Tiger Safari India Pench National Park
Pench Tiger Reserve is 80 kilometers & 2 hour drive from Nagpur.

It is situated in the Seoni District of Southern Madhya Pradesh and runs in continuation with Pench National Park in Maharashtra and is well connected by an all weather metalloid road network to other important places in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Recently in 1992, Pench has been included under the umbrella of "Project Tiger" as the 19th Project Tiger Reserve.

A total of 758 Sq. km of this Indian tropical moist deciduous forest has its extent mingling with the tropical dry deciduous teak. The area is crisscrossed by a number of streams and 'nallahs' most of which are seasonal. Though the Pench River dries up in April end, a number of water pools locally known as 'dohs' are found which serve as water holes for the wild animals. The Pench Reservoir at the center of the park is the only major water source during the “pinch” period.

It is blessed with forests spread in all the direction. As per the physiognomy, the forest type is southern tropical dry deciduous teak and southern tropical mixed deciduous forest with other species of shrubs, trees and climbers. Teak and its associates - moyan, mahua, mokha, skiras, tendu, bija, achar, garari, aonla, ghont, baranga, amaltas, kihamali, khair, and palas grow here abundantly. Bamboo occurs sparsely, restricted to some valley.

As a prey concentration is high along the Pench River, tiger usually inhabits frequents this belt. Leopards though generally operate in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forest also. Jungle cats are commonly seen. Leopard cats, small Indian civets and palm civets are common but seen rarely.

In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, nilgai are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of river & reservoir. Jackals can be seen in search of food anywhere in the Park. Packs up to 15 of wild dog can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in summer months. Sloth beer occupies hilly, rocky out crops and they favour mahul bel infested forest. Chnkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages.

Langoors are very common in Pench, whereas the Rhesus monkeys may be seen occasionally on the fringes. Pench boasts of more than 210 species of birds that include several migratory ones also. Commonly seen are Peafowl, Red jungle fowl, Crow pheasant, Crimson breasted barbet, Redvented bulbul, Racket tailed drongo, Magpie robin and lesser whistling teal.

Tiger Safari Tour in Pench

Duration: 8 Nights & 9 Days.
Destination Covered : Delhi - Nagpur - Pench - Delhi.

Day 1. Delhi
Arrival New Delhi. Transfer Hotel. Night.

Day 2. Delhi
Look Around of Delhi and transfer for train to Nagpur

Day 3. Nagpur (Pench)
Arrival Nagpur. Transfer to Pench. Arrive at PENCH JUNGLE CAMP in time for FIRST Game Drive with packed breakfast. Back to Camp. Room. Lunch. After Lunch take a short nature walk around the property looking at Babblers, sun birds, lapwings, oriels etc. PM: Drive into the park using a route that will introduce you to the major habitats of the park.

Day 4. Nagpur (Pench)
Morning Game Drive with packed breakfast.Explore the areas around the submergence zone, the elephant camp looking for Tigers, Jackals, Sambars, Blue Bull, Spotted Deer. We will be keeping an eye on the elephants which will be tracking tigers, if the elephant succeed in tracking a tiger we will board the elephant and be taken to the area where the cat has been found. We will spend all the time possible at least with the tiger. Return to the lodge for Lunch and afternoon nature walk. Early this afternoon return to the park for your evening game drive.We will also visit the elephant camp where our naturalist will give you a short lecture on the Asian elephant, you will also get a chance to photograph the elephant being fed and bathed.

Day 5. Nagpur (Pench)
Morning Game drive with packed breakfast.We return this morning again to the elephant camp area to check on the elephants and then drive on into other parts of core area of the park before driving through the Sanctuary area and exit from the Rookhad gate. We will have lunch at the forest department rest house. After lunch explore the area around the rest house. We return to the park through the rookhad gate for our evening Game Drive.

Day 6. Nagpur (Pench)
Morning Game drive with packed breakfast - today we will have a long morning exploring the Chindwara are of the park, which is good for raptors, chinkara, black buck and other wildlife. Return to the lodge for Lunch.Later this evening return to the park for your evening game drive - explore the areas around Piwarthari, Kalapahar.

Day 7. Nagpur (Pench)
Morning Game drive with packed breakfast - we return to the park this morning exploring the submergence area and the area along the Pench Rive, elephant camp ending up at the Karmajhiri Rest House. We leave our vehicles at the rest house and begin our nature walk in the territorial area of the park called Bodhanala. This walk is approximately 12 km , we will cover most of the trail and then return to Karmajhiri for our lunch. We will re enter the park later this afternoon for our evening game drive.

Day 8. Nagpur (Pench)
Morning Game drive with packed breakfast. Today we will explore the areas around the elephant camp, bison camp which is very good habitat for the Gaur and also wild dogs. Return to the lodge for Lunch. After lunch we drive to the highway to visit Villages. After our visit we drive back into the park for our evening game drive. ( We will organise this day the day of the week of the Tribal Market )

Day 9. Nagpur (Pench)
Morning Game drive with packed breakfast. Return to the lodge for Lunch. Packed to be ready for departure to Nagpur. Last game drive in the afternoon. Tranfer to Nagpur for Train

Park Timings : ( Winter ) 6 AM to 12 PM & 3.30 PM to 6.30 PM (Summer) 6 AM to 10 AM & 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM

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