How to Reach
Mahua Kothi is conveniently situated in central Madhya Pradesh, near the major airports of Khajuraho (230 km) and Jabalpur (190 km) It is also just 230 kms away from the Kanha tiger reserve. It is easily accessible from the major cities of Delhi and Mumbai, too.

The nearest airport to Mahua Kothi is at Jabalpur. However, the most convenient route to Bandhavgarh National Park is to fly from Delhi to Khajuraho and then drive five and a half hours in. Though this is the longer route, the drive is very interesting. The road crosses the Ken river, where some stretches have been declared a crocodile sanctuary famous for Ghariyal, a rare fish eating crocodile. Then the road goes past Panna town, famous for its diamond mines, to the midway point from where it branches off on a subsidiary road across ridges of the Vindhyachal to Bandhavgarh.

• Fly to 5 ½ hours to Khajuraho (winter months only), and a 6 hour drive via Satna will get you to the lodge.
• Fly 3 ½ hours to Jabalpur, from where the lodge is a 4-hour drive away.
• Fly to Gwalior, take a 12-hour train ride to Umaira, from where a 40 minute drive will get you the lodge.
• Fly to Gwalior, take a train to Katni (approx. 10 hrs) and drive down to the lodge in 2 1/2 hours. You could also take a train directly to Katni from Delhi (13-14 hours).
• All trains from Delhi stop at Gwalior

From Mumbai:

• Fly to Bhopal and take a connecting flight to Jabalpur, from where the lodge is a 4-hour drive away.

Season :

The best time to visit the place is from October to April.

• Summers (March to May) are very dry and scorching with hot sun and maximum temperature touching above 45 °C and sometimes soaring up to 48 °C. Tourists typically avoid this season.
• Winters (December to February) are the pleasant season with cool climate all through.
• Monsoons (June to November) are accompanied with heavy showers and the Park thrives during the monsoons with fresh greeneries.

November to June is good for the Park visit as the park is closed from July to October due to high monsoon days. March to June is good for spotting many wild animals including tigers and leopards. During this season one can get beautiful photographs of the wild animals moving freely in the Park. July to October is good for short outings and enjoying the vista of natural beauty which is at the pinnacle.