Panna National Park
Panna National Park is a beautiful combination of rocky hills and ravines covered mostly by Teak, Bamboo and Sal forest and is characterised by extensive plateaus and gorges. The park itself is split from south to north by the Ken River, home to Gharial and Marsh Crocodile and offers spectacular scenery as it meanders through the region.
Tiger numbers are now increasing in Panna due to a careful relocation programme and the area holds significance as a tiger conservation case study. It is here that you can also undertake night safaris, (something not possible in other parks) for nocturnal animals found in the region including jungle cat, leopard, wolf, sloth bear and porcupine. Other fauna found in Panna includes, hyena, wild dog, sambar (tiger food!), chital and rusty spotted cat, along with over 200 species of birds including the honey buzzard, king vulture, paradise flycatcher and India’s national bird, the peacock.
Our unique contacts here offer you a very different tiger safari by joining tiger study patrols in the park itself.