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Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh is a comparatively small National Park - only 448 sq. km. - but abundantly stocked with game. The tiger population at Bandhavgarh is probably the highest in India. Formerly the hunting reserve of the princely state of Rewa, the Park comprises the area where the first white tigers were discovered in the wild.
The terrain comprises great rocky hills rising sharply from the swampy and densely forested valley bottoms. The highest of these 32 hills is crowned by the 2000 year old Bandhavgarh fort, rising almost 2500 feet above mean sea level. The valleys around bottom out into swampy meadows - ideal for wildlife viewing on elephant back or from jeeps. Scattered around the fort are numerous caves containing shrines and ancient Sanskrit inscriptions. |
