Drive to Kanha National Park- Kanha Morning Tiger Safari Kisli Gate-Kanha Earth Lodge part 1
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Kanha National Park - Tourist Guides and Packages
Drive to Kanha National park - How to Reach Kanha
Drive Jabalpur to Kanha National Park of 3 h 17 min (132.5 km) via NH-12, enroute Mandla through Bargi forest,First we need to reach Mandla, 70 kms from jabalpur, Kanha is further 80 kms ahead..Bargi Forest Area adjoins the Buffer Zone of Kanha, The Bovine herds are seen enroute across road, Not sure what will be the fate these poor animals.
Crossing Kalpi Village
There is a forest Guest House at Kalpi, which is a small village, Huge wooden Blocks just ahead of kalpi, massive deforestation?, still Mandla is 45 kms away..From this spot, Bargi dam is clearly visible on the Right Hand Side, Bargi Dam waters submerge fields on the side of the road.Now the Jungle has become thick, Still we see lots of cows and bulls marching on road, all animals look weak, as if they are walking from weeks.
Passing through Mandla Zone and Rest at Mandla Forest Motel
From here, There is a forest Motel in Mandla, worth taking a break, Still Bargi dam back waters are visible, Not Too Much traffic on this Highway - NH-12.
Brahmi Village & Road to Kanha national park
Lime Stone Rocks on both sides of Road littered, Kanha national park is still 50 kms away..Very Fertile Zone starts from approx 10 kms from Mandla, lot of Punjabi people are seen here doing agriculture, land is very expensive here, Crossing Brahmni Village..Mandla is left 10 kms behind..
Finally on the Buffer Zone road in kanha national park - passing through Villages, We are proceeding towards the Kisli gate of Kanha national Park..Just half an hour drive from here is the Kisli gate, Kanha buffer zone starts from here and Lots of Boards and Advertisements start appearing for hotels and resorts in Kanha Nation park.
Reaching Kanha national Park - Kisli Zone barrier
Finally we reached the barrier, which is for entry into the Kanha Buffer Zone, our resort is near by..Driver will stay in the Dhaba for 4 nights..Adivasis ( Tribals) Gonds and Bhlls are visible, it is a hidden world..From the Barrier, Kanha earth Lodge is approx 3 kms, Jungle is becoming more beautiful with every passing moment, Now langurs are visible, langurs help other animals by their calls if the tiger is around..We are in the resort gypsy and plan is to go to river bank and see wild life
Slowly deep forest starts on both sides of road, Very excited to see the Royal bengal Tiger and proceed on the Tiger Safari asap, Eyes are looking for the elusive tiger, Kanha is 19 kms, Feeeling of driving in deep central indian forest is great..
Kanha Earth Lodge
We are proceeding to Kanha earth Lodge, where we will stay for 4 nights to see Tiger and have Safaris..Now we are inside the park, Driving on the dirt road and very dense jungle, we are on lookout for forest animals, occasional deer crosses the roads.
We checked into Resort and proceeded on cycling into the nearby forest area, we did not even rest, so eager to explore
Kanha Tiger Safari in Morning - Kisli gate
Next day morning, we are all set for our first Tiger Safari at Kisli gate, Right at 6 AM we are at Khatia gate waiting in our Gypsy for gates to open..At least 50 Gypsys are waiting in life, all are very excited for the Tiger Safari in kanha National park, Finally the gates open and we move inside..Mr Yadav, the official Forest Guide Joins us, It is mendatory..Diver is the Manager of kanha Earth Lodge Mr. Ashwani from Himachal.Entering inside the Kanha national park from Kisli gate, there is a good news that Tigress was sighted last evening, we are heading into the zone..In the Morning, Jungle is Fresh and waking up, very exciting times, Though it is summer, but we are feeling the chillness of air, There is talks between our Guide and Forest guide regarding animal calls, so that we can trace the ilusive tiger..
We are passing through ever green trees with yellow flowers, Rudyard Kiplings Jungle is mesmerising and beautiful, this is the real indian jungle, Now Passing through the Kanha National park meadows, where chances for seeing tiger are very high.Kanha National park safari is not only for Tiger seeing but much more also about feeling the true Jungle spirit..Watching parakeet in morning..Still Tiger is Ilusive, but we are delighted and excited, it is worth the money..Absolute Silence, trying to see where is the panic call, We will have breakfast break in next 10 minutes, we have packed breakfast from kanha Earth Lodge, and cover the safari in next video..