It is said Kanha was Rudyard Kipling’s inspiration for The Jungle Book.
The national park is breath taking and extremely well maintained.
Things we took / needed:
- Besides our camera gear (Canon 350D with a EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM Lens) and appropriate weather clothes, we did not take anything special with us i.e. mosquito repellents, etc.
For camera gear, please bear in mind, game drives can get very dusty in India.
Getting there:
- We took a flight to Nagpur.
- Stayed the night over at Nagpur.
- The following day, we took private transportation to Kanha (and took the same guy back).
This is about a 6 hour journey, so be prepared if you are doing this journey in the summer (we did it in April).
What did we do:
Kanha was the second national park we visited in India, and we were very focussed around spending as much time in the national park as we could.
Our entire itinerary was planned around maximising our time in the park and we were very disciplined about it.
- Safari safari and more safari – in the two days we were there, we did 4 safaris.
All our safari’s were private, as it gave us the time & space we needed in any location we chose. - We also did an elephant safari, to experience it for the first time.
The experience was an interesting one although we swore not to bother this large mammal for anymore trips in the future.
Where did we stay:
We were on a budget and stayed at the Tuli Tiger Resort.
Decent accommodation and good food. The place even had a spa!
Tiger, tiger burning bright
In the forests of the night …
– William Blake
Useful Resources:
- Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanha_National_Park)
- Tuli Tiger Resort (http://www.tulihotels.com)
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