Bandhavgarh National Park

owenr3 · Nov 17th, 2005, 18:29

Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to book 2 days jeep safaris and accommodation in advance. We plan to arrive at Umaria on morning of 1 Feb 06 and spend 3 nights at Bandhavgarh. We hope to do a couple of game drives a day on 2 & 3 Feb 06 before departing on 4 feb to get to Mumbai.
We are just concerned that if we wait until we arrive we may not be able to book a jeep. Having looked on the internet all the accommodation lodges appear to be quite expensive (in excess of £100 each a night per person which includes a couple of jeep safaris and food) but we would prefer to book our own hotel and get our hotel to organise the jeep safaris for us. Can anyone recommend any hotels at a reasonable price who can organise the jeep safaris for our stay and do you have any e-mails or phone numbers to contact them?
Cheers
Lisa

cyberhippie · Nov 17th, 2005, 18:39

When I was there two years back in December the jeep drivers were actively touting for business so I imagine there are more than enough jeeps for the tourists visiting the park so I would just wait until I got there!!

Try and get Salim as your driver he is very knowledgable and enthusiastic, He works out of the Kum Kum lodge.
He's very popular though so it could be difficult!!

kiwi_razz · Nov 17th, 2005, 19:13

Kum kum lodge is cheap but very basic. Its about 300Rs/night I believe. People are very friendly there as well.

MPtourism has white tiger lodge which was about 1000Rs but I found a quite hard to book in advance (ie phone calls/faxes/emails all went unanswered).

We went in December and just turned up to Tala with nothing booked and had no problems. High season there is summer, so in Feb you should be okay too.

bearable · Nov 17th, 2005, 20:22

I spent 3 days at Bandhavgarh in the first week of December 2004 at the MP Tourism's White Tiger Lodge. Outside of Diwali, Christmas and summer vacations, accommodation and jeeps should be easy to come by.

Chwast · Mar 17th, 2006, 02:51

Do You know if I could walk through the park on foot? Is this possible with the guide? What are the prices? I mean accomod., park fees etc.

cyberhippie · Mar 17th, 2006, 02:54

Unless you get special permission there is little chance that you will be able to visit on foot. A little dangerous for one thing, Tigers are pretty peaceful beasts but every now and then they'll attack a human being, the park authorities won't take any risks because of this!!

Chwast · Mar 17th, 2006, 03:02

I'm not very tasty

Do You know where could I get this "special permission" ? Should I contact with park authorities? Is this a big problem to get it?

cyberhippie · Mar 17th, 2006, 03:04

I would imagine you would probably have to be filming or something of that order to get special permission.
Get in contact with the park authorities and see what they say!!

Chwast · Mar 17th, 2006, 03:06

Thanks for info.

Nov 17th, 2005, 18:29	#1
owenr3 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Scotland UK Posts: 38	Bandhavgarh National Park Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to book 2 days jeep safaris and accommodation in advance. We plan to arrive at Umaria on morning of 1 Feb 06 and spend 3 nights at Bandhavgarh. We hope to do a couple of game drives a day on 2 & 3 Feb 06 before departing on 4 feb to get to Mumbai. We are just concerned that if we wait until we arrive we may not be able to book a jeep. Having looked on the internet all the accommodation lodges appear to be quite expensive (in excess of £100 each a night per person which includes a couple of jeep safaris and food) but we would prefer to book our own hotel and get our hotel to organise the jeep safaris for us. Can anyone recommend any hotels at a reasonable price who can organise the jeep safaris for our stay and do you have any e-mails or phone numbers to contact them? Cheers Lisa

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Nov 17th, 2005, 18:39	#2
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	When I was there two years back in December the jeep drivers were actively touting for business so I imagine there are more than enough jeeps for the tourists visiting the park so I would just wait until I got there!! Try and get Salim as your driver he is very knowledgable and enthusiastic, He works out of the Kum Kum lodge. He's very popular though so it could be difficult!!

Nov 17th, 2005, 19:13	#3
kiwi_razz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 410	Kum kum lodge is cheap but very basic. Its about 300Rs/night I believe. People are very friendly there as well. MPtourism has white tiger lodge which was about 1000Rs but I found a quite hard to book in advance (ie phone calls/faxes/emails all went unanswered). We went in December and just turned up to Tala with nothing booked and had no problems. High season there is summer, so in Feb you should be okay too.

Nov 17th, 2005, 20:22	#4
bearable Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Jose Posts: 56	I spent 3 days at Bandhavgarh in the first week of December 2004 at the MP Tourism's White Tiger Lodge. Outside of Diwali, Christmas and summer vacations, accommodation and jeeps should be easy to come by.

Mar 17th, 2006, 02:51	#5
Chwast Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 15	Do You know if I could walk through the park on foot? Is this possible with the guide? What are the prices? I mean accomod., park fees etc.

Mar 17th, 2006, 02:54	#6
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Unless you get special permission there is little chance that you will be able to visit on foot. A little dangerous for one thing, Tigers are pretty peaceful beasts but every now and then they'll attack a human being, the park authorities won't take any risks because of this!!

Mar 17th, 2006, 03:02	#7
Chwast Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 15	I'm not very tasty Do You know where could I get this "special permission" ? Should I contact with park authorities? Is this a big problem to get it?

Mar 17th, 2006, 03:04	#8
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	I would imagine you would probably have to be filming or something of that order to get special permission. Get in contact with the park authorities and see what they say!!

Mar 17th, 2006, 03:06	#9
Chwast Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 15	Thanks for info.

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