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Alfa Jungle Retreat Jungle Home Pench

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Low rising tabletop mountains characterize the topography of this region. The hills are clad with bamboo and dry deciduous mixed forests on the slopes. The intervening plains comprise of grasslands, mixed forests, bush and water bodies such as mountain rivers, waterholes, streams, and ponds.  Pench River is the lifeline of this diverse ecosystem Total Doh reservoir stores water from the river and provides habitat to shore and wetland birds. Pench National Park and tiger reserve is an excellent destination for sighting tigers in the wild. Other animals seen on tiger safaris are a leopard, wolf, sloth bear, wild dog, Nilgai, bison, langur, wild boar and many species of deer. Tourism is organized within twenty percent of the core zone with an area of 410 sq.km. The rest 760 sq. km is the buffer zone. The total area of the National Park is 1180 Sq. KM. A part of Pench forests lies within the confines of Maharastra State where tourism is organized as well. Night safari and game