North India Tourist Destinations
Bandhavgarh -The Land of Wildlife
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Bandhavgarh National Park lies in the Vindhyan range of Madhya
Pradesh and was once the royal hunting ground for the rulers
of the by gone era of Rewa. The park extended over an area of
448sq.km is abode of the famous White Tigers of Rewa. In 1951
the legendary White Tigers of Rewa was captured called as Mohan,
who supposedly fathered several offspring found in zoos the
world over. Mohan is now replete and arrayed in the palace of
the Maharaja of Rewa.
Bandhavgarh National Park is an exquisite amalgamation of its
wildlife beauty and historic monument Bandhavgarh Fort. The
park is largely covered with Sal forest that forms the perfect
abode to the diverse variety of wildlife including a large number
of tigers.
TREASURES OF WILD
Majestic Tiger
Bhandhavgarh National Park enjoys the highest density of tiger
population in India. Tigers use to roam nonchalantly here in
the great wilds of the park, but due to extensive hunting by
Maharaja Venkat Raman Singh, he hunted 111 tigers in his life
span, their number came down tremendously. Government has taken
immense measures to protect and regenerate this majestic beast
without marring the natural charm of the park.
Other Wildlife Attraction
The park is also famous for its langur and rhesus macaque population.
There are almost 22 species of mammals includes jackal, bangal
fox, bears, mongoose, hyena, jungle cat and leopard forms the
core carnivore population. Visitors can often encounter the
animals frequently like wild pig, spotted deer, sambar, the
small Indian civet, palm squirrel and lesser bandicoot rat while
exploring its wilds. The reptilian species include cobras, kraits,
vipers and pythons.
Aerial Population in the Park
The park is an abode of 250 species of bird population. The
most important among them are- Peacock, Paradise fly catchers,
Jungle Fowl, Golden and Black headed Orioles, Yellow Ioras,
Red-vented Bulbuls, Blue Jays and include the migratory birds
that arrive in winter like the steppe eagle and various water
birds.
The Vegetation in the Park
The rich flora of the park includes dry deciduous forests. The
park is also embellished with Sal trees. The north of the park
is covered with stretches of Bamboo and green meadows. The terrain
is rough and roughed, broken with rocky hilly range, extending
vigorously east west, disperse with grassy swamps and forested
valleys.
Wildlife Safaris
Bandhavgarh National Park facilitates diverse options for wild
life safaris. The treasures of wildlife can be explored on a
royal ride by taking up elephant safari, jeep and car safari.
Jeep safaris can be undertaken during the early morning hours
till evening and it helps you to penetrate more deeps into the
dense forest of the park where as elephant safari trips are
normally organized for tiger tracking early in the morning.
A forest department guide always accompanies you in these safaris.
The Best Time to Visit the Park
The best season to visit this park is between November to June.
During the monsoon seasons-1st July to 31st October the park
remain close. The park can best be viewed early in the morning
or after 4 p.m., during this time animals are most astir and
can be easily spotted.
Other Attraction
Amidst the Park is erected the ruins of colossal Bandhavgarh
Fort built in the 14th century. It is an ancient fort believed
to be more then 2000 years old. There are many caves found in
the Fort native to the pre-historic period with Brahmi engravings
dating far back to the first century BC.
Mode of Transport
Air: The nearest airport is that of Khajuraho 230-kms
connected to the flights from all over India. From Khajuraho,
it takes just five hours by road to reach the national park.
Rail: The park can be approached through number of railheads.
The main railway station is Jabalpur just 164 km away from the
park. Katni railhead is-102 km, Satna- 117 km on the central
railway sections. Umaria-35 km falls on the southeastern section
of the railways. Therefore it become quite easier to reach Bandhavgarh.
Road: Bandhavgarh is also well connected by means of
road transport, it is the center point from the city of Jabalpur
and world famous erotic temples of Khajuraho. The park can be
accessed by traveling on any of these roads.
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