jungle safaris

Introduction

Madhya Pradesh is premium jungle safari state in India. None of the safari holiday trip is considered complete without covering one or more tiger reserves of state. Here approx. 30% of the land area is covered with forest thus offers some premium safari destinations of central India. Here wildlife is mainly spread over two most important hill ranges. One is Satpura range and second one is Vindhya range. Both of these mountain ranges are giving shelter of variety of rare trees, plants, mammal species, reptiles, birds etc.

Safari Destinations

Madhya Pradesh state is blessed with many safari destinations and more will be added soon. Here we have listed some of the most popular safari destinations, visited by tourists from different counteries. These destinations are in bucket list of wildlife photographers. In below given table, we have tried to arrange tabular information which will help tourists in drawing there plan. Just go through below given table to find out safari destinations where you can find your targetted animals and visit these destinations accordingly.

MADHYA PRADESH SAFARI DESTINATIONS
National Parks Popular Safari Season Best 5 Attractions Accommodation Options Nearest Airport
Bandhavgarh Oct to June Tiger, leopard, sambar, sloth bear, wild elephants Luxury, deluxe, standard, budget, home-stays  Jabalpur, Khajuraho
Kanha National Park Oct to June Barasingha, tiger, leopard, Indian gaur, sloth bear Luxury, deluxe, standard, budget, home-stays  Jabalpur, Raipur, Nagpur
Kuno National Park Oct to June Spotted deer, Cheetah, nilgai, leopard, striped hyena Standard Gwalior
Madhav National Park Oct to June Spotted deer, chinkara, leopard, marsh crocodile, wild dog (dholes) Standard Gwalior
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Throughout the year Tiger, leopard, Indian wolf, chinkara, black buck Budget Jabalpur, Bhopal
Panna National Park Oct to June Tiger, leopard, sambar, sloth bear, striped hyena Luxury, deluxe, standard, budget, home-stays  Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Gwalior, Prayagraj
Pench National Park Oct to June Tiger, leopard, sambar, sloth bear, Indian gaur, wild dogs (dhole) Luxury, deluxe, standard, budget, home-stays  Nagpur, Jabalpur
Sanjay Dubri National Park Oct to June Tiger, leopard, sambar, spotted deer, sloth bear Standard, budget, home-stay Prajagraj, Jabalpur
Satpura National Park Oct to June Leopard, sloth bear, tiger, Indian gaur, black buck, wild dogs (dhole) Luxury, deluxe, standard, budget, home-stays Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore, Nagpur

Safari Modes in Madhya Pradesh

At Madhya Pradesh, all safari destinations are managed by forest department of Madhya Pradesh. It means all the rules and regulations are planned, declared and implemented by this department. Here most popular mode of safari is jeep safari. In this mode, open safari jeep is provided to maximum 06 person. With the increase in tourism, later canter vehicles are introduced. Canter is just a open bus thus its carrying capacity is more than jeep and visit cost is also less. In addition to this, some national park, having popular river passing through them, offers boat safari like Satpura national park, Panna national park. Walking safari or nature walk is possible in almost all the national park but at some selective forests, it is operated by park management where as in other destinations, it is operated and handled by deluxe or luxury private resorts. Personal vehicle are almost not used for jungle safaris.

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NATIONAL PARKS IN MADHYA PRADESH
Bandhavgarh Ghughua Fossil Kanha
Kuno National Park Madhav Panna
Pench Ratapani Sanjay Dubri
Satpura National Park Van Vihar
MADHYA PRADESH WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
Bagdara Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
Ghatigaon Karera Wildlife Sanctuary Karopani Natural Deer Park
Ken Gharial Kheoni Narsinghgarh
National Chambal Sanctuary Nauradehi Orchha
Panpatha Phen Ralamandal
Ratapani Sailana Sardarpur
Singhori Son Gharial Veerangana

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