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Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh Set amongst the Vindhyas, Bandhavgarh is a small national park, but it has the highest known density of tiger population in India. This is also known as White Tiger territory - these have been found in the old state of Rewa for many years. The other species found in abundance in Bandhavgarh are the gaur or Indian bison, the sambar, the barking deer and the nilgai.
Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri was once the summer capital of the Scindia rulers of Gwalior. Prior to that, its thick forests were the hunting grounds of Emperor Akbar. Today Shivpuri houses a wildlife sanctuary , the Madhav National Park, spread over an area of 156 square kms. The predominant species that inhabits the park is the deer, the commonest of them being the dainty chinkara, the Indian gazelle and the chital. Other common species are nilgai, sambar, blackbuck, sloth bear, leopard and the langur. Kanger Valley National Park, Bastar, Chhattisgarh “ National Park” is perhaps a misleading name since wildlife is not the most notable thing about this park, about 1 hour away from Jagdalpur. In fact, this new national park is one of the last pockets of almost virgin forest still left in the peninsular region. To protect this unique eco-system, it has been proposed as a Biosphere Reserve under the MAB Program. The park extends over an area of about 200 sq km (the valley itself is about 34 km long with an average width of about 6 km) and has many isolated villages, set in dense forests of sal, teak and bamboo. The jungle boasts some huge trees and ferns. It is Don't miss Kanger's 3 exceptional caves - Kutumsar, Kailash and Dandak – with the most amazing formations of stalagmites and stalactites. The Park derives its name from the Kanger River, which flows throughout its length. The stunning Tiratgarh Waterfalls are here (with the water splitting into multiple falls as it falls), as are the popular picnic spots of Kanger Dhara and Bhaimsa Dharha (a crocodile park). You can stay at the rest houses run by the Forest Department or at a tribal village. The park is open from 1 Nov – 15 June each year. Chitrakot Waterfall, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh The Niagara Falls have competition. In the form of Chitrakot, India's largest waterfalls. About 38 km to the west of Jagdalpur, this spectacular fall is formed when the river Indravati abruptly collapses into a 100 feet deep cavern. The mouth of the fall, when in full profusion, is over 1,000 feet wide. Chitrakot is a horseshoe shaped waterfall, best seen during and after the monsoon, between July and October. Chitrakot is a horse-shoe shaped waterfall, best seen during and after the monsoon, between July and October. If you want to take photographs, the light is best in the afternoons. |
This forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974, under Project Tiger. Kanha boasts of about 22 species of mammals. Some of the inhabitants of this park are the gaur, the largest of the world's cattle; the sambar, the largest Indian deer; and the chausingha, the only four-horned antelope in the world. Some 200 species of birds inhabit the park. 
recommended you take along some mosquito repellent as you will be walking through the jungle. 