Bandhavgarh
"India's Premier Destination for Tiger Sightings."
UMARIA DISTRICT · MADHYA PRADESH
The Land of Tigers
Bandhavgarh is renowned for one of the highest densities of Bengal tigers in India, making it one of the country's finest destinations for tiger sightings. Alongside tigers, the reserve shelters leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, over 250 bird species, and an extraordinary diversity of flora spread across dramatic hills and ancient forests.
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Known For
Tiger Sightings
Area
1,536 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1968
Kanha
"The Emerald Forest — Home of the Barasingha."
MANDLA & BALAGHAT · MADHYA PRADESH
A Conservation Success Story
Kanha's vast sal and bamboo forests provide sanctuary to tigers, leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, gaur, and countless bird species. The reserve is globally celebrated for saving the Hard Ground Barasingha from extinction through one of India's most successful wildlife conservation programs.
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Known For
Barasingha
Area
2,074 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1955
Pench
"Walk the Forests that Inspired The Jungle Book."
SEONI & CHHINDWARA · MADHYA PRADESH
The Jungle Book Comes Alive
Pench is believed to have inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Its teak forests, rolling grasslands, and the Pench River provide habitat for tigers, leopards, wild dogs, sloth bears, deer, and over 285 bird species. The reserve is also known for occasional sightings of the elusive melanistic (black) leopard.
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Known For
The Jungle Book
Area
1,180 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1975
Panna
"Where the Ken River Shapes the Wilderness."
PANNA & CHHATARPUR · MADHYA PRADESH
A River of Life
Panna is famed for its spectacular gorges carved by the Ken River, thriving tiger population, gharials, vultures, leopards, sloth bears, and exceptional birdlife. Once devoid of tigers, the reserve now stands as one of India's greatest wildlife conservation success stories following its remarkable tiger reintroduction program.
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Known For
Ken River
Area
1,598 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1981
* River safari availability is subject to government regulations and seasonal water levels.