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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 National Park 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.

Kanha Tiger Sightings

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REASONS TO VISIT KANHA

Kanha Wildlife

Kanha is indeed a place to quench your thirst for Kanha Tiger Sightings with an amazing view. Kanha National Park is one of the best wildlife destinations in the World which consists of the total area of 940 sq.km and also leading tiger reserves in India. The prime attraction of this area is to witness the various flora and fauna including some rare birds and animals. Kanha (which is also one of the largest National Parks) is well-known for its Royal Bengal Tigers of which the most famous is Munna – a large male tiger in Kanha with a symbol resembling “CAT” on his forehead. Kanha National Park is also home to many other wild animals like Leopards, Sambar deer, Spotted deer, Barking deer, Indian Bison, Jackal, Wild dog, Sloth bear, Langurs, Wild boars, and many others.

Jungle Safari

The first and the most important thing to do in Kanha is undoubtedly “Jungle Safari”. If you are tired of city life and want a break from your office then nothing is better then exploring the jungle and spotting wild animals in their natural habitat. Before going for the jungle safari the most important thing is to check the Tiger Sighting Index of the park. This will help you with better Tiger Sightings.

Talking about the Jungle Safari, It is very important to know the safari zones of the park and also to learn about the Tiger Sighting Zones of the park.

There are three main safari zones in Kanha i.e: Khatiya, Mukki, and Sarhi gate. Go through our blog section to know more about the Tiger Sightings. There is a morning safari, late-afternoon safari and a full day safari in Kanha National Park.

Nature trails for all the Nature Lovers

Nature trails is the best option for all the nature lovers who want to experience the jungle on their foot. Wildlife experts will be there with you, guiding you about the wild animals, birds, and flora on the nature walk. Kanha also hosts different species of resident and migratory birds and nature walk is the best option to see these birds. As the Kanha Park is divided into 4 parts, there is a possibility that you might not spot the same bird as last time but there are chances to spot 55-65- birds as the National Park has an enormous diversity.

Kanha National Park

Image credit: Kaleem Kureshi

Kanha Museum

Kanha Museum is the best option for all the tourists who are interested in animal history. The museum is located near the Kisli gate inside the park. You can get all the information about the topography of the park and all the information about the other aspect of the park. You can take pictures inside the Kanha Museum also. Tourists make sure to visit Kanha Museum as this is one of the best things to do in Kanha.

The Beautiful sunset from Bami Dadar

Bamni Dadar, which is considered as one of the most beautiful spot of the National Park situated 275 m above Kanha and hence a perfect place to get awestruck by the wonderful view of the sunset and obviously it is a perfect spot in Kanha to see the park.

Why WildTrails?

WildTrails provides an easy way of seeing all possible wildlife trips for some of the top exotic wildlife destinations across the world [Currently Supporting India, Kenya & Tanzania] with an end-to-end trip right from your flights, to wildlife resorts to wildlife safaris to pickup/drops from local airports to even local experiences & that you probably don’t want to miss including 16-hr support via direct chat with our world-class support staff via our App or WhatsApp (in the event of any delays or last-minute issues to any general queries about your plan or destination).

WildTrails uses the network of best tiger tracker experts associated with the particular zone of the park.

WildTrails is the world’s first and only company to bring Sightings Data, analytics into planning Wildlife holidays. WidTrails have all the sightings info (4 years data) to create a predictive metric called the sighting index.