Kanha National Park Safari Trips & Tours

Release your inner Mowgli in Kanha, a true Jungle Book hideaway and prime tiger wilderness.

One of the first areas in the country to be protected under the innovative Project Tiger, launched by the government in 9173, catching a glimpse of a striped copper coat in Kanha is highly likely. It’s one of the prettiest parks in the state and its dense sal forests, bamboo jungles and golden, grassy meadows are often credited as the inspiration for the vivid landscapes in Kipling’s Jungle Book. The national park, a protected 940-sq-km area, is actually part of the larger2059-sq-km ‘tiger reserve’, which, combined, are divided into a further four safari zones. All four have a good reputation for sightings of the feline kind, with Kisli and Mukki perhaps coming top if we had to say (and Mukki being the quieter of the two). Once you’ve seen your Royal Bengal, keep your eyes peeled for southern swamp deer, unique to the area, langurs, bison and plenty of dainty antelope.

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What to do in Kanha National Park

Emerald meadows stretch beneath mist-shrouded sal forests in this legendary wilderness that inspired Kipling's timeless tales. Morning safaris reveal tigers stalking through golden grasslands while troops of langurs sound their alarm calls from overhead branches. The real conservation triumph here is the barasingha - the swamp deer brought back from near extinction and now found nowhere else in the wild. Gaur buffalo graze in clearings large enough to be called plains while sloth bears forage along forest edges, oblivious to watching jeeps. Whether you're climbing to Bamni Dadar for spectacular sunset views over rolling meadows or learning traditional knowledge from Baiga tribespeople whose connection to these forests spans millennia, Kanha delivers wildlife encounters straight from the pages of The Jungle Book.

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