Local Attractions

The wild animals are not the only attraction in the park. On at least one safari your driver will take you up the mountain where there is a line of ancient caves, and a huge 10th Century statue of a reclining Vishnu. It is also possible to head to the far side of the park to the elephant enclosure where the elephants are kept. Often this is where the young elephants are and it is a great photo opportunity.

  • Baghel Museum, (100 metres from the park). his museum houses many precious and beautiful belongings of the King of Rewa. The King maintained Bandhavgarh National Park as his destination for hunting. There is a stuffed white tiger in the museum amidst certain personal belongings of the King of Rewa.
  • Bandhavgarh Fort located in the centre of 32 hills present in the park. The fort's cliffs are 2625 feet (800 meters) high, 1000 feet (300 meters) above the surrounding countryside. There are many caves in the fort and in the hills adjacent to the fort. These caves belong to the prehistoric period. The fort still belongs to the Maharaja of Rewa and permission is required to visit it.
  • Climbers Point: This point ensures the view of amazing natural beauty with the view of beautiful Sal trees. This is a wonderful place to take some rest and give peace to mind and body.
  • The Shesh Shaya The statue of Lord Vishnu in laying position with umbrella of "Shesh Nag" along with "The Shivling" and "The Brahma" are situated there. The origin of the River "Charan Ganga" is also from the foot of "Lord Vishnu". That is of the 10th century.
  • Cheshpur Water Fall This fall is situated 50 Km. from Bandhavgarh. This is a natural waterfall in Johila river. This is ideal for a picnic.
  • Jwalamukhi Temple The temple of the Godess Jwalmukhi is situated there. This is situated on the bank of the "Charan Ganga" river. This is 11 Km. from Bandhavgarh. This is from the 10th century.
  • Peer Navgaja Shahdatta R.A., ChnadiyaThe holy shrine of Hazrat Naugaja Peer also known as Shahenshah E Madhyapradesh situated in chandiya. This is 56km from Bandhavgarh. 
  • Fossil National Park Fossil National Park is situated 110 Km from Bandhavgarh. This national park has plants in fossil form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago.The Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. Such fossils are found in three villages, which lie outside the national park. The standing, petrified trunks of trees have been identified as Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Monocotyledons and palms. There are certain Bryophytes also. There is some doubt about whether the fossils are from the late Jurassic or the early and mid-Cretaceous age. This is because when the breakup of the single land mass Pangaea occurred, it was split by the continental drift into Laurasia and Gondwanaland somewhere between the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. India formed a part of Gondwanaland. Interspersed with the plant fossils are to be found the fossils of molluscs. These are about 40 million years ago. The fossils look like ordinary rocks.
  • White Tiger Safari, Mand White Tiger Safari in Rewa, which was once home to this rare breed of the big cats. "The world's first White Tiger Safari at Mand, Mukundpur Forest, Govindgarh near Rewa (M.P.) where the first white tiger was spotted by erstwhile ruler Maharaja Martand Singh in 1951 from Sidhi forest area (it was named as Mohan). Powerful roar of white tigers in Madhya Pradesh's Vindhya region as the world's first White Tiger Safari in Rewa, which was once home to this rare breed of the big cats.