excitement to your safari tour, the jungle officials have managed the well maintained regular tiger tour on the back of the elephant inside the tourism zone so you can have all the pretty sights on your way to the Kanha trip. The elephant safari in Kanha ensures a safe and hassle free journey to the wildlife at the serene jungle.

Elephant safari help the visitors to access the places inside the park which is not accessible by jeeps. The most easiest and common way to enjoy elephant safari is to involve yourself in a Tiger Show program. Tiger Show is a program organized after successful sighting of Tiger by trackers on elephants. Tiger Show can be done during Morning Safari only. During Tiger Show, at a time up to 04 people are taken close to tiger and shown from elephant back for 10 to 15 minutes.

Safari Timings Of Kanha National Park

Tiger Sightings At Kanha National Park

Places To Visit Near Kanha National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park -

Located 250 kms away from Kanha Reserve the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is the area which is best known for the great population of tigers in India. Bandhavgarh area is also the perfect home for the rare species of white tigers, which was once the hunting reserve for the Maharaja of Rewas. One can also find the famous Bandhavgarh Fort to highlight the historic legends of the prehistoric era and to witness large number of tiger species at the fort.

Pench National Park -

The Pench National Park is known for being the better half of Kipling's imagination when he visited two of these places in his tour to India to discover India wildlife. 357 kms away from Kanha National Park, the area of Pench is nestled at the southern ranges of Satpura Hills bordering Maharashtra to cover the area of 758 sq km. the area of Pench offers the Kipling Country Tour and tiger tour to get acquainted with the Kipling's world of creativity in the natural surroundings of the reserve.

Jabalpur -

This is the city of multi-colored marble rocks and many historical forts & artifacts can be found at the surroundings of the natural beauty. Jabalpur, the third largest city of Madhya Pradesh showcases the cultural part of the state and is best known as the "land of the Gondwanas". Quite closer to Bandhavgarh, the tourists can get to know about the cultural assets along with the wildlife wanders in the form of Khajuraho Group of temples, Balancing Rock, Chausathyogini Temple, Mandla Fort and more.

Tadoba National Park -

This reserve is best known as the oldest national park in Maharashtra, quite closer to the border area of MP and closer to Kanha Reserve, the Tadoba National Park is being stretched across 120 sq km area at an altitude of 200 m. The wildlife enthusiasts can find this place as much as heaven and have christened this place as the 'jewel of Vidarbha'. The name Tadoba has been extracted from the local deity of Gond tribes as 'Taru' who was killed in an epic fight with tiger. One of India's 28 tiger reserve Tadoba consists of variety of wild creatures including around 50 tigers and other rare wild species.

Dos and Don’ts (Key Tips For National Park Visitors)

Drive slowly in the Park so that you can see observes and enjoy without disturbing the wildlife.
Keep in the specified roads and trails driving off trails you may trample growing trees and cause disturbance to resting animals and their young.
Respect the wild animals and maintain a safe distance from them remember you are in their home and they get the first priority.
Keep seated in your vehicle at any points in the park it is dangerous to get down. This for your own safety and the safety of wildlife.
Do not disappoint if you don’t see a tiger. There are many other interesting creatures that are to be seen and cherished.
The Park is not zoo: so don’t expect to see wildlife everywhere. Kanha National Park is breathtaking even in its scenery.
Keep the park pollution free. While inside the park please put your non-biodegradable litter (thin cans, plastic, glass bottle, metal foils etc.) into the bag provided and dispose of it on your way out.
Please obtain services of Nature Guides that the park has trained for your benefit. They are great help to you in sporting wildlife and ensuring that you not to lose your way in forest.
Do not smoke or light campfires in the forest. Accidental fires can destroy this wonderful jungle in no time.

Kanha National Park

Travel Information About Kanha

Kanha brings the best destination for the wildlife lovers especially during the months from October to June. Being the central highlands of the Indian tropical zone, Kanha Reserve brings the most fascinating jungle tour to catch the glimpses of the rare wild creatures like Barasingha, wild Dog and Indian tiger.

Best Time to Visit Kanha National Park

Every year Kanha National Park is open for visitors from the 15th of October to till 30th of June. As per the climate of Central part of India, the peak season for Kanha National Park is during winters, say October to March. Most of the tourists visit the park between November and March, mainly because the summer’s heat is unbearable. The period between November and February is excellent for visiting Kanha national park as the rain fall during monsoon rejuvenated all the nature & vegetation. Particularly this period is best for bird watching. A lot of migratory birds visit the park during the winter months. During the time period from March to May most of the vegetation at Kanha National Park gets dried & Tiger Sighting is relatively easier than it is in winters. The month of March is the best month for wildlife viewing and the temperature is not very high however Months of April & May provide a great & almost sure opportunity to Wildlife Photographers specially who are looking for some rare photographs of the largest member of cat family.

How To Reach Kanha National Park

By Road:

Kanha National Park is well connected from the major destinations of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh. Distance of Kanha National Park from some nearby destinations & approximate driving time is:

By Train:

The Nearest Railway Stations for accessing Kanha National Park is Gondia & Jabalpur. Gondia railway station is 145kms / 03:00 hrs drive from Kanha (Khatia Entrance Gate). Jabalpur railway station is 160kms / 04:00 hrs drive from Kanha (Mukki Entrance Gate)

By Air:

The Nearest Airport for Kanha National Park are Jabalpur 160 Kms, Raipur 250 Kms & Nagpur 300 Kms.

Climate and Weather Conditions of Kanha National Park

Kanha National Park has a remarkable variation in the climate but generally is tropical and the summer temperatures are exceeded up to 43 Degree Celsius. The wonderful monsoons welcome you from the month of June to September and the winters are truly scenic during the months of November to the end of March, the days are beautiful, crunchy and sunny in the month of October and March.

Altitude- The altitude of the park ranges from about 600 m (1900 ft.) at Kanha Village to 870 m (2900 ft.) at Bamhni Dadar

Summers- extreme- hot and dry (April-June) – max temperature- 43° C

Monsoons- mid June-September – average rainfall- 1800 mm

Winters- quite cold (Nov- Feb) and frost covers the meadows- min temp – 2° C

Things to Carry

During the winter season beginning from November to February end necessary to carry warm clothing, jackets, gloves, mufflers etc as the morning open jeep safari drives can be freezing cold. During the summer months – from April to June the weather is hot therefore loose light colored cotton clothing is recommended with the clear-cut inclusion of a cap and Sun glasses. Sunscreen lotions are necessary in summers (April to June) when the sun is very strong. Light clothing is recommended for the months of October and March as the days tend to be warm. Bright colors can disturb the animals therefore clothes should ideally be in muted jungle shades of beige, brown, green and such like, preferably neutral and earth colored clothes. Binoculars and Cameras are a great advantage in the forest while doing safaris. Must carry Binocular and Camera with extra batteries and film rolls.

Kanha Recent Sightings

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