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Tier 2 · Well knownEco-sensitive

Kanha National Park

Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

WildlifeNature
Directions
Recommended
24 hrs
min 4 hrs
Difficulty
Easy
Best season
Winter
+1 more
Typical spend
₹5,500
per person
Check-in worth
30 pts
Well known
Crowds
Moderate crowds

Why go

Kanha is the most beautiful of the central Indian tiger reserves — vast meadows ringed by sal, and a conservation success story that brought the barasingha back from 66 animals to over 800.

Kanha was declared a national park in 1955 and became one of the first nine Project Tiger reserves in 1973. Its real achievement is not the tiger but the hard-ground barasingha, Rucervus duvaucelii branderi, a swamp deer subspecies that exists nowhere else on earth. In 1970 there were 66 left. Intensive protection of the Kanha meadows brought them back past 800. Kipling never actually visited, but the Seoni country he wrote about is the same forest, continuous with Pench to the south-west.

Things to do here

6 things · 12 hr 15 min to do all of them

Two nights at Kanha

3 days · 17 hr 45 min of planned activity

Day 1

  1. Afternoon safari, Kisli zone

    3 hr 30 min

Day 2

  1. Morning safari, Kanha zone — barasingha meadows

    4 hrs

  2. Kanha Museum at Khatia

    45 min

  3. Afternoon safari, Bamni Dadar for sunset

    3 hr 30 min

Day 3

  1. Morning safari, Mukki zone

    4 hrs

  2. Buffer village walk

    2 hrs

Location & geofence

The shaded ring is the check-in geofence — 5000 m around the site. Your GPS has to fall inside it for a check-in to count.

22.3345, 80.6115 · Open turn-by-turn in Google Maps

Visitor information

Before you go

  • Eco-sensitive zone. Do not leave the vehicle. No plastic past the gate.

Morning safariSunrise to 11:00 am
Afternoon safari3:00 pm to sunset
Park closed1 July – 15 October
Best time of dayMorning. February to April is the best balance of comfort and sightings.

Jabalpur is the nearest airport and railhead, 160 km and about 4 hours from the Khatia gate. Mukki gate is a further 60 km round the park. Nagpur airport is 270 km.

Last mile: Khatia (Kisli) is the main gate with most lodges; Mukki is quieter. The two are not close — pick your gate before you book a lodge.

Accessibility

  • WheelchairNo
  • Senior friendlyYes
  • Child friendlyYes

Kanha has the most developed accessible infrastructure of the MP parks — ask lodges about assisted jeep boarding.

Reviews

4.8from 1,380 explorers

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  • Neha Thakur

    @quietmiles · 24 Aug 2026

    Monsoon visit. Everything was green and the water was full, but the steps were lethal and I nearly went over twice. Stunning, and I would not bring children.

    Tip: Monsoon is the best and the most dangerous time. Proper shoes.

    19 found this helpful

  • Divya Pandey

    @shikhara · 14 Jul 2026

    Monsoon visit. Everything was green and the water was full, but the steps were lethal and I nearly went over twice. Stunning, and I would not bring children.

    Tip: Monsoon is the best and the most dangerous time. Proper shoes.

    44 found this helpful

  • Suresh Khatri

    @bagh_print · 8 Jul 2026

    Facilities are basically non-existent, which the listing is honest about. Carry water and use the toilet before you leave the last town.

    Tip: No water, no toilets, no signal. Plan accordingly.

    20 found this helpful