KANHA JOURNEYS

This mighty Sal forest served as an inspiration for Sir Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle book’!!! One of the largest parks in India spread in an area of 2100 Sq. Kms, is home to approx 85 wild tigers. The other predators here include the Leopard and the Wild Dogs/Dhole. Jackals,

Jungle Cats and Sloth Bear are also seen in the park. Also there is a chance that you might see Wolves, Foxes and Hyenas on the outskirts of the Park. Apart from the tigers and other predators, there is a large prey base of Hard Ground Barasingha/Swamp Deer, which is endemic to Kanha and cannot be seen anywhere else in the world in the Wild. One could also watch the Gaur. Spotted Deer, Sambhar Deer, Barking Deer, and a very shy, elusive and lonely Mouse Deer which is very rare. There are also antelopes like the Chowsingha/Four Horned Antelope and the Neel Gai which could be observed only at specific locations. The Park has an abundance of Birdlife and has recorded about 335 species of birds of which some are Migrants and most are residents.

There is a majority of tribals living around this Park, mostly Gond and Baigas, the later being the most primitive tribe of mainland India!! They are warm and welcoming and are excellent trackers and spotters!!!

Type of Forest: Moist Deciduous (Sal); Dry Deciduous (Saja, Tendu, Tinsa, etc.), Bamboo and Meadows.

Weather: Temperatures in Winter range from 10 degree Celsius during the Day and can Drop to -10C late at Night and early mornings. Temperature in Summer range between 10-45 degree Celsius

Accessibility by Train: Jabalpur

Accessibility by Air: Jabalpur