Bandhavgarh National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh state of India. This park is among the best national parks of India where Asian tigers can be easily viewed. Area of this park is of around 448 sq km.

Bandhavgarh Hill, at the height of 811 meters above the sea level, is located at the centre of the park. This hill is surrounded by sloping valleys.

Although Bandhogarh is a relatively small park in the last few years this game reserve has become one of India’s most prominent National Parks. The major reason for all the interest is Bandhogarh’s high density of tigers (The Bagh), which roam the mixed forests of in search of an easy kill. It was the preferred hunting place for the Kings of Rewa. The density of tiger population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India–60 Tigers at 450 sq km area in Bandhavgarh National Park. This is also White Tiger country. The last known as captured by Maharaja Martand Singh in 1951. This White Tiger “Mohan”, is now stuffed and display in the place of Maharajah of Rewa. The tigers (The Bagh) have not only bolstered the local population by breeding successfully, they have also brought international media attention to the park and the plight of the Royal Bengal Tiger.

While the Star Attraction is the tigers but there is a host of other wildlife; 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds. Leopards and sloth bears are the other two extremely rare animals, seen only by chance. Other wildlife includes spotted deer, samba, Langur and Red faced Monkeys, Jungle Cats, Bangal Fox, Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Bondicoot Rat, Asiatic Jackal, Wild Boars, Nilgai, Chausingha, Chinkara, Indian Bison and of course, the “domestic” elephants.

The vegetation along streams and morasses is rich in bird life, and include the oddly named “Changeable Hawk Eagle” and storks. More common ones are little grabe, egret, lesser teal, white eyed byzzard, black Kite, creasted serpent eagles, Black Vulture, Egyption vulture, common peafow, red jungle fowl, dove, parakeet, king-fisher, Indian roller and the Indian National bird the Indian peacock.

Reptilian fauna include cobra, krait, viper, ratsnake, python, turtle and number of Lizard varieties including varanus.