Panna National Park

India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as jim corbett national park in Uttarakhand. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act 35 (4) and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.Today there are 106 national parks in India. In Madhya Pradesh only, there are 9 national parks and 6 tiger reserves. It is considered as a wildlife hotspot because of it's large tiger population.Two national parks that are major tourist attractions are kanha national park and bandhavgarh national park. But apart from those there are a few other parks which are unique in their own ways, maybe not for its tiger population but for other amazing wildlife.1) PANNA TIGER RESERVEWHERE- panna and chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.HOW TO REACH-BY AIR- khajuraho airport is the nearest airport which is only 26 km from the national park.BY TRAIN- khajuraho railway station which is 36 km from there and takes about 1 hour to reach.BOOKING- You can books the tickets from MP forest department website - https://forest.mponline.gov.in/Or you can book the safari directly from your hotel.GATES- Madla and hinautaUNIQUENESS-1) Ken ghariyal sanctuary have the largest ghariyal population in the country. You can watch them in their natural habitat.2) Seven out of nine vulture species in india reside in this tiger reserve.

Day 2: We had booked a Jeep for Safari to Panna National park from a travel agent shop we found enroute to our hotel. He came to pick us up at the hotel early morning at 5 am. It was a cool, peaceful and an enchanting drive in the open Jeep. As part of the package a forest guide accompanied us. To our amazement he was really informed and showed us a variety of birds, trees and animals. The flora and fauna is similar to bandhavgarh with fewer tigers. We were able to spot a thirsty female leopard. Ken river passes through the national park which is very clean and serene, one can take a boat ride in it. Overall it was educational and adventurous. It took us around 4 hours to complete the safari.

Panna National Park is sited in the District of Panna & Chattarpur, in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The Park is Officially Honoured as the 22nd Tiger Reserve of India and covers the 5th Position in terms of Madhya Pradesh. Panna Tiger Reserve sites besides the Ken River, being found as the Perfectly Maintained and Managed National Parks of India, by the Ministry of Tourism of India. The park also Won the Award of Excellence in 2007.Timings : 5:30 AM to 6 PMDistance from Chitrakoot : 105 KmLocation : Chhatarpur, Madhya PradeshCharges : Hinge-On the Type of Safari, you Select.