General info

• Area: (core) 940 km²
• Terrain: Sal and Bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams
• Best Season: February to June
• Closed: 1 July to 30 Nov.

 Kanha National Park is the region that inspired Rudyard Kipling to write his unforgettable classic, Jungle Book. Kanha is one of the finest and best administered national parks in Asia known for it's Wild Life Tours for Tiger and other Jungle Safaris.

How to Reach Kanha National Park: 
Air: Nearest Airport -Jabalpur (200Km), Raipur (216 Km) and Nagpur (280 Km).
Train:Nearest  Railhead: Jabalpur (175 Km).
Road: The Park Can be reached from Jabalpur, Nagpur and Raipur. 

  Originally  conceived to protect the swamp deers also called Barasinghas Kanha National Park was then made a protection area for tigers, chitals, blackbucks, langurs and leopards. The main wildlife attractions in the park are tiger, bison, gaur, sambhar, chital, Barasingha, barking deer, black deer, black buck, chousingha, nilgai, mouse deer, sloth bear, jackal fox, porcupine, hyena, jungle cat, python, pea fowl, hare, monkey, mongoose, tiger, and leopard.

    The birds species in the park include storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, pea fowl, jungle fowl, spur fowl, partridges, quails, ring doves, spotted parakeets, green pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater, hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles, owls, and fly catchers.

          One of the well known spots near Kanha National Park is Bamni Dadar also known as Sunset Point, this is one of the most beautiful areas of the park, from where a spectacular sunset can be watched. The dense luxuriance of Kanha's forests can be seen from here. Animals that can be sighted around this point are typical of the mixed forest zone sambar, barking deer, gaur and four-horned antelope.