TRIP COST

Rs. 30,000/- + 5% GST per person

Cost Includes:

• 2 nights 3 days stay in the resort on double occupancy.
• Meals (Day 1 Lunch to Day 3 Breakfast)
• 4 jungle safaris in gypsy with experts.
• Surface transfers in AC Innova from Nagpur.
• Does not include Rail or Air Fare.

The Cost Does Not Include

• Cost for supplementary services.
• Cost for Airfare, Train fare, Insurance Premiums.
• Cost for service provided on a personal request.
• Cost for personal expenses such as laundry, bottled water, soft drinks, incidentals, porter charges, tips etc.
• Cost for any other service not mentioned under the “Cost Includes” head.
• Difference in cost arising due to change in Taxes by the Government which will have to be collected directly ON ARRIVAL.
• Difference in cost arising due to mishaps, political unrest, natural calamities. In such case extra will have to be paid on the spot by the guest directly.

OVERVIEW

ABOUT PENCH

Pench Tiger reserve is fondly recalled as the true Kipling country- it is named after the Pench River which flows across the entire park. Pench's claim to a wild tiger country comes from the fact that it has the highest density of herbivore population like the chital, sambhar etc. and the unique teak forest.

The Pench Tiger Reserve and its neighborhood is the original setting of Rudyard Kipling's most famous work, The Jungle Book.

Pench shot to celebrity status when the BBC wildlife team filmed the brilliant documentary "Tiger- Spy in the Jungle" detailing the life of tigers in Pench.

An area of 450 sq.km. In Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh was protected as Pench Sanctuary in 1977. 292 sq. km. was upgraded as Pench National Park in 1983. In 1992, a total area of 757sq.km. Was declared as Pench Tiger Reserve, India's 19th tiger reserve.

Gonds, the local tribe revere Mansingh Deo, a legendary figure who was believed to be a magician who had supernatural healing powers. He would ride into the local bazaar on his tiger. There are two temples dedicated to him, the Chhota Mansingh and Bada Mansingh temples.

PARK LANDSCAPE

Pench is the True Kipling Country, and has been mentioned by naturalist like Captain J. Forsyth in very high regards. The terrain of the park is undulating with mainly gentle slopes criss-crossed by streams and nullahs, though most of these water courses are seasonal. Many of the hills are flat-topped and allow fine vistas of the forests around- best known of these is 'Kalapahar' with an altitude of 650 mts. The Pench river flowing from north to south-west through the center of the Reserve dries out by April but a number of water pools locally known as 'dohs' are found, which serve as waterholes for wild animals. A few perennial springs also exist. Recently a number of earthen ponds and shallow wells have been developed leading to well distributed sources of water all around the reserve.

CLIMATE & WEATHER

The Pench National Park experiences a tropical kind of a climate and there are drastic variations in the climatic conditions in Pench. It has hot summers and cold winters. Early July experiences heavy rainfall and the rainy season continues for the next two months. The average rainfall annually is around 1300 mm in the months of July and August and as such the national park is shut down. The winter in the jungle blossom season and is a photographer's fantasy. The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in Pench National Park are 4° C and 40.5° C respectively. The winters also experience chilly wintry winds that lower the winter temperature in Pench National Park

FLORA & FAUNA

Experts term the Pench forest as southern tropical dry deciduous and dry mixed deciduous forest with other species of shrubs, trees and climbers. Teak and its associate’s moyan, mahua, mokha, skiras, tendu, bija, achar, garari, aonla, ghont, baranga, amaltas, kihamali, khair, palas are in abundance. Bamboo occurs sparsely, restricted to some valleys.

With the distinction of a reserve with highest density herbivore population, Pench will definitely not disappoint in terms of game viewing. The tiger and the leopard are the predators who claim fiefdom in Pench.The sloth bear and the leopard cat co-exist with the four-horned antelope and mouse deer. Spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, nilgai and wild boars may also be encountered. Langurs and the wild boars are most commonly sighted. Reptiles like crocodiles, monitor lizard, turtles, Indian pythons, cobra and viper are also found here.

Pench is a bird watcher's paradise, with more than 170 bird species already recorded.  It never fails to disappoint a keen eye.

