Our neighbour
Kanha National Park
One of India’s great tiger forests, ten minutes down the road from camp.
The Maikal Hills
Kanha lies in the Maikal Hills of the Satpura range, across the Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh.
A biosphere of extraordinary diversity, it is a landscape of Sal forest and open meadow, of bamboo slopes and quiet streams — and of the animals that made it famous.
Together, the national park, its buffer zone and the adjoining Phen Sanctuary form the Kanha Tiger Reserve, one of the largest in India.
Wildlife
Tiger, leopard, gaur and barasingha
Kanha is home to tiger, leopard, gaur, barasingha, chital and many other species. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded here — and some are yet to be accurately identified and documented.
The hard-ground barasingha survives nowhere else on earth. In 1970 just 66 or so remained; a long conservation programme in Kanha has brought it back.
Flora
A forest of Sal
Sal dominates Kanha’s forests, among more than 1,000 species of plants. Some have long been used in traditional tribal medicine and are only now being studied by researchers.
Visiting the park
Good to know
We are happy to help you plan your days in the park.
Mukki Gate, 7 km away
The drive from camp to the park gate takes about ten minutes, on a dust-free tarred road.
Book safaris ahead
Park safaris are booked through the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department’s official online portal, forest.mponline.gov.in.
Closed on Wednesdays
The national park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays — a fine day to explore the estate’s own trails instead.
Plan your stay
Your base for Kanha
Spend your mornings in the park and come home to a tent among the trees.