Pench national park
My likeness for
nature, wildlife and photography, and a curiosity to meet Shere Khan in his
natural habitat, took me to the Mougli land, Pench national park.
I took a train from Hyderabad till Nagpur, and
then a taxi to Pench. I was planning to take the jungle safari from the Turia
gate in Madhya Pradesh, so I stayed in one of the resorts close to the gate.
There are two safaris per day from Turia, one in the morning from 6A.M. to
10A.M., and another in the evening from 3P.M to 6P.M. You can make online
reservations for these from here (I will recommend making prior reservations,
especially around weekends). I stayed there for 2 days and did a total of 4
safaris, two in the morning and two in the evening, and I spotted a tiger in
one of the morning safaris. Tiger sightings are more probable in the morning,
and more the number of safaris you do, better the chances of sighting the big
cats, so plan accordingly.
Apart from the Bengal Tiger, the jungle is also
home to many other species of animals and birds. Here is what I saw:
Birds: Indian
Roller, Peacock, Junglefowl, Pipit, Collared Scops Owl, Vulture, Crested Hawk
Eagle, Kingfisher, Rufous Treepie, Racket Tailed Drongo, White-bellied Drongo,
Parakeet, Grey Hornbill, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Woodpecker, Green Bee-eater,
Stork, Red Wattled Lapwing, Brahminy Duck
Animals: Tiger, Spotted Deer, Sambhar Deer, Nilgai, Indian Gaur,
Elephant, Wild Boar, Jackal, Langur, Common Monkey
Apart from the
above, with beautiful scenery, fresh air, chirping of birds, and the rare roar
of a tiger, it was a wonderful experience overall. If you concentrate too much
on spotting a tiger, you might miss out on rest of the experience. Enjoy the
journey through the jungle as a whole and rest assured that you will not come
back disappointed
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nice post...wildlife in pench is really amazing. tigers are sighted in toria, Taliya, rukhad and kursapar gate. visit pench resorts booking
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