| Location of Bandhavgarh
National Park: |
32 km SE of Umaria District,
Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Main Wildlife Found in Bandhavgarh
National Park: |
Tigers, Leopards, Bears
|
| Best time to visit Bandhavgarh National
Park: |
November to March and May-Jun (The
park remains closed between July and
October) |
Total
Coverage Area: 437 sq. kms / 44,884 hectares/
168 sq. miles
Established: 1968 as a National Park. Extended
In: 1986.
Became A Tiger Reserve: In 1993
Bandhavgarh National Park falls within one
of India’s last remaining traces of substantial
forest. Originally part of the princely state
Rewa, from where the few captive white tigers
came, the forests around Bandhavgarh were
protected for shoots and hence exist today.
The National Park abounds in many of India’s
rarer and endangered animals; Cheetal or spotted
deer, Sambar, Barking Deer, Nilgai, Black
Buck, Chinkara, fore horned antelope, Gaur
(the largest of the world’s wild oxen), Sloth
Bear, Wild Boar, Leopard and the Royal Bengal
Tiger. The park and surrounding forests have
a rich and varied bird life; hornbills, partridges,
golden orioles, blossom headed parakeets,
golden eagle, falcons, hawks and sun birds.
As a park for game viewing, Bandhavgarh is
considered by many, as one of the best in
India. The park is undulating and situated
in the Vindhya Range of hills, which stretch
across central India. Many of the valleys
are grasslands with bamboo clumps along the
forest edge and these meadows offer amazing
opportunities to the photographer, while in
the jungle each encounter is an unexpected
thrill.
The
National park is dominated by the ancient
Bandhavgarh Fort, located on a plateau and
reached after a steep climb. The fort is now
in ruins, its monuments and tanks beings gradually
reclaimed by the forest, thus providing additional
shelter for wildlife such as Black Bucks.
Wild
Safari In Bandhavgarh National Park: The
park can be entered on elephant back and /
or in a jeep or by car. In these Safari a
forest department guide always accompanies
you. He will direct and tell about the flora
and fauna of the park. The best time to visit
the park is early in the morning or after
4 p.m.It is during this time that the animals
are most active and are easily spotted.
Acess to Bandhavgarh National Park:
210 km from Khajuraho and 175km from Jabalpur
Accommodation facilities in Bandhavgarh
: Jungal Camp, White Tiger Jungle Lodge, Forest,
Rest House, Maharaja’s Hunting Lodge
