Satpura Tiger Reserve Safari

Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh is India's most experientially diverse wildlife destination — the only reserve offering jeep safaris, walking safaris, and canoe safaris on the Denwa River all in one package. Its ancient Vindhya hills, dense teak forests, and waterfalls shelter tigers, leopards, sloth bears, gaur, wild dogs, and one of India's richest raptors assemblages. The Pachmarhi hill station (1.5 hrs), Madhya Pradesh's only hill station with waterfalls, cave temples, and Colonial-era bungalows, is the ideal nearby extension. Bori Wildlife Sanctuary borders the reserve forming an extended corridor. The heritage city of Bhopal (3.5 hrs) with its lakes and Bhimbetka rock shelters, and Ratapani Tiger Reserve (3 hrs) complete the central Madhya Pradesh circuit. Best visited October to June; walking safaris available November to May.