Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the many wildlife sanctuaries in India. It is located in Madhya Pradesh, at about 197 km away north-east of Jabalpur. The name is derived from an ancient fort in the area. It belongs to the Vindhyan mountain ranges of central India and has the highest density of tiger population in the country.
It was a hunting reserve of the royal family of Rewa and was declared a park in 1968.
The other wild animals which can be sighted at Bandhavgarh NP include, Nilgai, Chausingha, Chital, Chinkara, Wild Boar and sometimes a Fox or Jackal.
Visitors to the park can enter in four wheelers or can also have a look on Elephant back.
About half the Bandhavgarh park is covered with fine trees of Sal, while mixed forests are found in the higher reaches of the hills. Stretches of bamboo and grasslands extend to the north.
Some more information about the park, is as follows :
Area : 450 sq. km (Core area: 105 sq. km)
Altitude : 800 m above sea level
Temperature range : 42°C to 2°C
Rough Itinerary
| 24th dec | Day 1 | Eve | Leave Mumbai |
| 25th dec | Day 2 | Afternoon | Reach Katni Jn / Tala |
| Day 2 | Afternoon – 4PM | Walk and orientation |
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| 26th dec | Day 3 | Morn | 1st ride |
| Day 3 | Afternoon | 2nd Ride | |
| 27th dec | Day 4 | Morn | 3rd ride |
| Afternoon – 2PM | 4th ride | ||
| Day 4 | Eve / Night | leave tala / katni | |
| 28th dec | Day 5 | Afternoon / Eve | Reach mumbai |
Tour fees: Rs.9,500/-
Includes: Travel from Katni to Bandhavgad, accommodation, food, 4 jeep safaris.
Does not include any personal expenses or anything not specifically mentioned. Also does not include train fare to Katni, which can be booked as per choice – second class or AC, etc.
Please call Raka for information or booking your seats – 09869433342 Photographs courtesy Sushma Mishra.
