The best place to see the tiger is Kanha National Park in India. Other places are Bandhavgarh and Pench Tiger Reserves. These are famous for holding the highest density of tiger population, hence popular destinations for wild tiger safari.
The tourist mostly Indian and many inbound foreigners prefer to visit Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench for tiger sighting. Nearly always they are able to see the Bengal tiger in its wild habitat. Another way that tiger sighting takes place here is on elephant back by what is called the tiger show. The methodology is simple. The mahouts or elephant riders leave for the jungle on elephant back at pre dawn and try to locate the tiger through alarm calls, pug marks and other tell tale signs that signals the mighty predators presence. On locating the tiger, it is cordoned by surrounding it by number of elephants. This done a message is sent to the project tiger office and thereby tourists are informed to reach the spot where the tiger has been located. The tourists reach the spot on their jeeps along with the park guide which is mandatory.
The vehicles are parked near where the tiger is cordoned, surrounded by the elephants. One by one the tourist groups are taken on elephant back and taken to the spot where the tiger is present. This way the tourist gets to see the endangered tiger and return happy.
The best way still is to locate the tiger in the wild during the safari. The park ride as it is called is extensive drive through the forest under the guidance of the park guide and the jeep driver who is both knowledgeable of the forest roads and the wild life that is so prolific in these jungles. At any of these tiger reserve the visitor can see lot of Indian wild life and watch birds both resident and migratory. The best time for tiger safari is winters from October up to March when the weather is ideal for safaris.
Watching the tiger is great excitement and adventure that is why people like to go for a tiger tour in Indian sanctuaries and parks in Central India or the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Kanha is the land of the tiger along with Bandhavgarh is ideal habitat for the wild Bengal tiger. There are many resorts, lodges, hotels and wildlife camps that offer both budget and luxury stay for inbound foreign tourist. One can book ones accommodation for the tiger tours through an online travel agency in India. These travel agents specialize in tiger safaris and tours
