Tiger Safari MP — Bandhavgarh, Panna, Pench & Kanha National Parks India
Book a tiger safari in Madhya Pradesh with Safari With APE. We operate across four of India's finest heritage national parks: Bandhavgarh, Panna, Pench, and Kanha. Madhya Pradesh is India's number one tiger state with 785 tigers as of 2022.
Tiger Safari Bandhavgarh
Bandhavgarh National Park has the highest density of Bengal tigers in the world. With 165+ tigers across 1,536 sq km, a tiger safari in Bandhavgarh offers the best tiger sighting rates in India. Located in Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
Tiger Safari Kanha
Kanha National Park is the sanctuary of the Hard Ground Barasingha and home to tigers, leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs and gaur. A tiger safari in Kanha takes you through vast sal and bamboo forests across 2,074 sq km in Mandla and Balaghat districts, Madhya Pradesh.
Tiger Safari Panna
Panna National Park is India's greatest wildlife conservation success story — from zero tigers in 2009 to 54+ today. A tiger safari in Panna also offers river safaris on the Ken River with gharial, mugger crocodiles, vultures, chinkara and Indian gazelle. Located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts, Madhya Pradesh.
Tiger Safari Pench
Pench National Park is the setting that inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. A tiger safari in Pench offers sightings of the Big 5: tiger, leopard, sloth bear, Indian gaur, and spotted deer. 77+ tigers across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Located in Seoni and Chhindwara districts.
National Parks India — Heritage Wildlife Destinations
Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna and Pench are among India's most celebrated heritage national parks. Safari With APE provides private guided jungle safaris and wildlife safaris across all four reserves in Madhya Pradesh.
Bandhavgarh
"India's Premier Destination for Tigers and Wild Elephants."
UMARIA DISTRICT · MADHYA PRADESH
The Land of Tigers
Bandhavgarh is renowned for one of the highest densities of Bengal tigers in India, making it one of the country's finest destinations for tiger sightings. Alongside tigers, the reserve shelters leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, over 250 bird species, wild elephants, and an extraordinary diversity of flora spread across dramatic hills and ancient forests.
QUICK FACTS
Known For
Tigers & Wild Elephants
Area
1,536 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1968
Kanha
"The Emerald Forest — Sanctuary of the Tiger and Barasingha."
MANDLA & BALAGHAT · MADHYA PRADESH
A Conservation Success Story
Kanha's vast sal and bamboo forests provide sanctuary to tigers, leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, gaur, and countless bird species. The reserve is globally celebrated for saving the Hard Ground Barasingha from extinction through one of India's most successful wildlife conservation programs, making it a prime destination for both.
QUICK FACTS
Known For
Barasingha & Tiger
Area
2,074 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1955
Pench
"Through the Pages of a Classic — A Forest in its Pristine Form."
SEONI & CHHINDWARA · MADHYA PRADESH
The Jungle Book Comes Alive
Pench is believed to have inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Its teak forests, rolling grasslands, and the Pench River provide habitat for tigers, leopards, sloth bears, Indian gaur, spotted deer, wild dogs, and over 285 bird species. The reserve is renowned for the "Big 5" and occasional sightings of the elusive melanistic (black) leopard.
QUICK FACTS
Known For
Big 5 & The Jungle Book
Area
1,180 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1975
Panna
"The Elixir of Life — Ken River Sustains the Wilderness."
PANNA & CHHATARPUR · MADHYA PRADESH
Elixir of Life
Panna is famed for its spectacular gorges carved by the Ken River — the elixir of life for the region — thriving tiger population, ghariyal and mugger crocodiles, vultures, chinkara, Indian gazelle, leopards, sloth bears, and exceptional birdlife. Once devoid of tigers, the reserve now stands as one of India's greatest wildlife conservation success stories following its remarkable tiger reintroduction program.
QUICK FACTS
Known For
Tiger, Crocodiles, Vultures
Area
1,598 Sq Km
Best Time
Oct – Jun
Established
1981
* River safari availability is subject to government regulations and seasonal water levels.