Birds : Hornbills, roofus tree-pie, painted storks, wolly neck storks , black storks, flame back woodpeckers, pied woodpeckers, varieties of kingfishers like common, white breasted, pied, stork-billed, Indian and European rollers, bee eaters, cuckoos, parakeets, Asian palm swift, varieties of owls like dusky eagle owl, collar scof owl, spotted owlet, nightjars, crakes, snipes, sandpipers, gulls, terns, eagles like serpent eagle, changeable hawk eagle, darters, cormorants, orioles, cuckoo-shrikes, minivets, drongos, pittas etc.

ACCOMODATION

Resort Link:

Pench Jungle Camp - Visit Website 

The Pench Jungle Camp, nestling among 12 acres of lush foliage, sprawling lawns, and untouched landscape is a perfect getaway for nature lovers! It is aptly named as a Jungle Camp.... that provides an unqualified jungle experience! Although the resort is unparalleled in its luxury and comforts.

Terms & Conditions

PAYMENT POLICY:

- 20% of the tour cost to be paid at the time of booking.

- 50% of the tour cost to be paid 45 days before date of departure.
- Balance 30% of the tour cost to be paid 30 days prior to the departure.
- 100% payment required to book air fare, rail fare & safari bookings.
- The trip will be considered as confirmed only if there is no default in the above payment procedure.
 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

In the event of any cancellation by you, the initial deposit amount paid, shall stand forfeited and further cancellation shall be levied as per the following terms:
- 60 days before date of departure: 20% of tour cost + Air / Rail cancellation charges.
- 30 days  before date of departure: 50% of tour cost + Air / Rail cancellation charges.
- 15 Days before date of departure: 80% of tour cost + Air / Rail cancellation charges.
- 0 to 15 days before date of departure: 100% of tour cost + Air / Rail cancellation charges (Will be considered as no show)

*During peak season some hotel bookings are non-refundable. Hence, in such a case the amount paid will not be refunded.
 

REFUND POLICY

Payments will be refunded within 10 to 15 working days after cancellation through a bank transfer.
 

LIABILITY

1. Certain trips organised by Jungle Lore may require various levels of physical fitness and travellers must ensure that they understand the level and nature of physical activity, fitness and endurance required for a chosen tour prior to the commencement of the same.

2. Travellers should keep in mind that certain tours are organised in places where medical assistance may not be easily available, so those dependant on medicines should stock up.

3. Travellers should ensure that prior joining a chosen trip, to the best of their knowledge they are not suffering from any medical or physical ailment or condition that compromises their ability to undertake and complete the same.

4. Jungle Lore, its Owners and employees would not be responsible for any loss, liability, damage, expenses, injury, sickness or death occasioned to a fellow travellers except for lack of provision of amenities, services and infrastructure which are to be provided by the organisers themselves as described on www.junglelore.net. The organisers would not be responsible for such liabilities arising out of acts of god, earthquake, flood, storm, fire, rain, landslide, government restrictions, strikes or bandhs, defect of motor vehicles, acts of third party, external aggression, law and order disturbances, negligence of any travellers or travellers failing to heed the instructions of the organisers / activity guides, any risks that are normally attendant on a particular activity and any matters that are outside the control of the organisers.

5. You are strongly advised to take out your own insurance against the risks inherent in traveling in an undeveloped country especially as there may be times when your tour visits remote regions without the means of rapid evacuation and medical facilities. Please remember that your Supplier does not undertake to provide such assistance at its expense, hence our strong recommendation that you arrange your own insurance to cover such eventualities.

6. The company and its agents act only as agents of the passenger in all matters relating to hotel accommodation, sightseeing, tour and transport, whether by aircraft, rail, motor coach, ship, boat, or any matter howsoever except when the passenger is being carried in transport owned by the company.

7. The company’s obligations apply to those services, which they agree to provide on your behalf. We cannot be held liable for any third party arrangements you arrange in conjunction on your own. For example we cannot be held liable if you miss your tour departure because you fail to arrive at the departure point at the agreed time.

8. Tours are subject to weather and natural conditions which are beyond the control of the organisers. To ensure the safety of the travellers it may be necessary to cancel or postpone a tour (or any part thereof) after the tour has been paid for by the travellers. Reimbursements of payments in such cases will be subject to the fixed costs of the tour barring which all other amounts will be reimbursed.

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