Pench National Park is a beautiful and rewarding tiger reserve that straddles the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in central India. The Madhya Pradesh section is known as Pench Tiger Reserve and the Maharashtra section as Pench National Park, and together they cover a landscape of about 750 square kilometers. Pench is widely believed to be the inspiration for the setting of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, as Kipling based his stories on the wildlife and forests of this region, and characters like Mowgli, Baloo, and Shere Khan are said to have their roots in the animals and landscapes of Pench.
The park is set in a landscape of dry deciduous forest, teak and mahua trees, rocky hills, and the Pench River that runs through its heart, creating beautiful riverside habitats that attract a wide range of wildlife. The tigers of Pench are healthy and growing in number, and sightings are increasingly frequent. The park is also home to leopards, wild dogs (dholes), sloth bears, gaur, sambar, chital, nilgai, wild boar, and over 285 species of birds, making it an excellent destination for both wildlife and birdwatching enthusiasts. Pench is less crowded than some of the more famous central Indian parks like Kanha and Bandhavgarh, which means safaris here often feel more intimate and less hurried. The Turia gate in the Madhya Pradesh section is the most popular entry point and gives access to the best wildlife zones of the park.
This Pench National Park travel guide covers the best time to visit, safari information for both the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra sides, and travel tips to help you plan a great visit to this jungle that inspired one of the world's most beloved children's stories.
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