Kanha National Park
Highlights: Bamni Dadar, Kanha Museum, Flora and Fauna of the park
How To Reach:
By Air: The nearest airport from Kanha National Park is Nagpur (266 kilometers).
By Rail: The nearest railhead to visit Kanha is Jabalpur (169 kilometers).
By Road: Regular buses ply from Jabalpur to take you to The Kanha National Park
Jungle Book, famous work of Rudyard Kipling was got inspiration from the lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha. The Park was established in 1955. Besides being a park , Kanha serves as a conservatory for the Tigers. Bamni Dadar, sunset point, offers an astounding view of the sunset against grazing Sambhars and Gaurs.
The biggest accomplishment of Kanha National Park is the preservation of endangered specie of hard ground Swamp Deer (Barasingha). The Park is a heaven for wildlife lovers. They populate large open tracts of lands in the midst of the forests of teak and bamboo.
Set at an altitude of 600-900 meters above sea level, the Park covers an area of 1,945 square kilometers. The Park is located in the Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh. The topography of this region is horseshoe shaped valley. Surpan River flows through the dense forest of Kanha.
The animals commonly found in this region are sighting blackbuck, swamp deer, sambhar, chital, barking deer, black deer, black buck, chowsingha, nilgai, mouse deer, sloth bear, jackal fox, porcupine, hyena, jungle cat, python, pea fowl, hare, monkey, mongoose, tiger, and leopard bison.
There is a museum at the Park that depicts activities of the Park and tribal culture and it is closed on Wednesdays.
The best time to visit the Park is winter season as the summers are very hot and humid with maximum temperature of 40.6°C and minimum temperature of 23.9°C. The park is closed from July to mid-November during monsoon as the paths become slippery and animals hide themselves to save themselves from continuous drenching.
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