Bagh Van Pench

Wild India Camps' Bagh van, just 5 minutes from the entrance of the Pench Tiger Reserve at Turia and 15 minutes from the turn-off on NH7 at Khawasa (Madhya Pradesh, India).

It is a 12 room Lodge spread over 11 acres, which is 92 kilometres north from the city of Nagpur and en route to Kanha National Park (180 km).

Pench Tiger Reserve is India's 19th Project Tiger Park and is considered one of the countries finest new tiger reserves spread over 700 square kilometres and consisting of primarily teak forest. The population of game is also very high - it is considered to be the park with the highest density of prey ( Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Sambar, Blue Bull and the Indian Bison). It is also home to a very healthy population of Tigers,Leopards,Wild Dogs,Jackal amongst other smaller predators. The bird list has over 280 species.

The most accessible tiger reserve in the country, Pench is just 80 kms (1 hour and 30 minutes) north of Nagpur on the excellent NH 7. Nagpur is the geographic center of India and one of the best-connected cities (flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and a host of overnight trains that pass through Nagpur) in the entire country.

This accessibility also makes Pench an ideal weekend get away. It is a wonderful alternative to the other tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh like Kanha and Bandhavgarh.