Pench – A visit to Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book

With around 104 national parks situated in the India, this tour of 6 nights, 7 days will ensure an enthralling experience for the wildlife enthusiasts, with the most famous National parks located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, holding extremely diverse wildlife and ecosystem at the same time protecting the natural habitat. Begin your journey from Bandhavgarh National Park, famous for its mystical fort, promising a charismatic view of the whole masterpiece. It is also very prominent for the Tiger Reserve, paving a way to save the endangered species from extinction. Moving on to Kanha National Park with extensive biodiversity and home to rare species of wolf, tiger, deer etc. It is primarily known for the prey birds residing in the heart of the jungle including an exclusive museum and yet another tiger reserve for the endangered cat species. Behold the Pench National Park, a mirage of scenery depicted in “The Jungle Book” by the famous author Rudyard Kipling. This park, like in the book, has small villages in and around the periphery of the jungle and also houses wide variety of animals like the wild dog, jungle cat, wild boar, chital, jackal, hyena, bison and wolf. Enjoy variety of safari rides in the national parks and enrich your knowledge by discovering on your own!

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The Bandhavgarh National Park, the home of the white tigers was once the hunting ground for the kings during the olden days. The historical fort was erected in the rising ground popping out of the forest and provides a remarkable view of the fantastic jungle with wild animals especially the tigers spotted often because of their vibrant coat. It is located in the Vindhya Hills of the Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh stretching around 450 sq/ kms with a large biodiversity and species of the largest breeding population of leopards, various species of deer and also holds the highest density of tiger population in India. The park is sub-divided into three major zones of Tala, Magdi and Bamera out of which the Tala zone offering more tiger sighting opportunities. The park consists of mixed vegetations like tall grasslands and thick Sal forest, making it a perfect habitat for the present wildlife which are rarely seen animals like leopard and sloth bear and termed as the best known region for tiger tours and other conservation projects.

Moving on 250kms to the amazing Kanha National Park and Tiger Reserve, declared to be one of the finest wildlife environment in the world. Upgraded to a National park in 1955, Kanha is spread across an area of 1945 sq/kms  including its core are and buffer region. The park enriches unfathomable landscapes and the luxurious meadows along with the wooded maroons of forests offer mesmerising sightseeing experience. Adorning the marvellous land, are the crystal clear streams amidst the dense jungle, cleansing the nature and  nurturing the wildlife. This vivacious park, as Pench has also been a source of inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s famous child fiction, “The Jungle Book”. The park has an ideal environment for wide variety of wildlife ranging from the tigers to Barasingha and several other species of plants, insects, animals and reptiles also making it perfect for the tourists due to its amazing infrastructure!

The rich biodiversity, and indefinable picturesque beauty is what describes the Pench National Park, deriving its unique name from the Pench river, the national park along with its subdivided territories into Priyadarshini National Park, Mowgli Pench Sanctuary (Rudyard Kipling’s child fiction Mowgli) and a small area stretching from the buffer zone between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra with a total of 758 sq/kms. Ranging from over 1500 species of fauna like Bengal tigers, Leopards, Blue-kingfisher and Crimson breasted barbet, the park is also blessed with flora like Mahua, White Kulu , and Amaitus, enduring the national park as a mirage of Jungle book and its adventures. The park is also home to humans with over 10 villages around the periphery, holding the rare image of good old days!