Kanha, India: travel guide
Kanha Tiger Reserve — inspiration for Kipling's Jungle Book, with wide meadows (maidans), Barasingha deer, and one of India's highest tiger densities.
- Country
- India
- Currency
- INR
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
Top places to visit in Kanha
Kanha National Park
Wildlife · 4.7 rating · about 4 h · entry 4,000
One of India's finest tiger reserves, the sal-and-bamboo forest and grassy maidans that inspired Kipling's Jungle Book — home to tigers, leopards and the rare barasingha.
Kisli Zone
Wildlife · 4.5 rating · about 4 h · entry 4,000
A core safari zone entered via Khatia gate, with classic sal forest, meadows and waterholes offering excellent tiger, gaur and deer sightings.
Mukki Zone
Wildlife · 4.5 rating · about 4 h · entry 4,000
A quieter, scenic core zone on the southern side of Kanha, known for tiger territories, the Banjar river and dense forest — a favourite of wildlife photographers.
Bamni Dadar (Sunset Point)
Viewpoint · 4.5 rating · about 0.8 h
The highest point in the park, a plateau famed for golden sunsets over the forest where sambar, gaur and barasingha graze the slopes.
Kanha Meadows (Barasingha Habitat)
Wildlife · 4.5 rating · about 1 h
The famous open maidans of Kanha where the hardground barasingha (swamp deer) — saved from near-extinction here — graze, alongside herds of chital and gaur.
Sarhi Zone
Wildlife · 4.4 rating · about 4 h · entry 4,000
A core zone on the northern side reached via Sarhi gate, with rolling forest and grasslands offering good tiger and barasingha sightings away from the crowds.
Kanha Museum
Museum · 4.2 rating · about 1 h · entry 100
An interpretive museum at Khatia tracing Kanha's ecology, the barasingha conservation success and the reserve's tiger-protection story.
Shravan Tal & Shravan Chita
Nature · 4.2 rating · about 0.5 h
A serene forest pool and a clearing within the park linked to the legend of Shravan Kumar, an atmospheric stop on the safari route amid the sal woods.
Khatia Buffer Zone
Wildlife · 4.2 rating · about 3 h · entry 3,000
The buffer forest around Khatia gate, where buffer-zone safaris and night-drive options offer affordable wildlife encounters and birding without a core permit.
Banjar River
Nature · 4.3 rating · about 0.8 h
A pretty forest river along the Mukki side of Kanha, a wildlife magnet where tigers, gaur and birds gather, and a scenic backdrop for safaris.
Things to do
- Kanha Tiger Safari (Jeep) Adventure · 4 h · from INR 6,000 per person
- Buffer Zone & Night Safari Nature · 3 h · from INR 4,000 per person
- Kanha Nature Walk & Birding Nature · 2.5 h · from INR 1,000 per person
- Baiga & Gond Village Experience Cultural · 3 h · from INR 1,200 per person
Day trips and tours
- Kanha Tiger Safari Experience 5 h · from INR 2,500
- Full-Day Two-Safari Special 12 h · from INR 5,000
- Kanha Nature & Tribal Culture Day 7 h · from INR 1,800
Where to stay in Kanha
- National Park Gateway about INR 2,500 per night
Tiger reserve entrance with eco-lodges
Hotels
- Taj Banjaar Tola Kanha 5-star · INR 28,000 to INR 55,000 per night
- Kanha Earth Lodge 4-star · INR 15,000 to INR 28,000 per night
- Chitvan Jungle Lodge 4-star · INR 9,000 to INR 16,000 per night
- Kanha Jungle Camp 3-star · INR 5,000 to INR 9,000 per night
- Tuli Tiger Resort 3-star · INR 5,500 to INR 10,000 per night
- Baiga Tribal Homestay 2-star · INR 1,500 to INR 3,000 per night
Where to eat
- Kanha Jungle Camp Restaurant North Indian, Continental, Chinese · about INR 500 per person
- Van Vihar Restaurant North Indian, Tandoor, Chinese · about INR 400 per person
- Tiger Trail Cafe Cafe, Snacks, North Indian · about INR 250 per person
- Baghira Jungle Kitchen North Indian, Continental, Chinese · about INR 500 per person
- Mukki Gate Restaurant North Indian, Chinese, Continental · about INR 450 per person
- Bagh Dhaba North Indian, Dhaba · about INR 200 per person
- Jungle Book Restaurant North Indian, Continental, Chinese · about INR 550 per person
- Gondwana Tribal Kitchen Tribal, North Indian, Gondi · about INR 250 per person
Getting around
- Offroad Vehicle main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.
- Taxi main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.
- Walking
Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.