The Pench Tiger Reserve and its environs are the jungle that is mentioned in Rudyard Kipling’s well-known novel ‘The Jungle Book’ and is also referred to as Mowgli Land. The Pench River, which rises in the Mahadeo Hills and flows 24 km from north to south through the National Park, is the source of the park’s name. The Pench Tiger Reserve’s Madhya Pradesh portion is situated in the southern Madhya Pradesh districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. The 1179.632-kilometer region is made up of the Pench Priyadarshini National Park (292.86 square kilometres), Pench Mowgli Wildlife Sanctuary (118.47 square kilometres), and an extra buffer zone measuring 768.302 square kilometres. The Satpura Maikal hills in the Nagpur district are home to the Maharashtra state portion of the Pench Tiger Reserve. Pench National Park (257 sq km) and Man Singh Deo Wildlife Sanctuary (195 sq km) are part of this tiger reserve.
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Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are the two states that oversee reservations for tiger safaris at Pench National Park. Different gates allow access to different areas of Pench National Park in each of the two states. You probably already know that if you’ve decided to visit a national park, you won’t be leaving without taking a wildlife safari excursion. You’re in luck because, out of all the national parks in India, Pench National Park offers one of the most interesting safari experiences.
In Pench National Park, Jeep tiger safaris are offered in two shifts: morning and afternoon, based on sunrise and sunset times, respectively. Reservations for Madhya Pradesh regions open 120 days in advance. Reservations for Maharashtra’s part-tiger safari open around 60 days in advance of the scheduled safari date. Safari may be divided into two further categories: morning and evening. Safari in the morning begins at around 0600. Depending on when sunrise occurs, they might be gone for four to five hours. The safari tourist returns to the lodge after breakfast. Take a little break for lunch before continuing your forest adventure in the evening. Depending on when the sun sets, the nighttime safari lasts three to five hours.
The Forest Department counter is where you make your reservation for a Night Tiger Safari on the same day as the Safari Date. Depending on whether it’s summer or winter, it begins after dusk and lasts for around three hours. If one stays near Turia gate, they may take advantage of a nighttime tiger safari in the Khawasa and Rukhad zones.
The Full-Day Jeep Safari is a popular choice for photographers who are tracking a specific species or documentarians filming a family. It includes lunch in between the wilderness and allows all safari vehicles to enter the park prior 15 to 20 minutes. Full-day permits allow guests to explore the park for longer periods of time, they are allowed to leave 15 minutes after the evening safari ends. Tiger Safari is not restricted to any one zone, and guests are free to move around the park during their visit, with the exception of the Maharashtra region.
Pench National Park is in two states – Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. There are seven gates in the Madhya Pardesh portion of Pench, with a combined carrying capacity of 159 jeeps, some of which can be reserved at the gate.
In Pench, Madhya Pradesh, there are three gates leading into the core zone. Every Wednesday afternoon, these gates are locked for tiger safaris.
In Pench, Madhya Pradesh, there are three gates leading into the core zone. Every Wednesday afternoon, these gates are locked for tiger safaris.
The Pench (Madhya Pradesh) buffer zone has four gates, which are as follows:
The Pench’s (Maharashtra) core zone can be accessed through three gates.
The Pench, Maharashtra, has four gates that go into the buffer zone. These gates are:
Organising your trip to Pench National Park is essential as little decisions on the season, date, and place to stay may make or ruin your trip. The optimal time to visit isn’t actually determined by anything. That is totally up to you and what the park is offering when that time of year comes around.
It takes two hours to go from Nagpur which is 100 kilometres from the Pench.
Nagpur Railway station: 80 kilometres (2 Hr) | Jabalpur Railway station: 220 kilometres (4 Hr) | Chhindwara Railway station: 85 kilometres (2.5 Hr)
Nagpur airport: 120 kilometres (2.5 Hr) | Jabalpur airport: 240 kilometres (4.5 Hr)
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