General Information About Nagzira Tiger Reserve

This reserve is situated between Gondia district and Bhandara district of Maharashtra; known for its unique bio-diversity. The scenic beauty of this reserve which you can see by a safari will take you in seeing nature’s supreme beauty with roaming animals that will astonish you deep. You will be carried away by the scenic landscape of this reserve.

The Nagzira Tiger Reserve area encloses five protected areas: New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Koka Wildlife Sanctuary, Navegaon Wildlife Sanctuary and Navegaon National Park. The Nagzira Wildlife sanctuary is a home to a number of fishes, 166 bird species, 34 mammal species, 36 reptile species and four amphibian species. It is a preserved ”Green Oasis” of Vidarbha in the eastern part of Maharashtra.

These forests, in the vicinity of Bhanadara were once ruled by the Gond kings and were later declared a Wildlife sanctuary in 1970. In 2012, the government decided to include this sanctuary in Tiger Project and so it is now also known as Nagzira Tiger Reserve. It is popularly known as NNTR, Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve. A temple of ’Nag’(snake) is situated in the middle of Nagzira. Nagzira got its name from this temple. The suffix ’zira’ in the name actually means a perennial source of water (zara) in Marathi. This water flows down from a hill in Pongezara in Nagzira.

Nagzira Tiger Reserve’s climate

Climate of this reserve resembles the particular season. During summer temperature rises to 45 degree while in winter it dips down to 6.5 degree centigrade.

Finest Time to Visit Nagzira Tiger Reserve

This reserve is open for visitors from October to June.
The park is kept close during the rainy season due to super wild speed.
Best time to visit the park is February to May, during this time one can see diversified variety of flora and fauna.
The park remains close from June 16 to September 30