Situated in a large, dense forest belt forming the northern fringe of the natural Teak forest, with an area of 533 sq.kms. Spreading along the banks of the River Ken for a length of about 50 kms. The Panna National Park is only an hour’s drive from the famous Temple city “Khajuraho”.
Lawania Jungle Resort:
Panna National Park is a paradise for nature lovers. The mighty Tiger, the lithe and graceful panther, the rare and endangered caracal, a cousin of the extinct Cheetah are believed to have their habitat here. The park also houses the members of the deer family. The graceful little Chinkara or Indian Gazelle, the Sambar, largest of the Indian Deer with magnificent horns, and the lovely Cheetals which moves through the park in herds, the Chowsingha or the four horned antelope is a pleasure to watch. The mail scavenging mammals are the hyena and jackal whereas the sloth bear is an omnivore. The river attracts a number of avian species, storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets are among the water birds, whereas the peafowl, jungle fowl, spur fowl, partridges and quails are the common ground laying birds. Green pigeons and rock pigeons are also numerous. Rollers, bee-eaters, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles and fly-catchers are represented by several species. Eagles and kites are the birds of prey, whereas the vulture are seavengers. Several species of owls, owlets and night jars, represent the birds of the night.Situated at the footstep of Panna National Park, Lawania Jungle Resort is only an hour’s drive from the famous Temple City “Khajuraho”.
Location :
The resort is located just outside Kaziranga National Park. It is about 200 km away from Guwahati.It is an attractive rural style hotel with grounds having more than 40 species of trees over 200 species of shrubs, creepers and climbers.
Accommodation:
Wild Grass Jungle Lodge: 18 double rooms
Facilities:
The rooms in the Jungle Lodge have attached toilets with hot & cold water.
Access :
5½ hr. drive from Guwahati.
Best time to visit:
November to April
How to Reach :
By Air: Airport - Sonegaon Airport, Nagpur (92 kms. from the Pench National Park )
Nagpur is the nearest airport connected to Delhi & Mumbai and other places by regular flights.
By Rail: Nagpur (92 kms.) is the nearest railway station connected to Delhi & Mumbai and other places in the region by regular trains. Jabalpur (192 kms.) also serves as a convenient railhead connected to Delhi and other parts of the country. Numerous Rajdhani Express Trains from Delhi conveniently connect to Nagpur like, the Delhi- Chennai, Delhi- Bangalore & Delhi- Bilaspur trains.