Kanha National Park is known as a tiger reserve, situated in Mandla and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, India. In the year 1930, the whole Kanha area was divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon with 250 km2 and Banjar with 300 km2. The park was formed on 1st June in the year 1955. Later in the year 1974, it was also included to Project Tiger.

The entire park is spread in a area of 940 km2, covering lands of two districts of Madhya Pradesh. Together with a surrounding buffer zone of 1009 km² and the neighbouring 110 km² Phen Sanctuary it forms the Kanha Tiger Reserve.

Apart from Royal Bengal Tigers, The Park also has significant population of other species, including Leopards, the Sloth bear, Barahsingha, Indian Wild Dog and many more. In this way, Kanha National Park has about 22 species of mammals and 200 species of birds. The park is covered with Bamboo and Sal forests.

Some other attractions of Kanha National Park include elephant safari which will allow you see a tiger from a very close distance. A museum is also in Kanha National Park, depicting attributes and activities of the park and the tribal culture of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

General Information:

• Area: (core) 940 Sq. km
• Terrain: sal and bamboo forests, plateaus, meadows and meandering streams
• Best Season: February to June
• Morning Visiting Hours: Sunrise to 1100Hrs
• Evening Visiting Hours: 1630Hrs to Sunset
• Closed: 1 July to 30 September

The nearest airport and railhead is at Jabalpur (160 km, 3 hours by road).

Kanha National Park is a right destination for tourists who want see tigers from a very close distance. This park is located in state of Madhya Pradesh, India and known as a national park cum Tiger Reserve. The major feature of region's interesting topography is the horseshoe shape valley as well as the whole park area which is surrounded by the spurs of the Mekal.

The land inside the park is full of biodiversity, including several, plants mammals and birds species. There are many herds of spotted deer. You can also see many small herds of beautiful antelope, the blackbuck and other mammals.

If you have enough time to move around the park then there are strong chances that you will see the Rare Barasingha, the Swamp Deer. In old days there were only 66 of these in Kanha, but careful conservation and management have raised their population to over 400.

If you have enough time to move around the park then there are strong chances that you will see the Rare Barasingha, the Swamp Deer. In old days there were only 66 of these in Kanha, but careful conservation and management have raised their population to over 400.

Apart from mammals, Kanha National park also has about 200 bird species and if subspecies are calculated then this number may become almost double. So if you happen to be bird watcher, look forward to a full bird show.

While searching tigers, visitors can easily catch glimpse of all the grazers, a Porcupine, many Gray Langurs, Mongoose, Hyena, Jungle Cat, even a Leopard. Other wild species include varieties of Deer, Chital or Spotted Deer, Chousingha, Nilgai, as well as the majestic Gaur or Indian Bison and wild Pig.