Pench National Park

The Pench National Park, Nagpur is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. The Pench National Park of Nagpur is located at a distance of 95 kms from the city of Nagpur. The total area covered by this national park is 542.66 square kms. The fauna of the Pench National Park in Nagpur include Indian bison, tiger, wild dog and leopard. Many other species of wildlife can be viewed at this national park of Nagpur like Sambar, Chital, Deer, Nilgai and Wild Boar.

The ideal time to India Tours the Pench National Park is the time period from the month of February to the month of June. The national park is not open for public viewing during the monsoon season, that is, from the 1st of July to the 31st of October. If you want to visit the Pench National Park, Nagpur, then you can avail all the three means of communication of air, road and rail. The airport closest to the national park is located at Nagpur.

This park at Nagpur is situated on a national highway. One can easily travel to this park from Jabalpur and Nagpur via roadways. The railhead that is closest to the Pench National Park is located at Nagpur at a distance of 92 kms. The Pench National Park in Nagpur is a must-visit for all those tourists who are planning to make a tour to India Nagpur. The Pench National Park at Nagpur is often visited by the nature-lovers, as it houses a wide variety of wildlife.

Though the vegetation of Pench national park has diversity, teak and bamboo trees cover the most part. The Pench National Park has the eminence of being the 19th Tiger Reserve in the country. After the implementation of the Project Tiger Scheme, the total count of tigers jumped to 25. Anumber of other species including animals, birds and reptiles call the park their home.

Mammals that can be possibly spotted inside the national park include tiger, leopard, striped hyena, sambhar, deer, chital, nilgai, chinkara, Indian bison or gaur, sloth bear, antelope, barking deer, Indian wild dog, jungle cat, jackal and common langurs among others. Not only these, the Pench National Park is also known for being home to 50 species of fish, 9 species of amphibians and 30 species of reptiles.

Exotic birds in Pench national park are also a delight to watch and photograph. Here, you have the opportunity to explore as many as 210 species of colourful birds. Commonly sighted species include blue kingfisher, waterfowl, myna, wagtail, munia, bulbul, barbet, minivets oriole etc.