Pench National Park or the Indira Priyadarshini Pench Tiger Reserve is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh and is adjoining with Maharashtra's Pench National forest. You can access the park from Maharashtra as well. In the Madhya Pradesh side, the park is located in the Seoni District and is named after the Pench River, which flows north to south through the park.
Pench forms part of an area of 2,500 sq km called the Satpura-Maikal landscape, which includes Melghat, Pachmarhi, Kanha, Chhattisgarh and Bandhavgarh. There are three gates: the Turia Gate which is the most convenient and the Karajhuri and Jamtara Gates.
Here also, like the other parks in MP, only registered local vehicles are allowed inside, and with a signed up guide. The majority of hotels, however, will include park-related charges in their rates, so check with your hotel about the safari in advance.
If you've come to watch wildlife, make sure you plan your day to fit in as much as is possible. It is difficult to get up every day before dawn (specially during the freezing winter season}however, do yourself a favor and make that effort. Keep in mind, animal sightings (especially tiger) are not guaranteed, and the more journeys you make into the jungle, the more likely you are to see the animals. And don’t worry about losing out on sleep. As in between the morning and evening rides, there will be plenty of time to take that well-deserved nap.