KANHA NATIONAL PARK
 Easily featuring among India’s finest tiger reserves, the park presents a fascinating blend of wildlife and natural beauty. Its landscape fascinates tourists beyond their expectations. Besides a large number of tigers, the park also has other animal species like sloth bear, leopard, striped hyena, spotted dear, wild boar, jungle cat, jackal and a variety of monkeys. Over 200 spices of birds also find their natural habitat in the park, thus making it truly a delightful place to visit.
Easily featuring among India’s finest tiger reserves, the park presents a fascinating blend of wildlife and natural beauty. Its landscape fascinates tourists beyond their expectations. Besides a large number of tigers, the park also has other animal species like sloth bear, leopard, striped hyena, spotted dear, wild boar, jungle cat, jackal and a variety of monkeys. Over 200 spices of birds also find their natural habitat in the park, thus making it truly a delightful place to visit.
Best Time to Visit
The best time to visit the park will be from April to June and from November to January. From July to Mid-November, during the monsoon season, the park remains closed.
Flora & Fauna - Kanha National Park
The park greets tourists with its varied and enjoyable landscape. With bamboo forests, Sal forests and meadows, the area around appears like a true setting for a pleasant wildlife experience. The park gives an opportunity to see herds of spotted deer, herds of good-looking Antelope and the Black Buck. Seeing the timorous Barking Deer and the Rare Barasingha, the Swamp Deer, would be a reality here.
Major Wildlife Attractions of Kanha
Kanha is extremely rich in wildlife and ensures a frequent spectacle of the big and small animals of your choice. With 175 varieties of birds, bird watcher would surely have a great time out here. Most of the tourists to the park come with a keen desire to see the most prized possession of the park: the Tiger. Many easily realize their dream of spotting a tiger here, though few have to return empty-handed as well. There is no need to get surprised by seeing all the grazers, a Porcupine, many Gray Langurs, Mongoose, Hyena, Jungle Cat, even a Leopard. Once in the Kanha, get ready to see varieties of Deer - the Barasingha, Chital or Spotted Deer, Chousingha, Nilgai, as well as the majestic Gaur or Indian Bison and wild Pig.
Other Attractions in Kanha
Elephant Safari
With the open country, tourists have an easy opportunity to see most of the animals from the elephant back.
Kanha Museum
The museum here would be a treat to watch once you’re interested in knowing the attributes and activities of the park and the tribal culture of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
How to Reach
By Air
Nagpur at 266-kms is the nearest Airport to visit Kanha National Park and is connected by various domestic airline services with Mumbai.
By Rail
Jabalpur at 169-kms is the convenient rail head to visit Kanha.
By Road
Kanha National Park is connected by road with Jabalpur 175-kms, Khajuraho 445-kms, Nagpur 266-kms, Mukki 25-kms, Raipur 219-kms. Within the park: Koshi - Kanha (9-kms), Kishi - Katia (4-kms), Kishi - Mukki (32-kms). There is regular to and fro bus service available from Jabalpur to Kanha.
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