Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
Tadoba Tiger Reserve is a beautiful story of protection by the Forest Department staff and Tadoba’s indigenous people. These Gond tribals are truly the stakeholders in protection activities. Little wonder that this protected jungle today provides water, fresh air, habitat and livelihoods to all her inhabitants.
So as you move through the jungle, you will be blessed with sightings of Tadoba’s beautiful flora and fauna – interesting little insects, lofty trees, beautiful birds, glamourous mammals… And yes the tiger too!!!
We are sure you will enjoy the forest in its totality.
Expect the unexpected
With a strong prey base, sufficient water availability and safe habitat for survival, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve today has established itself as a rich source population area for big cats. Being connected to tiger forests all around, a number of Tadoba's tigers and other animals move to neighbouring forests and even neighbouring states.
Apart from the glamorous tigers, Tadoba is also a home to a diversity of mammal species. Some of them include leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, and jungle cat. The prey base comprises of a strong population of herbivores like gaur, sambar, cheetal, nilgai, and barking deer. The Tadoba Lake is also home to a large number of Marsh Crocodile. What makes a visit to Tadoba very special is the exhaustive bird-list that includes many migrants in addition to the residents. The large number of water bodies and grasslands especially and are among the best birding areas.
If you love to feel the vibrancy of happening ecosystem with rich biodiversity, driving through the Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous forests of Tadoba will be a great experience.
History At a Glance
TATR Chandrapur
Tadoba is easily amongst the best-connected forests. Ease of access means – you have plenty of travel choices.
- Orange city of NAGPUR is the best connection and is just about 100 km from Kolara Gate and 150 km from Moharli Gate.
- Good highways connect Tadoba to Nagpur, Hyderabad, Amravati, Yavatmal.
- Often tourists prefer to self-drive from Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai!!! Railway stations of Chandrapur, Wardha and Nagpur are well connected.
- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Airport, Nagpur has good connections to major cities.
General Information
- Safari booking for Core Gates is available online only.
- Safari booking for Buffer Gates available at the spot depending on the availability.
- All activities are a part of Buffer Gates only.
- Activities like Bird Machan, Log Hut & Machan Stay can be booked online. Rest all activities are to be booked on spot.
- Own vehicles are not permitted inside TATR. Only official vehicles.
FAQs
What are the Safari Timings?
1 st October to 31st October
- Morning: 6:00 To 10:00
- Afternoon: 14:30 To 18:30
1 st November to 28th/29th February
- Morning: 6:30 To 10:30
- Afternoon: 14:00 To 18:00
1 st March to 30th April
- Morning: 6:00 To 10:00
- Afternoon: 14:30 To 18:30
1 st May to 30th June
- Morning: 6:00 To 10:00
- Afternoon: 14:30 To 18:30
What are the cancellation & refund policies?
The cancellation & refund policies depend on the number of days and related factors. The details can be found in the following link: Cancellation Policy & Refund Policy
Are activities available separately?
- Yes. Activities can be booked separately.
- You can book activities along with the Safari depending which Buffer Gate you choose.
- Activities are available only on Buffer Gates. and can be found here: Activities booking.
What is the Safari Pricing?
- Safari pricing depends on how many days in advance you are booking. Core & Buffer Gates pricing is mentioned here in detail: Check Pricing
With Your Close Ones
Sit with your family and friends to plan your Tadoba getaway. Tadoba covers an area of over 1700 sq.km. This means the different tourism gates are located at significant distances from each other. Plan your stay and safaris – to be in close proximity.
What is more important is that apart from amazing Jungle Safaris, you can explore Tadoba in many other ways – on a boat, on cycles, on canter vehicles and also at NIGHT!!!.
Tadoba also offers multiple activities – birding, watching butterflies, feeding elephants, testing your adventure spirit… and many more. So make sure you have sufficient time on hand to “really” explore Tadoba wilderness.
HAPPY EXPLORING!!!
