The
great adventurous Bandhavgarh National Park is situated in the Umaria
district in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Sprawling over 450 sq.km, the park has
given a repository to several species of birds and mammals. Though the place is
not so easy to reach, it is definitely a place that you have to visit for the kind
of breathtaking flora and fauna that it has. Home to white tigers, Bison, Cheetahs,
Langgors and Sambars, this national park offers some great safaris as well.
Among the
many interesting features of the national park, Bandhavgarh Hills is the
one that deserves a special mention here. The place, which is situated among
the outlying hills of the Vindhya Range, boasts an average height of 811 meters
above the sea level. The forest area of Bandhavgarh is mainly constituted by ‘Sal
forest’. However, it soon gets into a more deciduous forest while you enter
more into the region. The place is abundant with lots of bamboos. The forest
area has been divided mainly to four different zones. Named as ‘Tala zone’, ‘Magdhi
zone’, ‘Khitaud zone’ and ‘Panpatta zone’, you can see that it is in the Thala
zone, wherein you can reach the densest part of the forest region. However, the
biggest attraction in all these regions happens to be the presence of tigers.
Well not only tigers, but the place is densely populated with other species
such as ‘gaur’ or known as ‘Indian Bison’, ‘Sambar’, ‘Barking Deer’ etc.
As we
mentioned earlier, how can a jungle trip be complete without the adventurous safaris…!
The most popular one among the visitors here is ‘Jeep Safari’. There are two
rounds of jungle safaris been done there in the Thala – Magadhi – Khitaudi zones.
Though there are enough jeeps available there to accommodate the visitors, one
has to be cautious in order to book the trip at least 90 days in advance. It is
because that the forest witnesses huge inflow of visitors during the peak times
and in holidays. The region is also home to many interesting resorts as well. ‘Tiger
– Lagoon Resort’, ‘Nature Heritage Resort’, ‘Tiger Den Resort’ are some of the
most popular options chosen by the visitors regularly. Apart from the
adventurous experience through the forest, one can also use this opportunity to
visit some historically important sites as well. The Bandhavgarh Fort is
one of the oldest forts made in India. Expected to have been in existence for
over 2000 years, the fort witnessed the ruling of many dynasties, with the last
inhabitants leaving the place in the year of 1935. The Cave Point can
show you the archeological remains of the past, while the Bari Gufa is
one of the biggest man made caves. Gopalpur, Mahaman pond too are some
other interesting sites that you can explore in Bandhavgarh.
Well
the people who visits this national park, never misses to visit ‘Khajuraho
temples’, ‘Kanha National Park’, which are at a distance of nearly six hour
drive from ‘Bandhavgarh’.
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