Wildlife Tour to Bandhavgad National Park

We will be going to the Bandhavgad National Park this April. This is a quick trip, more luxurious than our usual ventures and planned with the summer in mind. Travel and accommodation is air-conditioned (thank you, thank you!). Take a look.

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 :

Bandhavgarh National Park: Bandhavgarh National Park is spread at vindhya hills in Madhya Pradesh. Bandhavgarh National Park consists of a core area of 105 sq km and a buffer area of approximately 400 sq km of topography varies between steep ridges, undulating, forest and open meadows. Bandhavgarh National Park is known for the Royal Bengal Tigers. The density of the Tiger population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India. Bandhavgarh National Park was the former hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Rewa and at present is a famous natural hub for White Tigers. White Tigers, now a major attraction around the world’s zoos, were first discovered in Rewa, not far from here. The terrain is broken, with rocky hill ranges, running roughly east west, interspersed with grassy swamps and forested valleys. Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the finest national park in the India and has the distinction of harboring the highest concentration of tigers per unit area of forest.

The Bandhavgarh National Park is spread over on area of 448 sq km with a cross area of 105 sq km. At the center of the park is the bandhavgarh hill; rising 811 meters above sea level and surrounding it are a sloping valleys, These valleys end in small, swampy meadows locally known as “bohera”.

Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. Since then many steps have been taken to retain Bandhavgarh National Park as an unspoiled national habitat for a variety of wildlife peculiar to the area. These include gaur (Indian bison), sloth bear, leopard, porcupine, wild boar, sambhar and spotted deer, among others and of course, the tiger.

Area : 450 sq. km (Core area: 105 sq. km)

Altitude : 800 m above sea level

Temperature range : 42°C to 2°C

Itinerary

Day 01: Katni – Bandhavgarh

Arrive Katni Railway Station by 17:30 Hrs & drive directly to Bandhavgarh National Park (approx 102 KM) Check In at your hotel on arrival for dinner. Overnight at Jungle Lodge

Day 02: Bandhavgarh National Park

Early morning, take Jeep safari to the national park for Tiger tracking. Return back to hotel for breakfast & relax rest of the day. After lunch, early evening, take afternoon Jeep safari inside park. Overnight at Jungle lodge.

Day 03: Bandhavgarh National Park

After breakfast, day free to relax or to avail additional sightseeing of Tribal Village & Wildlife Library. One can even go for Safari ride on their own. Late evening drive back to Katni Railway Station to board your train GKP LTT EXP by 21:20 Hrs departing for Mumbai

Tour fees: Rs.9,950/-

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.