Bondala is one of the forest ranges that make up the Pench Tiger Reserve, a quieter stretch of teak and mixed forest away from the busiest safari circuits.
The Pench Tiger Reserve is administered in forest ranges, and Bondala is one of them. Ranges are working units of forest management rather than sightseeing destinations, and the ones away from the main gates see far fewer vehicles than the central circuits. What you get in a stretch like this is ordinary dry deciduous country, teak with mixed species, low hills and nalas, and the resident wildlife of the reserve moving through it without much disturbance.
Whether any part of Bondala is open to visitors, and on what terms, is decided by the forest department and changes from season to season. Anyone interested should treat it as something to confirm with the reserve before planning around it, rather than as a fixed entry point.
Teak with mixed species, low hills and seasonal watercourses, in a stretch that carries far less vehicle traffic than the central safari routes.
The same species found across the reserve move through here. With fewer vehicles about, animals tend to be less wary, though sightings are correspondingly less predictable.
Access to any individual range inside a tiger reserve is controlled, and the outer ranges are not always open for tourism.
As with the rest of the reserve, the usable season is the dry one, roughly October to May, with the park closed through the monsoon. The later dry months concentrate animals near water.
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