[velu]

Has anyone been to any tiger santuaries in central India recently? Am planning on making a few days trip by car to a nice place and was fishing for info.

Am essentially looking for info on accmd and sightings from anyone who recently visited the folowing:

1) Pench
2) Melghat
3) Ghana

Map of the reserves

Thanks,
Velu

[cyberhippie]

For Tigers Velu, I recommend Bandavgarh. Bandavgarh Bandavgarh Bandavgarh as well as bear Jackel Jungle Cats and Barking Deer!! The bird watching and Shiva temple are also great, as is the "bat cave"
We managed seven tiger sightings, read quality sightings, on our own for half an hour watching them waking up by the watering hole and have them cross the road only 10 meters in front of us!!
Pench was getting pretty bad reports when I was in the area and I can't help you on the other two!!

Tala just outside the park at Bandavgarh is a lovely little place to spend some time!! Try and track down Salim for your jeep driver it was down to hime out trips were such a success!! Ask hime to take you to the elephant camp!!

[BlueRose]

I agree with Cyber completely! I saw tigers several times at Bandavgarh and it is a lovley park. There is a trick however, and that is to ask your jeep to get you to the gates a half hour early. You will see why if you go, and it is imperative to do so to see tigers, good luck.
Blue

[velu]

Thanks people.

But that place seems to be a bit out of my radius out of nagpur, where I am based. But I will keep that in mind for the trip to MP that I will be doing in early sep.

Cheers,
Velu

[jyotirmoy]

While in Melghat don’t miss Gavilgarh fort on the Chikhaldara plateau and Narnala fort abetting southeastern part of Melghat Tiger Reserve. The views are awesome.
Apart from animals Melghat is, in any event, a birdwatcher's dream come true. It is also an eagle sanctuary.