About Bandhavgarh

Bandhavgarh National Park is nestled among the scenic Vindhya ranges in the Umaria region of Madhya Pradesh, India, and lush tropical forests. Bandhavgarh is a 448 km long tiger reserve under Madhya Pradesh Tourism (MPT) with one of the highest tiger densities in the world.

Bandhavgarh is divided into 6 zones namely, Tala, Magadhi, and Khitauli zone which remain open from October 1st to June 30th, while Dhamokhar, Johila, and Panpatha zones remain open for tourism around the year. All the 6 zones in Bandhavgarh are well known among wildlife enthusiasts and travellers for tiger sightings and park safaris. Moreover, Bandhavgarh offers night safaris as well. Since Bandhavgarh National Park has one of the highest densities of tigers in the world, the buzz for tiger sightings and park safaris are very high. 

Tala zone:- of Bandhavgarh is the oldest zone, where Bandhavgarh fort is situated. A 10th-century statue of Vishnu, known as Shesh Shaiya which is highly treasured and is a major tourist attraction along with Chakradhara meadows and Rajbehra meadows is situated there. This zone is characterised by mixed forests, hillocks, and grasslands.

Magadhi zone:- in recent years has come up as one of the best places for tiger sightings and is characterized by grassland and mixed dense forest cover.  Several natural and man made water holes like Sukhi Patiha, Dabhadhole, Charkpwaha, Murdhawa are in Magadhi.

Khitauli zone:- in the last few years has come up as a hotspot for Tiger sightings and is more of a dry-deciduous forest area. This zone is also known for being home to a herd of migrant wild elephants and for sightings of nilgai, four-horned antelopes, and chinkaras.

Dhamokhar zone:- is an extension to the Magadhi zone and the buffer entry point of this zone lies between Mahaman and Parasi village and is 14 km away from the Tala zone. This zone includes the Mudgudi dam, few natural caves of Sehimaada, and Kadewaha grassland which is ideal for wildlife spotting.

Johila zone:- is an extension to Tala zone and the buffer entry point of this zone lies near Chechpur village, on the way towards Manpur, Shahdol. It lies 35 km away from Tala village. This zone is named after the mesmerizing Johila waterfall.

Panpatha zone:- is an extension to the Khitauli zone and the buffer entry point lies near Pachpedi village. This zone is 25 km away from Tala village and is covered with bamboo and deciduous trees.