Kanha National Park

Famous for:
Has highest density of tigers in the world and home to rare hardground Barasingha. Rudyard Kipling got inspiration to write "Jungle Book" from Kanha.


Video: Elephant safari and Tiger sighting at Kanha National Park

Background:
Formed in 1955, Kanha National Park covers 940 sq. km, and is one of the largest National Parks in India. The Tiger Reserve was created in 1974 under Project Tiger and today it has the highest density of tigers in the world.
Some of the animals that can be seen here are Tiger, the rare hardground Barasingha, Blackbuck, Bison, swamp deer, sambhar, chital etc. 
Rudyard Kipling got inspiration to write his famous "Jungle Book" from Kanha.
Park Timings:
Morning trip: 0630 to 1000 hours.
Afternoon trip: 1430 to 1800 hours.


Video: Drive through Kanha NP watching Tiger and many other animals

What to see:
Forest department guides are available for guided tours of Kanha.
Wildlife
There are about 22 species of mammals and the main attractions are Tiger (highest density of Tigers in the world), bison, sambhar, chital, barasingha, barking deer, black deer, black buck, mongoose, etc.
Birds
Over 200 birds species are found in Kanha. They include storks, herons, peacock,  jungle fowl, spotted parakeets, kingfishers, woodpeckers, etc

Bamni Dadar / Sunset point 
Location: Inside Kanha NP
A beautiful part of the park and great place to see sunset and animals like sambhar, barking deer, gaur etc


Video: Tiger, dancing peacock and other animal sightings 

Reaching there:
Air: Jabalpur (164 km) has the nearest airport. Other nearby airports are Nagpur Airport (260 km) and Raipur Airport (215 km).

Rail: Jabalpur (164 km) is the most convenient railway station. Bilaspur (180 km) is the other nearest railway station on the mainline. Jeeps, private cars and buses are available from both these places to reach Kanha.

Road: NH 7 (Varanasi - Mangawan - Rewa - Jabalpur - Lakhnadon - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Kurnool - Bangalore - Krishnagiri - Salem - Dindigul - Madurai - Cape - Commorin (Kanyakumari)) and NH 27 (Allahabad - Mangawan) are the National Highways near Kanha.
Khatia and Mukki are the two entry points to Kanha National Park. Khatia is 3 km from Kisli.
Good motorable roads connects Jabalpur with Kisli (164 km) and Mukki (205 km). Mukki is also convenient while coming from Bilaspur (180 km) and Raipur (215 km), while Kisli is more convenient while coming from Nagpur (260 km).


Video: Very close encounter with the Tiger at Kanha NP 

Video: Driving from Nagpur to Kanha National Park 

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