Bandhavgarh National Park - The Most Promising Destination For Tiger Sighting

A priced jewel of enchanting Madhya Pradesh,no white tigers in the Park.
Bandhavgarh National Park is famous for its tigers andThe Park houses boasts of 22 species of mammals
leopards. A wide variety of other wildlife is also foundand 250 species of birds. Some of the inhabitants
here. Hemmed in by the Vindhyan mountain ranges,here include the Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Sloth Bear,
the Park is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh.Ratel, Gray Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat,
Covering an area of 437 sq km, the ParkLeopard and Tiger, Wild Pigs, Spotted Deer, Sambar,
encompasses dense forest, open meadows,Chausingha, Nilgai, Chinkara and Gaur, Dhole, Small
wetlands and steep ridges. The Park is named afterIndian Civet, Palm Squirrel and Lesser Bandicoot Rat.
an ancient fort located in the area. It has the highestA wide variety of avian species are also spotted in
density of tiger population, which makes it a big hitthe Park such as white browed fantails, steppe
with wildlife lovers. There are more than 45 tigers ineagles, green pigeons, grey malabar hornbills, black
the Park. It was once the hunting reserve of theand white malabar hornbills (quite a rare sighting),
kings of Rewa.blossom headed parakeets, parakeets, blue bearded
Declared a National Park in 1968, the Park wasbee eaters, green bee eaters, white bellied drongos,
declared a Tiger Reserve in 1993. In the year 1951owls, Jerdon's and gold fronted leaf birds, minivets,
Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa caught a whitewoodshrikes and paradise flycatchers.
tiger in this area. It was named Mohan and now it hasTourists can opt for Jeep safari and elephant safari
been put on display in his palace. This is the reasonfor exploring the Park. And the best time to visit the
why the Park is called the 'White Tiger Jungle' asPark is from November to June.
white tiger was discovered here. However, there are