Feature - Kanha Activities (Madhya Predesh)

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Kanha Activities (Madhya Pradesh) (Kanha Pictures)

The park is open to Public from 16^th Oct till 30^th June every year. The Timings of the park are

Timing	Morning	Evenings
From October 16 to 15 February	Sunrise to 1200 hrs	1500 hrs till Sunset
From 16 February to 15 April	Sunrise to 1200 hs	1600 hrs till Sunset
From 16 April to 30 June	Sunrise till 1100 hrs	1700 hrs till Sunset

Various activities are offer at Kanha National Park, like accompanying them on Jungle Safaris, Tribal Village Walking Tours, Bird Watching Drives, Riverside Walks and Picnics, Night Walks, Tribal Weddings, Arranging Meals at the Tribal Village Homes and Visit to the 4 Tribal Fairs or Haats.

Tiger Show

The Park Authorities send Mahouts on the Elephants early in the mornings into the Jungle to track the Tiger. If the Tiger/s is tracked and spotted by the Mahouts inside the Jungle, then the park authorities announce for the Tiger Show. (During the Morning Safari the drivers usually register for the Tiger Show in each of the forest division or range office to enhance the chances of the guest�s being amongst the first to go for the Tiger Show).

The Jeeps then take the numbers from the Central Administrative office of the National Park on a first come first served basis and meet the Elephants at a designated spot in the jungle close to where the Tiger has been spotted. The people will ride the Elephant to where the Tiger has been spotted to see the Tiger in the Jungle. (Ladders are provided get on and to disembark from the Elephants). Usually the ride for the Tiger show is for 20 minutes and cost of the same is INR 600 per person for Foreign Nationals and INR 100 for Indian Nationals as stipulated by the park authorities.

Since Jeeps can only venture onto the Tracked Paths earmarked by the park authorities and the forest department, while the Elephants can go into the Jungle, Tiger Show is just a facility that the park authorities provide for the visitors, to enable them to see the Tiger in its natural habitat.

Note: Since the Tiger Show is strictly subject to the Tiger being tracked and spotted in the Jungle by the Elephant Mahouts, a Tiger Show cannot be committed.

Tracking for the Tiger Show happens only in the mornings hence the Elephant ride for the Tiger Shows are announced only during the morning safari as stipulated in the rules and guidelines governing the functioning of the national park

Elephant Safari

The amount charged by the Park Authority / Forest Department for Indian Nationals is INR 5,000 while for Foreign Nationals the charge is INR 10,000 for up to 04 hours. The Elephant Safari is subject to the availability of the Elephant. If during the Elephant Safari a Tiger Show is announced by the park authorities, the Elephant being used for the safari will have to be shared with other visitors to the park till the duration of the Tiger Show as per rules and guidelines of the Forest Department.

Tribal Village Walk / Special Interest Walk / Night Walk

Guided Walks & Cycling Trips to the Tribal Villages neighbouring our resort. Our guest�s are welcome to share the daily chores of a local Tribal Village household, Share a meal with the members of the household or just watch the various day to day activities.

Walks during the day for Bird Watching or late in the evenings to watch nocturnal birds and animals which inhabit the fields and areas around our resort and along the Banjar River �.