Pench Tiger reserve is fondly recalled as the true Kipling country- it is named after the Pench river which flows across the entire park. Pench's claim to be a wild tiger country comes from the fact that it has the highest density of herbivore population like the chital, sambhar, etc.. and the unique teak forest.
The Pench Tiger Reserve and its neighborhood is the original setting of Rudyard Kipling's most famous work, The Jungle Book.
Pench shot to celebrity status when the BBC wildlife team filmed the brilliant documentary "Tiger- Spy in the Jungle" detailing the life of tigers in Pench.
An area of 450 sq.km. in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh was protected as Pench Sanctuary in 1977. 292 sq. km. was upgraded as Pench National Park in 1983. In 1992, a total area of 757 sq.km. was declared as Pench Tiger Reserve, India's 19th tiger reserve.
Gonds, the local tribe revere Mansingh Deo, a legendary figure believed to be a magician with supernatural healing powers. He would ride into the local bazaar on his tiger. There are two temples dedicated to him, the Chhota Mansingh and Bada Mansingh temples.
Cost Includes:
- 2 nights and 3 days stay in the resort on double sharing basisÂ
- 3 safaris in exclusive gypsy
- All meals (Day 1 Lunch to Day 4 Breakfast)
- Â Surface transfers in AC Car from Nagpur and back
