Mukundra Hills National Park
A quiet tiger frontier in the Chambal country.Set in the Hadoti region of south-eastern Rajasthan near Kota, Mukundra Hills spreads across rugged hills and dry deciduous forest between the Chambal and Kali Sindh rivers. Declared a tiger reserve in 2013 by bringing together the former Darah, Chambal and Jawahar Sagar sanctuaries, it forms an important corridor linking Ranthambore with the wider Aravalli-Vindhya landscape. Still young as a safari destination, Mukundra offers a quieter, wilder experience for travellers drawn to India’s newer tiger country.
Best Time to Visit
The park is open from October to June and closes during the monsoon from July to September. The cooler months of November to February are the most pleasant for safaris, while the hotter pre-monsoon stretch of April to June brings wildlife closer to the water and improves sighting chances.
Zones
Safari access is organised through designated buffer and tourism zones around the Mukundra range and the Kolipura and Darah areas. As a newer reserve, the tourism circuit is still developing, and your route is assigned at the time of booking.
How to Reach
Mukundra Hills lies near Kota in south-eastern Rajasthan. Kota airport and railway station are the nearest access points, roughly 45 to 50 km from the park, with Jaipur airport around 250 km away for wider connections.
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Wildlife
The reserve is home to Bengal tiger, leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, wolf, jackal, chinkara, sambar, chital, nilgai and wild boar. The Chambal and Kali Sindh rivers along its edges support mugger and gharial crocodiles, otters and a rich variety of birdlife.
Safari Types
Safaris run in six-seat Gypsy jeeps with morning and afternoon drives, each lasting about three hours. As tourism here is still growing, advance booking and a good naturalist are especially worthwhile.