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.