Bandhavgarh National park is located in Umaria District ie In the Vindhyan mountain Range in central Madhya pradesh, there is a vide variety of wild life in this national park although you had have to be lucky to see a tiger .the Bandhavgarh was declared as national park in 1978 which covered a total area of 437 Sq kmwhich is inclusive of forwest division of Umaria & katni. Bandhavgarh is derived from two different name  Bandhav which means brother & Garh which means fort. because this park is said to be given by Lord Rama to his brother Laxman to keep a watch on Lanka.

This is a Small National Park, Compact, yet full of game. The density of the  population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India. This is also white tiger country. These have been found in the old state of Rewa for many years. Maharaja Martand Singh captured the last known in 1951. This white tiger, Mohan, is now stuffed and on display in the palace of the Maharajas of Rewa.

The soil is generally sandy to sandy-loam. More than twenty streams rise or flow through the park. Of these Umrar is the largest.

Weather: The climate in January drop to low of 2°C & and a high of 44°C. Rainfall is 1173 mm.

At the centre of the Park is the Bandhavgarh hill, rising 811 meters above sea level – surrounding it are a large number of smaller hills separated by gently sloping valleys. These valleys end in small, swampy meadows, locally known as 'bohera'. The lowest point in the park is at Tala (440 meters above sea level).

How to get there:

By Air: Nearest Airport is Khajuraho from where it is 237 Km

By Train: The Nearest railway station is jabalpur 164 km), Katni (102 km) and Satna (120 km) on the Central Railway and Umaria (35 km) on the South Eastern Railway.

By Road: State/private transport buses ply between Katni & Umaria and from Satna and Rewa to Tala (Bandhavgarh). Taxis are available at Satna, Jabalpur, Katni, Umaria, Bilaspur (300 km) and Khajuraho