Luxury & Private Pench National Park Tours 2024/2025

Pench National Park spreads over an area of 1200 sq. km. and straddles two states - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Core zone of Pench National Park has three gates: Turia gate, Karmajheri gate, and Jamtara gate. The core area of Maharashtra is around 257 sq km and officially became Tiger Reserve in 1999. As you traverse through the forest enwrapped in towering teak, Mahua, and dense bamboo forests, the settings of The Jungle Book unfold, to make today’s reality meet with the world of yesteryear’s fantasy. In his classic, the wildlife of Seoni Jungle, present-day Pench, miraculously turned into the characters of his imagination. The numerous streams and rivulets of the forest served as the muse for the setting of The Jungle Book. What is surprising is that Kipling never visited the jungle of Seoni, present-day Pench, or Kanha in his lifetime. However, the author was known to be in contact with British officers from the region, who became his eyes to know the place and come up with its immaculate description in his masterpiece.

Things to do in Pench National Park

The Pench National Park and Tiger Reserve extends over an area of 257 sq. km. and gets its name from the Pench River, which meanders through it like a mammoth python, dividing it down the centre. Rich in its biodiversity, its terrain defined by hills, valleys and the occasional precipitous slope, Pench is an important ecosystem supporting an abundance of flora and fauna, including a rich variety of aquatic life.

Jungle Safaris

Since its inception in 1965 as a wildlife sanctuary, the park has serving as the cosy nest of numerous wild creatures including the Royal Bengal tiger, jackal, peafowl, wild dog, wild boar, sloth bear, Indian leopard, fox, striped hyena, monkey, gaur, barking deer, four-horned antelope, Indian wolf, and more such enthralling species.