National Parks and Sanctuaries

Madhya Pradesh is a pioneering state in the national movement for conservation of flora and fauna. Conservation oriented legal proviso were made in the erstwhile Acts regulating hunting of game -birds and wild animals. In tune with the national consciousness towards conservation of flora and fauna the state government began setting up a network of in-situ conservation areas (national parks and sanctuaries) under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. There are 9 National Parks and 25 Sanctuaries spread over an area of 10,862 sq. km constituting 11.40% of the total forest area and 3.52% of the geographical area of the state. Efforts are under way to increase the Protected Area network to 15% of the forest or 5% of the geographical area as suggested by State Wildlife Board.

Project Tiger Areas

Government of India / WWF launched “Project Tiger” in the year 1973. Kanha National Park was one of the first nine Protected Areas selected under Project Tiger in the country. At present, there are 5 Project Tiger areas in the state namely – Kanha, Panna, Bandhavgarh, Pench and Satpura. Madhya Pradesh is also known as the 'Tiger State' as it harbors 19% of India's Tiger Population and 17% of the world's tiger population.

Pench National Park

The Pench National Park is named after the Pench River, which flows from north to south through the park. This river constitutes the district boundary of Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh in the upper region and State boundary with Maharashtra State in the lower region. This area became the 19th Tiger Reserve of India in 1992.

The Pench National Park which constitutes the core of the Tiger Reserves was notified in the year 1983. The total area of the park is 292.85 sq.kms. The total area of the Pench Tiger Reserve is 757.85 sq.kms. The Buffer Zone includes Pench Sanctuary (118.47 sq.kms.), Reserve and protected forests and Revenue areas of Seoni and Chhindwara districts.

The Buffer Zone extends in all the directions except south, where Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Park (Tiger Reserve) is situated in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.

PRINCIPALFLORA

Teak, Saja, Bija, Jamun, Dhaora, Mahua, Semal, Lendia, Aonla, Tendu, Dhaman, Palas, Kusum, Arjun, Baheda, and Bamboo, apart from numerous Sps. of grasses and herbaceous flora.

Even as on date India is having the largest population of Tigers in the world, yet many of its Tigers country are hidden & unknown. One such is Pench National Park.

Fauna: Tiger, panther, Indian Gaur, wild dogs, wild boar, small India civet, sloth bear, and blue bull.Pench boast of more than 200 species of birds including several migratory birds. Commonly seen are Peafowl, red jungle fowl, crimson breasted barbet, Drongo, magpie robin, lesser whistling teal.

Day 01

Arrive Delhi Check into Hotel, overnight Delhi

Day 02

Delhi sight seeing full day

Day 03

Fly from Delhi to Nagpur (approx 2 hrs) & reach early morning Nagpur, drive straight to Hotel for breakfast & then proceed to Pench National Park (the original Kipling’s Country, it is here where Rudyard Kipling conceived the idea of famous Jungle book, for all these years Kanha was treated as the Kipling’s country but unfortunately it is a wrong history) Pench is just 80 K.M. from Nagpur (1 hr 20 Min drive with excellent road) check in at the Jungle lodge. Evening game drive.

Day04

Pench Morning evening game drive.

Day 05

Drive to Kanha National Park after morning game drive by road 180 K.M. (4 hrs drive) reach Kanha check in at Krishna, evening game drive.

Day 06

Morning and evening game drive

Day 07

Morning and evening game drive.

Day 08

Drive to Bandhavgarh National park early morning after having breakfast (240 k.m. 4-5 hrs) and check in at Nature Heritage. Evening game drive.

Day 09

Morning evening game drive

Day 10

Morning game drive, evening take a train to Delhi from Umaryia railway station. Over night train.

Day 11

Arrive Delhi straight to a restaurant for Lunch & transfer to Airport or check in Hotel if you have booked extra Nights.

Trip Details:

All road transfers by AC Car,rail journey by 2nd AC sleeper,airfare from Delhi to Nagpur.

Delhi on B&B Pench, Kanha & Bandhavgarh on full board Jungle plan.

Delhi sight seeing one day all inclusive of AC Car, monument fees & guide charges. Services of resident naturalist in all the National parks, with bonfire every night. Daily film show in Kanha lodge on wildlife.

Extra on Chargeable basis & on availability boat ride in Pench River & spending the night on a Watch tower.