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Why to visit Panna National Park

Introduction

why to visit Panna national park

Here we will try to understand why to visit Panna national park for safari holidays. As we all know that Panna forest is spread over Vindhya range. It is a location where Vindhya range is ending thus at its location is special. Here we can find some mixture of vegetation and variations in wildlife. In order to understand its uniqueness, we need to compare this forest with forest of Bandhavgarh tiger reserve which is also on same Vindhya range. During this comparative analysis, we will notice that vegetation and wildlife of Panna tiger reserve have many difference with Bandhavgarh tiger reserve. Bandhavgarh forest is spread over yellow sandstone rocks where as Panna tiger reserve is combination of red and yellow sandstone rocks with more gorges. Here we will find many cat species which are not seen in Bandhavgarh forest which shows that in this region we will find some of those species which are found in Aravali ranges like striped hyena, fishing cat. Past presence of Caracal also indicates that Panna forest is special forest and still not explored thoroughly thus we have still have chance to explore this Emerald forest and add some new findings in attractions list of the tiger reserve.

Reasons to visit Panna National Park

Many times while planning for a meaning safari holidays trip, we come across few safari destinations and get confused which one to choose and which one to drop because due to limited budget and limited, we can cover all the available options. If you are facing any such situation in which Panna national is one of the option then just go through below given reasons to choose it for your holiday trip.

  • 7 Cat Species: Panna national park location makes it a confluence point where wildlife of North India meets the wildlife of Central India thus here we will have high probability of get features of both the wildlife zones. This is the main reason why here we can expect presence of 7 cat species like tiger, leopard, rusty spotted cat, jungle cat, fishing cat, desert cat etc.
  • Topography variations: Panna tiger reserve is spread over the Vindhya range with rocky platform in cascading plateau format. Thus it is often called table top plateau forest. Here we can find 3 main plateaus in one above another format.
  • Vegatation: Panna tiger reserve is basically a dry decideous forest thus here visibility is very good. One can see long distance without any challenge from undergrowths and bushes. This makes animal trackinga and sighting easy. At the same time, communication between safari guides and drivers proves further helpful thus here tigers are tracked more frequently.
  • 7 Vulture species: During winters, Panna tiger reserve forest becomes assembly point of 7 different vulture species like long-billed vulture, egyptian vulture, red-headed vulture, himalayan griffon vulture, slender billed vulture etc. Here we can find specific points where vulture sighting is almost 100% assured like Dhundva Seha, Gahri Ghati road, Tawelaghati, Kemasan etc. Here vertical cliffs are found at many spots which proves ideal nesting site for them.
  • Zones Traversing: When we visit other tiger reserves like Bandhavgarh, Kanha etc. we have to travel stricly within the allocated safari zone which limits our scope to explore other spots, despite of any positive tip over tiger sighting. Here in Panna national park, tourists are allowed to traverse in between different zone (within allocated timeframe) thus tourists get better chance to explore the different spots if any positive safari tip received thus visitors feel more satisfied with their safari experience.
  • Sloth Bear Safari: Althogh almost all tiger reserves have presence of sloth bears but due to their nocturnal behavior, their sighting in daytime safaris is rare. Majority of tourists do only day safaris and avoid night safari drives thus they miss sloth bear sightings. Panna national park offers good chance for sloth bear sighting in daytime which is added advantage for visitors.
  • Boat Safari: At Central India region, almost all tiger reserves have river valleys which are lifeline of those parks. But due to topography challenges, they mostly get dried up in safari season or not suitable for boatrides. After Satpura tiger reserve, it is the best choice to enjoy meaningful boat safari, along with jeep safaris. Thus offers opportunity to add one more activity to explore core zone forest.
  • Antelopes Variations: At Central India region, antelopes are present in almost all the tiger reserves in which Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) is often noticed by visitors. Other antelope species like four-horned antelope, black bucks are present in Kanha tiger reserve and Satpura tiger reserve but not easy to see them. Main reason is that they often found in outskirt forest (buffer zones) and we do our safari drives in mostly core zones. At Panna tiger reserve, Chinkara population is healthy in Madla core zone thus we can do its photography druing core zone jeep safari drives. 

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