Kanha National Park
The park lies right in the heart of
Kipling country, near the Wainganga river, of which Kipling wrote so vividly in
his Jungle Book. It was constituted into a National Park in 1955 and a Tiger
Reserve was created in 1974. Kanha has been nominated as the 'Best Maintained
Tourist Friendly National Park'. It covers an area of 1208 sq. kms. comprising
of grasslands, sal groves and bamboo forests and is inhabited by 22 species of
animals and 250 species of birds. This haven of tiger is also the only habitat
of the rare hardground barasingha. Other animals seen here are panther, sambar
chital, gaur, black buck etc. Best Season -February to June.
REACHING THERE
Airport: Jabalpur (173 kms.).
Railhead: Jabalpur and Bilaspur.
Road: Buses available for Kisli and
from Jabalpur.
Kanha and Bandavgarh are the best parks in India to meet a Tiger, as well as a lot of other animals. Tourist across the seas comes here to visit the amazing location and for many travelers who prefer to stay at Kanha jungle resort.
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