Although Bandhavgarh National Park is spread over an area of 1161 sq km tourists are restricted to an area of 105 sq km of the park. The park is divided into the three major zones called Tala, Magdi and Bamera and it’s the Tala region that has been open for tourists to roam and watch animals in their natural habitat. The national park was once the hunting ground for the Maharajas of Rewa. It is entitled to a national park in the year 1968.

The Bandhavgarh National park has a variety of flora and fauna. There are more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds in the area. Tourists can see Leopards, Sambar, Barking Deer, the Asiatic jackal, Wild Boar, Gaur, chausingha and chinkara, grey mongoose along with White and Bengal Tiger. Different species of birds like Grey Hornbill, Common Teals, Red Jungle Fowl, and White Breasted Kingfisher, etc.

To explore the majestic flora and fauna of Bandhavgarh National park, open Jeep Safari is the best option. Bandhavgarh National park gives an enthralling experience of elephant safari also. Sitting on the back of the elephant and following the royal tiger is a lifetime experience. This is an interesting safari as elephant riding and tiger tour go side by side in this.

Places to see near Bandhavgarh National Park

After an adventurous trip to Bandhavgarh National park, tourists can see some really famous sites in Madhya Pradesh. Just 255 km away from famous for housing the Barasingha, Kanha national park is there. About 280km from Bandhavgarh, UNESCO world heritage site Khajuraho temples are situated.

How to reach Bandhavgarh National park

To reach the Bandhavgarh National Park, road, rail, and air transport can be used. BANDHAVGARH National park is well connected from nearby towns like Jabalpur, Katni, Nagpur, Varanasi, Kanha National Park. Jabalpur & Khajuraho are the nearest airports for travelers who want to travel by air.

The best time to visit or to explore the Bandhavgarh National Park is during the months of November to March. After March, the summer and monsoon season starts which makes it not good for an adventure activity.

One who visits the central part of India must choose to go the woodlands of the Banjar and the Halon valley, the two shapings the western and eastern parts of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, which have been renowned for their wide decent variety of natural life.

The forest reserve was made in 1955 and, from that point forward, it has committed itself in safeguarding an assortment of animal groups. Many species that were on the verge of extinction have been saved here. Today Kanha National Park is among the grandest and wonderful natural forest reserves in Asia.

There are various Tiger reserves in India, that are saving them, yet no place would be able to consider them to be frequently, and as consistently as in Kanha National Park.  Situated in the Mandla region of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha national park cum Tiger reserve stretches out over a region of more than 940-sq-km.

Significant Wildlife Attractions Of Kanha

The main wildlife attractions in the Kanha National Park are tiger, buffalo, gaur, sambhar, chital,  barasingha, dark deer, dark buck, chousingha, nilgai, mouse deer, sloth bear, jackal fox, porcupine, hyena, wilderness feline, python, tiger, and panther and other creatures.

The Bird species include storks, pintails, lake herons, egrets, peacock, peafowl, wilderness fowl, goad fowl, partridges, quails, ring birds, spotted parakeets, green pigeons, shake pigeons, cuckoos, papihas and many more.

The Kanha National Park has one major attraction and that is the Barasinghas. Twenty years earlier, the barasingha was on the line of extinction however some urgent marks including the fencing-off of certain creatures helped spare them.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

The atmosphere of this district is tropical. Summers are sweltering and sticky with the most extreme and least temperatures of 40.6°C and 23.9°C. Winters are lovely with a normal most extreme and least temperature of 23.9°C and 11.1°C, separately. The reserve remains closed from July to mid-October during monsoons.