Sterling Padam Pench

We had recently been to Pench National Park and we got our bookings done though TravelGleam Wild (9958993316 , 9899954675) …. We got very good tiger lighting's at the main core zones in Pench and the overall experience was very good …. Thanks a lot to Saurabh and his team of drivers for making the safari experience so seamless and enjoyable for us !!

Our trip from start to finish was organised by Saurabh from Travel Gleam Wild it was easy to coordinate with one person for a seamless travel with a group of friends…thank you for a very memorable trip

We visited Pench Tiger reserve on Christmas 2023. Enjoyed 2 safaris (one evening and one morning). Was able to spot Leopard and other animals.
The safaris and cars were booked by Travel Glam Wild (9958993316).
Had an enjoyable stay.

Well managed trip
Well mannered and knowledgeable guide and driver
Managed to see tiger and other wildlife
But needs better coordination between various guides so as to allow all visitors to enjoy the safari

I went to Pench with my family (spouse and 2 teenage children) in last week of April 2023. It was VERY hot (close to 40 deg celsius) but a good hat [not just cap] + plenty of liquids + sunglasses did the trick.

TravelGleam Wild (9958993316 , 9899954675) helped arrange the logistics - taxi from/to Nagpur + hotel accommodation + safari tickets. They usually don't arrange accommodation but on my request, they did.

I’M VERY HAPPY with their engagement.

We went for 5 safaris with one of them being a night safari. It was a GREAT experience. The terrain is not as dense as places like Jim Corbett. Therefore, chances are high of spotting wildlife – tiger etc. Of the 5 safaris, 2 were evening safirs in Khursapar - the Maharashtra part of Pench. 2 were morning safaris in Turia – the MP part of Pench. And 1 was night safari at Khawasa (MP). NOTE : Night safari is ONLY ALLOWED in buffer zone. Turia and Khursapar though are core zones.

We were lucky that in all the 5 safaris we spotted tiger. In one of the morning safaris we spotted a mother and a cub (pretty grown). We didn’t get to spot leopards though but were told that a trip before ours had spotted one at Khursapar.

We stayed at Tiger Meadows. A simple and warm place. Folks at the hotel went out of the way to make us feel comfortable. As mentioned earlier, the place is simple – nothing 5 star-ish. If you’re looking to spend good amount of time in safaris and other outdoor activities, and are happy with warm people serving you simple food in simple accommodation, Tiger Meadows is a great place to stay. The rooms have A/C. The owner is himself a wildlife buff and is familiar with the details and people – a very nice person – not money minded and easy to bond/connect.

IMPORTANT : THERE IS NO option to stay within the forest. The forest guest house IS NOT AVAILABLE to the public. So be careful of agents and hoteliers telling you otherwise. I appreciate TravelGleam about this as they were honest about this instead of exploiting me.

Apart from safaris there is :

** motor gliding (WONDERFUL – go at sunrise if you want to be mesmerised by nature’s beauty)
** Kohka lake for boating and some water adventures. We took a look from outside and didn’t do boating etc
** Pottery village. Around 20-30 minutes from from Turia gate. If you would like to try your hand at making pots with guidance from expert potters, it is a very nice place. You also get to buy some interesting pottery
** Jungle walk. This is organized by Tiger Meadows. However, due to lack of time, we didn’t opt for it

NOTE : Taxi – Nagpur to Pench and back to Nagpur – costed me 10.5 K. The vehicles were in very good condition and the driving was EXCELLENT. Thanks again for the good arrangement by TravelGleam. Regarding safari, each safari cost me approx. 8K with the whole jeep booked just for my family.