Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Bandhavgarh National Park is a park with an amazing ancient past. The forests around Bandhavgarh used to be known as   Shikargah, or game preserve, of the Maharajas and their guests.In 1947, Rewa state was integrated with Madhya Pradesh and Bandhavgarh came under the act of Madhya Pradesh. No special maintenance and  care were taken until 1968, when the areas were composed as a national park. Since then, ample of  steps have been taken to hold on to  Bandhavgarh National Park .

Project Tiger was added up in 1972, and then the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 came into force, after sometime is was realised that protecting the prime area of 105 km sq habitat was more than enough , so in 1982, three more span were reduced, namely Khitauli, Magdhi, and Kallawah were reduced to Tala range (the original Bandhavgarh National Park) to enlarge the area of Bandhavgarh to 448 km sq. Bandhavgarh was taken into its folds in 1993, and a core area of 694 km sq was Confirmed including the previously named ranges and the Panpatha Sanctuary along with a buffer area of 437 km sq which was declared as the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

The entry gate in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve which is a perfect pinch of wilderness offers an amazing sighting of Tendu, Aonla  Dhawda, Jamun, Salai, Garari,  Bamboo , Banyan , Ber, Dhak, Dhok, Kadam, Khajur, Khair , Karel, Kahejda, Kakera,  Mohua, Neem etc. The Jungle Safaris are booked for accessing these gates in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

The entry gates has been divided  into two categories by forest department  :

Core Area:

This is the place where actual forest exists where no human life exists in this area. This area is basically the main area where the conservation of wildlife and natural recourses is strictly protected by forest department. Tiger sightseeing are amazing in this part of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve here.

Core Zone Gates in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve:

• Tala Core Zone (Gate 1)
• Magdhi Core Zone (Gate 2)
• Khitauli Core Zone ( Gate 3)

Buffer Area:

This area surrounds or and say adjoins the core area where nature is conserved  alongside compatible human use of land and water. The buffer zone is mainly where both villages and animals co-exist.

Buffer Zone Gates in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve:

• Damokar Zone ( Gate 4)
• Johila Zone ( Gate 5)
• Panpatha Zone ( Gate 6)

Safari Timing in Bandhavgarh : 

1. Morning Safari : Morning safari starts at 6:30 am and ends at 11:30am .
2. Evening Safari: Evening safari starts at 3:00pm and ends at 6:15 pm.
3. National park is closed on every Wednesday evening.

Bandhavgarh does not have any such airport or flight facility the nearest airport to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is Jabalpur which is 165 Kms from Bandhavgarh. This is only the best option in terms of air connectivity as it is connected to Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bhopal.  Another option is via road ways whereas the nearest station are Umaria 35 kms, Katni 85 Km, Jabalpur 165 Km. One has to reach Umaria which is nearly 35 Kms from Bandhavgarh and then can easily reach Bandhavgarh through local transport like- Innova, Swift or any.