Kanha National Park - Explore The Land Of Panthera

Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha-Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh, in the heart of India. The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955 and in 1973 was made the Kanha Tiger Reserve. Today it stretches over an area of 940 km2 (360 sq mi) in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat.

Together with a surrounding buffer zone of 1,067 km2 and the neighboring 110 km2 Phen Sanctuary it forms the Kanha Tiger Reserve. This makes it the largest National Park in Central India. Kanha Tiger Reserve was ranked among the top 10 Famous Places for Tourists.

The park has a significant population of the Royal Bengal tiger, Indian leopards, the sloth bear, barasingha and Indian wild dog. The forest depicted in the famous novel by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book is based on jungles including this reserve. It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, Bhoorsingh the Barasingha (Swamp Deer).

Our tours are exclusively designed mainly for wildlife and nature photographers. With us you will experience a fascinating adventure of a lifetime in a comfortable shooting space. Our mentor would guide you throughout the safari to understand the various techniques and methods of photographing wildlife, different animal behaviors and the correct way of approaching them to get better perspective images, and the ethics of Wildlife Photography.

Kanha Tiger Reserve is mostly known for its population of tigers, leopards, wild dogs, jungle cats, foxes and jackals. Among the deer species, swamp deer (Cervus duavcelli branderi) or hard-ground barasingha is the pride of the place. The animal is adapted to hard ground unlike swamp deer of the north, which live in marshy swamps. The reserve has been instrumental in rescuing the swamp deer from extinction. Indian gaur (Bos gaurus), belonging to the ox genus, are found in Kanha, but seen mostly as winter ends. In summer, gaur inhabit meadows and waterholes in the park.

Other commonly seen animals in the park include the spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, and the four-horned antelope. The latter can be seen at Bamni Dadar climb. Recently, mouse deer have also been discovered in the tiger reserve.

Blackbuck have inexplicably become very rare. They vanished completely, but have been reintroduced recently inside a fenced area in the park. Nilgai can still be seen near the Sarahi Gate, while the Indian wolf once commonly seen at Mocha is a rare sight now. Striped hyena and sloth bear are seen occasionally. Langurs and wild boars are common, but the pugnacious rhesus macaque is seen less often.

Nocturnal animals like fox, hyena, jungle cat, civets, porcupine, ratel or honey badger, and hares can be seen outside the park confines.

The reserve brings around 300 species of birds and the most commonly seen birds are the black ibis, bee-eaters, cattle egret, blossom-headed parakeets, pond herons, drongos, common teal, crested serpent eagle, grey hornbill, Indian roller, lesser adjutant, little grebes, lesser whistling teal, minivets, Malabar pied hornbill, woodpeckers, pigeon, paradise flycatchers, mynas, Indian peafowl, red junglefowl, red-wattled lapwing, steppe eagle, Tickell’s blue flycatcher, white-eyed buzzard, white-breasted kingfisher, white-browed fantail, wood shrikes, and warblers, vultures among many more.

Reptiles such as Indian pythons, Indian cobras, krait, rat snakes, vipers, keelbacks, and grass snakes are nocturnal animals, so rarely are seen. Many species of turtles and amphibians are found in or near the water bodies.

 Day 1 : Reach Jabalpur early morning and depart for Kanha by Car, breakfast in car and arrive at resort at around 11 A.M. Have your lunch and we will be out for our 1st safari in Kisli Zone. Post safari return to hotel. Dinner at 9 PM and lights off.

 Day 2 : Wake up early and ready for your second safari in Mukki. With our specialist driver and guide we will look out each and every corner in search of big cats. Post safari return to hotel and have a sumptuous lunch. Post lunch be ready for our 3rd safari in Kanha zone. This zone has its own beauty with most of its covered with grassland. Post safari return to hotel. We will have a quick discussion on the photography techniques and ethics. Dinner and good night.

 Day 3 : Ready within 5:30 and set out for our 4th safari in Mukki. Be ready for a sudden and loud call of Sambar or Chital, as King of jungle is roaming around you. Mukki is known for its scenic woodlands and huge male tigers. Post safari return to hotel and lunch. Post lunch out for our 5th safari at Kanha zone. Post safari return to hotel and there will be a discussion on Post processing. Dinner and that’s all for that day.

 Day 4 : Wake up early and set out for last safari at Sarhi zone. Sarhi is known for its virgin grassland and diverse biodiversity. Not well known to tourist, Sarhi can offer you everything you want. Post safari return to hotel and lunch. Post lunch we will leave Kanha with sweet memories.

Please note: Please book your flights keeping in mind the trip start time on Day 1 and end time on Day 4. In case you have to stay an extra day at Jabalpur before or after the trip, the hotel booking has to be made by you.

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