Bandhavgarh Fort
The oldest fort in India, considered to be more than 2500 years. One-hour trek upto the fort is worth the effort. The charm of this trek lies in discovering these monuments in the jungle, unspoiled and unexplored. Some of the statues lie off the main path and so it is best to take a guide. Apart from the avatars, well worth seeing are three small temples of around the 12th century. These temples are deserted but the fort is still used as a place of worship. Kabir Das, the celebrated 16th century saint, once lived and preached here. 
The natural ramparts of the fort give breathtaking view of the surrounding countryside. Vultures wheel around the precipice which also attracts blue rock thrushes and crag martins. The fort still belongs to the Maharaja of Rewa and permission is required to visit it. However permission is available locally and no trip to Bandhavgarh is complete without making an effort to climb up the fort.
The Fort is visible from almost any point in core & buffer zone of Tala Range. There is fabulous sighting of hills of Bandhavgarh from fort. In current scenario, Bandhavgarh fort and Tiger Reserve are seems interwoven and seems as fort of real king of Forest. As if now, no human being lives in fort and often tigress visit the fort plateau as at this height, male tigers are often reluctant to come so it is a safe place for litter cubs.
Throughout the tour of Bandhavgarh fort we will never feel going away from wildlife as tigers, cubs, deer can be seen anytime. In addition to them many rare species of birds like Malabar pied hornbill, falcons, 4 species of vultures, tortoises swim can also be seen. At some point one can also see nests of vultures from top. Hill top is considered best for photography of flying birds due to the advantage of being positioned at the top. So we may conclude that Bandhavgarh wildlife tour is incomplete without Bandhavgarh fort tour.
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