The Kanha National Park is located among the Banjar and Halon valleys in the Mandla / Balaghat districts of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The nearest railway station to the park is located at Jabalpur(160km).
The central Kanha valley was declared a sanctuary way back in 1933 but got it's status as a National Park in 1955. It covers a large area of 1,945 square kilometers, out of which 940 square kilometers comes under Tiger Reserve. The Tiger Reserve was created in 1974 under Project Tiger. Park's fauna and flora, makes Kanha one of the most well maintained National Parks in Asia. The main attraction within the Park is Bamni Dadar, popularly known as Sunset Point that offers the most awe-inspiring backdrop of the sunset against grazing Sambhars and Gaurs. It is said that nowhere a tiger can be seen as frequently or as freely as you see in the Kanha National Park.