Pench forest was the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's story of Mowgli. After experiencing Pench, it is easy to imagine how it captivated his imagination. A young male tiger was very casual around jeeps and cameras. https://www.penchjunglecamp.com/location.html Pench is more or less in the middle of India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Core area is nearly 293 sq km and the buffer area increases that to 758 sq km. The closest airport (95km) is south of Pench in Nagpur. Most people enter the park at Turia Gate. As soon as we arrived I saw an Indian Roller - for me, it is the classic bird of India. Below is a White-eyed Buzzard. On our drive through the park to reach the Forest Guesthouse, we were shown a hole in a tree that had a lovely little Indian Scopes Owl sitting in the hole. The guest house was a short drive from Turia Gate. Because it was nearly lunchtime we settled in, ate lunch, then had tea before going on a 3pm game drive. A cup of tea on the por...