Monday 18 February 2013

WILDLIFE JOURNEYS – Kanha National Park – CENTRAL INDIA

Monsoon season has thundered to a close, meaning India’s national parks are once again open for business. Kanha National Park, one of the country’s finest safari spots, is a world plucked straight from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book.” Giant Indian elephants rumble through bamboo thickets “in a military. The mainly two types of forests of this national park: Sal and mixed deciduous.

Style”, peacocks fluff their brightly adorned feathers, and while visitor swon’t catch Mowgli swinging about, they mayspot India’s fierce Royal Bengal tiger prowling in the brush. The 1,945 sq km wildlife preserve also shelters many other exotic and endangered native animals. Rescued from near extinction, herds of swamp deer feast upon the tall, dry grassland, now threatened more by tigers than poachers. Kanha’s also popular and lightning fast black bucks sometimes zip by at an incredible 100 kph, enthralling spectators and exhausting predators. Of course, the area’s main draw is its elephant-back tiger safaris, which put open-air jeeps in their parking place. In fact, with its vast stretches of open meadows and closely guarded borders, the preservation is the perfect site for tiger tracking. Many can see tigers behind bars at a zoo, but few can come within meters of the beasts’ uncaged brilliance while sitting atop one of the globe’s largest mammals. Mowgli would be proud.

A striking cry produces from great above the treetops. A careful langur goof is caution his group of an nearing predator. As swamp deer gallop previous your vehicle away from the wails, you magic towards the risk. In a display, your car owner prevents the car and changes off the engine. The woodlands is strangely silent and every audio has your go on a rotating.


Shergarh Tenting

Three kilometers from Kanha’s quiet, less touristy Mukki Gate, eco-conscious Jehan and Katie Bhujwala have taken “luxury” outdoors with six top-end tents. These spacious canvas quarters offer a relaxing retreat from the day’sgame drive and connect to private, permanent bathrooms delivering hot water, heated by a stoked fire. After a superbly guided safari, guests can pedal through the local landscape on one of Shergarh’s exciting new cycling treks. Personal touches like tasty, packed safari lunches or preheated beds on chilly nights ensure each stay feels special.

Flame of the Forest

Cloaked in the forest and fauna of Kanha National Park lies the sought-after Flame of the Forest Safari Lodge. Owners and caregivers Isa and Karan warmly welcome adventurous visitors, making their jungle abode feel like home. This luxurious lodge offers four eco-friendly cottages, thoughtfully designed with nature and relaxation in mind. Each cottage exudes an aura of authenticity and has a patio that peeks down at the banks of the bubbling Banjar River. Venture out early for a trek through the nearby tribal villages or accompany seasoned naturalist Karan on a heart-pumping tiger safari. Twilight dinner on the Banjar sands will have you seriously considering Making the switch from the “concrete jungle”.



Flora and Fauna of Kanha National Park with Wildlife Tours

Kanha National Park is mixture of great floras and faunas. The main fauna in the park are tiger, gaur, wild dogs, chousingha, nilgai, sloth bear, sambhar, chital, hard ground Barasinga-(12-horned deer), barking deer, hyena, jungle cat and leopard. It is also the ecstasy of birds like Racket-tailed drongo, Magpie Robin, two species of hornbill seen in large numbers.

Other attractions around this national park are: Kanha Museum, Elephant Safari, Bamni Dadar, Tiger Safari India National Parks, (bird’s eye view of the National Park), Bird Watching Tours India and many more.

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