Pench National Park

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Pench National Park has lush greenery and a wonderful atmosphere that calms the eyes, and mind and gives peace to visitors. Pench National Park has an impressive mix of wildlife and plant species, and because of this, the park offers an adventurous wildlife experience for travelers. The wild vibes of Pench National Park were the inspiration of Rudyard Kipling to write one of his most famous works – the Jungle Book. The whole book is influenced by the wildlife and wild surroundings of this park. If you’ve read this book, then you can feel the presence of Bagheera and Sher Khan during your safari. You can even feel the brave little boy Mowgli as this park was his home too. Of course, you’ll see the Royal Bengal Tigers here.

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Pench National Park

Pench National Park is a wild place that is located in Madhya Pradesh, India. It also shares its boundaries with Maharashtra because it is located in the Chhindwara and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh. This park covers a huge area of 757.85 sq. km. This area is divided into two parts. The core covers an area of 292.85 sq km and the remaining 465 sq km is the buffer area. Now you might be eager to know about its name, so Pench National Park is named after the river Pench, which flows through the park from north to south and divides the national park into almost equal halves, named as eastern and western halves.

Pench National Park

You will be shocked to know that this park is not just home to wildlife but also humans because there are 10 villages in and around the park, and one village named Filzari is inside the park. The other nine villages are in the outer area of this park. Pench National Park is filled with a wide variety of flora and fauna. You can spot various types of animals such as tigers, leopards, wolves, guars, four-horned antelope, sloth bears, monkeys, deer, etc by making a Pench Safari Booking. Not just animals, this park is also home to various flora species like Mahua, White Kulu, Salai, Saja, Bijiyasal, Dhaora, Amaltas, etc.

The life of this park has appeared in various books, like Robert Armitage Sterndale's 'Seonee Or, Camp Life on the Satpura Range’, Forsyth’s ‘Highlands of Central India', and Dunbar Brander’s ‘Wild Animals of Central India’. This park is also known as the Land of the 'The Jungle Book'. With all these things included, this park is a must-visit destination for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Popular Activities of Pench National Park

You can enjoy various adventurous activities near and around Pench National Park

Cycling Tour to Rukhad

After a thrilling safari in Pench, you can explore the area by going on a cycling tour to Rukhad. This can be very adventurous and exciting. You’ll get a unique chance to explore the Pench National Park on a bicycle instead of a gypsy safari.

Visit to Nearby Villages

In their free time, tourists can explore the local villages and weekly haats. They can go there for shopping and these places are near to the park so they can go on foot or on bicycles. The markets take place in villages of Pench such as Vijaypani, Badalpar, Khamba, and Belpath.

Stargazing In Natural Environment

By looking at the beautiful stars in the natural environment, one can calm their soul. You can watch the beautiful stars far from the noise of the city in this area. Pench Jungle Camp offers the opportunity to see them from a telescope.

Boating Inside Jungle

People can enjoy boating inside the jungle in Kamthikhairy Dam, also known as Pench Dam. During your fun ride, you can spot various wild animals and birds in this scenic park as they come here to quench their thirst.

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Pench National Park Holiday Packages

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Pench Fun Tour with 01 Gypsy Safari

Pench Fun Tour with 01 Gypsy Safari

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Tigers in Pench Safari
  • In 1965, Pench was a sanctuary with an area of 757.85 sq. km., later in 1983, an area of 292.85 sq. km. was declared a National Park. Then in the year 1992, Govt of India declared the whole area of 757.85 sq. km. including the park and sanctuary as Tiger Reserve and now it is working under Project Tiger.
  • We would like to tell you that the core area of 292.85 sq km which is also known as Pench National Park was renamed Indira Priyadarshani Pench National Park in 2002 and the remaining sanctuary area was named Pench Mowgli Sanctuary. There is also a buffer area of 465 sq km.
  • BBC chose Pench National Park as the best place to film the behavior of the tiger, they just used the spy cameras in the jungle to shoot their movie. The movie is named Tiger: spy in the Jungle and it was released in the year 2008. The narrator of that movie is David Attenborough.
  • We must tell you one more thing, the famous movie “The Jungle Book” which was written by Rudyard Kipling was inspired by the one and only Pench National Park.

Flora and Fauna of Pench National Park

You can enjoy a diverse range of flora and fauna in Pench National Park. This fantastic park is a perfect blend of two kinds of forests - one is a moist tropical deciduous forest, and the other dry deciduous forest.

Pench National Park is covered with mesmerizing climbers and nice-looking shrubs. Nature lovers will find this place amazing because they can find many beautiful shady trees here. The Pench National Park fauna includes Tendu, Amaltas, Palash, Teak, Bija, Mahua, and many more. Important Ayurveda herbs including curcumin, sarpagandha, ashwagandha, and avatar can be found here. There are many water spots connected here, surrounded by big groups of beautiful bamboo grass.

Pench National Park is also home to different types of plants and because of the ideal flora species, this park is home to a wide range of wild animals such as tigers, leopards, hyenas, wolves, jungle cats, wild boars, Black-naped hares, Bison, Langour Nilgai, Porcupine, Sambar, barking deer, and many more.

You can also find various kinds of birds here. This park is home to about 300 species of birds such as Waterfowl, Pintail, Peafowl, Indian Roller, Munia, Crow Pheasant, Pintail, Blue Kingfisher, Red-Vented Bulbul, Crimson-Breasted Berbet, etc. Not only birds, you can also find 50 types of fish, 45 types of butterflies, 10 kinds of amphibians, 54 moths, 30 reptiles, and lots of different insects.

Pench National Park has lush greenery and a wonderful atmosphere that calms the eyes, and mind and gives peace to visitors. Pench National Park fauna includes an impressive mix of wildlife and plant species, and because of this, the park offers an adventurous wildlife experience for travelers. The wild vibes of Pench National Park were the inspiration of Rudyard Kipling to write one of his most famous works – the Jungle Book. The whole book is influenced by the wildlife and wild surroundings of this park. If you’ve read this book, then you can feel the presence of Bagheera and Sher Khan during your safari. You can even feel the brave little boy Mowgli as this park was his home too. Of course, you’ll see the Royal Bengal Tigers here.

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