Satpura National Park

Posted by Nature Safari India on February 24th, 2021

Satpura is a significant piece of The Highlands of Central India. Capt James Forsyth invested an impressive energy in the territory in the mid nineteenth century. Wide assortment of untamed life meanders the zone now. Despite the fact that Tigers numbers are acceptable here, yet their sightings are not very great yet. Be that as it may, what makes this park extremely uncommon is acceptable Sloth bears and Leoprd sightings, and a wide assortment of exercises that one can do while here. Aside from the ordinary wilderness safaris, you can likewise vessel safaris, kayak safaris, and furthermore the strolling safaris I which you camp along the stream, and the entire experience keeps going around 2 evenings, 3 days. The vessel safaris are best done until Feb, and subsequently the water level of the waterway Denwa begins to diminish. The Tigers os Satpura are somewhat short of sightseers as the travel industry has started distinctly around 7 years back.

Should you need to remain inside the national park, you can go through a night in Churna Camp and get a vibe of remaining in the core of the timberland. Along these lines, on the off chance that you are finished with doing the customary morning and night safaris in rest of the parks, Satpura offers a great deal of assortment and this is the greatest fascination of this place.The most noteworthy purpose of the Highlands is just around 2 hour drive from the national park. Known as Pachmarhi, this is a slope station of focal India. The Bison Lodge made by Capt Forsyth has now been changed over into a translation place here. Dhupgarh is the most noteworthy point on this slope top otherwise called the dawn point.

Satpura national park is a mixed deciduous forest which implies that there’s plenty of seasonal fruit for most of it’s the four-legged dwellers, but the one that seems to benefit from it the most is none other than the Sloth Bear. These termites seeking fuzzy fur balls along with Leopards and Wild dogs are the highlight of this park and your chances of seeing them here are considerably high. Satpura also boasts more activities than any other park.  In fact, it is one of the few parks in the country that allows walking safaris in the core forest. Along with that, one can see crocodiles and the avi-fauna of the Denwa river via motor boats/canoes and also experience the nocturnal life through a night patrolling drive in the buffer forest, encapsulating the complete wilderness experience.

Facts about Satpura National Park

Total Area (2133.3 Sq. /km):   Satpura National park (528.73sq.km)+ Bori Sanctuary(485.71sq.km)+ Pachmarhi Sanctuary (491.63sq.km)+ 794.04sq.km ( Buffer- hosanghabad Div.)
Co-ordinates:   Latitude: 22’19” to 22’45’ N , Longitude: 77’53” to 78’34’”E.
Weekly off:   No day off
Park Season:   Open throughout the year
Closest airports:   Bhopal (210 Km) , Jabalpur (241 Km), Nagpur ( 259 Km)
Closest Railheads:   Sohagpur (18kms), Hoshangabad (45kms), Itarsi (65kms) & Pipariya (40kms)
Rainfall:   1388 mm
Avg. Elevation:   290 m -1352 m

Like it? Share it!


Nature Safari India

About the Author

Nature Safari India
Joined: October 14th, 2020
Articles Posted: 5

More by this author