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Welcome to Kanha National park! This is a huge park & holds half of India’s forests. It covers an area of 2051 sq. kms all together in two districts i.e. Mandla & Balaghat of Madhya Pradesh (Central India). The Kanha Reserve is located in the Maikal Range which is part of Satpura hills.
The speciality of Kanha is the presence of Hard Ground Barasingha. Once this species was almost about to extinct form this planet, but all thanks to the hard efforts of the department to bring them back up to 500 marks.
Location & how to reach Kanha - Kanha is located in Mandla & Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. It 160 kms(03hrs) from Jabalpur, 250 kms from Raipur (05 hrs), 220 kms (05 hrs) from Nagpur, 215 kms (04:15 hrs) from Bandhavgarh National park, 207 kms (04:15 hrs) from Pench National Park. The nearest airports are Jabalpur & Nagpur.
Safari Zones & Gates in Kanha - From tourism point of view, the park is divided into 08 zones. Out of them Kanha, Kisli, Mukki & Sarhi are core area & Khatia, Khapa, Sijora & Phen are buffer area. There are two gates to enter for safari Khatia & Mukki. The Khatia Gate is highly recommended for choosing safaris as it offers flexibility to all core areas in each safari shifts i.e. morning & afternoon. Whereas Mukki gates fails to do safari especially in afternoon for some zones. Mukki Gate is about 50 kms from Khatia gate on the other side.
Number of Jeeps/ canters for safaris in Kanha. kanha has below distribution of jeeps for direct tourists. Kanha: Morning shift 24 & afternoon 17 , Kisli: Morning shift 09 & afternoon 07 , Mukki: Morning shift 21 & afternoon 19 , Sarhi: Morning shift 13 & afternoon 11
We provide all services from booking safaris to get with boarding pass & jeeps, guides to your hotel as per department’s rules and assistance during your stay in Kanha. We help you to select good zones from sighting point of view. Good guides & professional drivers can be hired by paying extra fee as per department rules. Transport is also provided from Jabalpur, Nagpur, Bandhavgarh or Pench national park & other places as per your itinerary.
