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Bandhavgarh National Park Travel Guide

Travel to Bandhavgarh National Park - Tigers, Temples and Forts

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Bandhavgarh National Park sits in the heart of rural India, a 450 sq km reserve that is spread over the Vindhyan Range and pockmarked with temples and the famous Bandhavgarh Fort. With a healthy population of tigers and their prey species, opportunities for seeing this endangered big cat are good.

Sat at 800m above sea level and strung across the Vindhyan mountain range of central India, Bandhavgarh National Park was established in 1968. With one of the highest head counts of tigers in the country the park is successful in maintaining numbers. The park takes its name from Bandhavgarh Fort and was once the hunting reserve of the royal family of Rewa. The fort remains an evocative reminder to past glory days and sightings of tigers on its ramparts common; temples too dot the park adding interest besides the wonderful wildlife. Bandhavgarh is also home to other mammal species such as nilgai, chital, fox and jackal.

Attractions in Bandhavgarh National Park

The temples and fort at Bandhavgarh make it most visitors’ favourite. There are some 22 mammal species to be found in the park include the mongoose, Bengal fox, Asiatic jackal, sloth bear, jungle cat, honey badger, hyena and leopard. It’s a great spot too for birders with some 140 bird species recorded amongst which are fantails, steppe eagles, green pigeons, grey Malabar hornbills, blossom headed parakeet, blue bearded bee eaters, drongos, owls, minivets, woodshrikes and the paradise flycatcher.

Activities in Bandhavgarh National Park

The park is best explored on a safari either by 4WD vehicle or on elephant back. Trained mahouts and drivers are able to get you into position for prime wildlife viewing moments; elephants are quieter and less obtrusive, 4WD’s quicker and able to cover more ground.

Relaxing

There is accommodation around the periphery of the park – a great place to relax in between safaris. Accommodation is often set in extensive grounds with its own bird-watching and animal spotting opportunities.