Choose your gate

All safari gates, honestly explained.

Tadoba has six core gates and four buffer gates. Pench has three working gates. Each one has its own permit allotment, sighting rhythm, and best-suited traveller — here's the full set.

10 gates across Maharashtra

Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve

Core – South

Moharli Gate

The most popular gate at Tadoba, with the highest resort density and consistently strong tiger sightings. Ideal for first-time visitors.

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Core – North

Kolara Gate

The quieter, more scenic gate on the northern edge of the reserve. Favored by photographers for its grasslands and open vistas.

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Core – South-East

Khutwanda Gate

A lesser-known gate with excellent sighting records in recent seasons, especially for leopards and sloth bears.

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Core – North

Navegaon Gate

The northernmost core gate of Tadoba — undeveloped, wild, and increasingly productive for tiger sightings after the zone expansion.

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Buffer – South

Agarzari Gate

The most popular Tadoba buffer gate, right next to Moharli. Lower permit cost, monsoon access, and rising tiger activity.

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Buffer – South

Junona Gate

A quieter southern buffer gate near Chandrapur. Ideal for weekend visitors from Nagpur who want low-crowd safaris.

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Buffer – East

Devada-Adegaon Gate

Eastern buffer zone with mixed teak and bamboo forest. Strong for leopard, sloth bear, and dhole encounters.

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Buffer – North

Alizanza Gate

Buffer gate bordering Kolara core. Grassland terrain with open vistas — favoured by photographers and birders.

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Core – West

Pangdi Gate

Western core gate with the smallest permit allotment at Tadoba. Remote and quiet, favoured by patient wildlife observers.

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Core – East

Zari Gate

Eastern core gate with teak and bamboo forest. Good tiger density and fewer jeeps than Moharli or Kolara.

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3 gates across Madhya Pradesh

Pench Tiger Reserve

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