Pench National Park — Turia Gateway

Pench National Park — Turia Gateway is the principal entry to Pench Tiger Reserve in Seoni District, Madhya Pradesh, near Turia village about 90 km from Nagpur. Spread across the southern Satpura ranges and bisected by the Pench River, the park is known for tigers, leopards, wild dogs and rich birdlife. Declared a national park in 1975 and a tiger reserve in 1992, it is widely associated as inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and offers regulated jeep safaris through teak forests.

Visitors enter through Turia Gate for regulated open-gypsy jeep safaris in the core and buffer zones of Pench Tiger Reserve. Expect dense teak and mixed forests, open grasslands, and the Pench River and Totladoh Reservoir landscape. Safaris offer chances to see tigers, leopards, sloth bears, gaur, wild dogs, deer and over 200 bird species. The experience is guided, time-slotted morning and evening, with forest check posts, interpretation centre and designated safari tracks.