Kanha tiger safari lodge, India
| country: | India |
| location: | Madhya Pradesh, Kanha |
| price: | From Rupee 4000 (approx £46) per double per night full board. Single Rupee 3000 (approx £34) per night. Price includes deluxe cottages, all meals, pool & library use and all applicable taxes. Closed Jul to Sep for the monsoon. |
| offers: | 3 day packages from 4200 Rupee per person. |
description
Kanha National Park - Kipling’s Own Country, is the setting for the famous Jungle Book. Just a short distance from the main entrance gate of the Kanha National Park (Village Khatia), our tiger lodge provides visitors with a truly exciting and rewarding experience. The lodge nests in 6 acres of thick forest and provide an ideal setting for bird watching for a natural history oriented traveller.
Our tiger lodge has been created by a passion for wildlife, nature and environment. We cater for nature lovers all over the globe particularly those who demand responsible tourism.
The lodge helps the local people by providing them with medical assistance, education, training and employment.When you come to Kanha, it is not just a holiday; you actively contribute to environment, the wildlife and the community.
Price: Rupee 7500 (approx £87) for 2 people
This package includes: A welcome drink on arrival at accommodation in deluxe cottages for two people, breakfast, lunch & dinner and also morning & evening tea/coffee with biscuits. Also includes a wildlife documentary on large screen projector and discounts on silk & charcoal paintings at souvenir shop. You will have full use of swimming pool & library and have guided nature trails. All applicable taxes are included.
Christmas & New Year special offer - 2 night / 3 day package
Price: Rupee 4200 (approx £49) per person, based on twin sharing. Child (up to 5 years) free, 5-10 years 50%, above 10 years full adult tariff . Extra adult Rupee 2500. Dates: 21 Dec 2008 - 05 Jan 2009.
This package includes: A welcome drink on arrival at accommodation in deluxe cottages for two people with veg snacks around bonfire every evening. Full board including Gala dinner on evening of 25 Dec & 31 Dec with live Tandoor (Indian clay oven). Wildlife movie shows on large screen projector, nature trail (on request). Safari expenses are extra.
Extra add ons: Visit to Jungle River: 800 Rupees per vehicle (picnic can be supplied at actual cost)
The prime location of this tiger lodge makes it the ideal place for rest and relaxation combined with the chance to observe and learn about Indian wildlife at close quarters with knowledgeable guides. This is a Discovery Channel experience and more, and patience with wildlife will yield rich dividends.
Before breakfast, hot steaming cups of tea greet you at the entrance to Kanha National Park as you set off on your pre-breakfast wildlife safari. On your return to the resort a sumptous breakfast beckons and you have the morning at leisure - why not relax by the pool and read a while?
A buffet lunch is served at ‘Banjar,’ our multi-cuisine restaurant named after the famous Kanha river and there is perhaps time for a nap before the afternoon jungle ride. As the sun sets, we escort you back to the resort to relax and discuss the wildlife and environment with our resident naturalist or with your companions. The evening is free to be enjoyed around the bonfire untill dinner is served.
Safari prices: From Rupee 7500/- per couple per day for 2 drives (am & pm), including park entrance fees, guide, camera & video camera fees and vehicle charges. Tiger tracking on elephant is extra and not included in the above cost.
Our tiger lodge has been created by a passion for wildlife, nature and environment. We cater for nature lovers all over the globe particularly those who demand responsible tourism.
The lodge helps the local people by providing them with medical assistance, education, training and employment.When you come to Kanha, it is not just a holiday; you actively contribute to environment, the wildlife and the community.
3 day packages
2 night / 3 day Kanha adventure package Price: Rupee 7500 (approx £87) for 2 people
This package includes: A welcome drink on arrival at accommodation in deluxe cottages for two people, breakfast, lunch & dinner and also morning & evening tea/coffee with biscuits. Also includes a wildlife documentary on large screen projector and discounts on silk & charcoal paintings at souvenir shop. You will have full use of swimming pool & library and have guided nature trails. All applicable taxes are included.
Christmas & New Year special offer - 2 night / 3 day package
Price: Rupee 4200 (approx £49) per person, based on twin sharing. Child (up to 5 years) free, 5-10 years 50%, above 10 years full adult tariff . Extra adult Rupee 2500. Dates: 21 Dec 2008 - 05 Jan 2009.
This package includes: A welcome drink on arrival at accommodation in deluxe cottages for two people with veg snacks around bonfire every evening. Full board including Gala dinner on evening of 25 Dec & 31 Dec with live Tandoor (Indian clay oven). Wildlife movie shows on large screen projector, nature trail (on request). Safari expenses are extra.
Extra add ons: Visit to Jungle River: 800 Rupees per vehicle (picnic can be supplied at actual cost)
special things to do and see here
The prime location of this tiger lodge makes it the ideal place for rest and relaxation combined with the chance to observe and learn about Indian wildlife at close quarters with knowledgeable guides. This is a Discovery Channel experience and more, and patience with wildlife will yield rich dividends. Before breakfast, hot steaming cups of tea greet you at the entrance to Kanha National Park as you set off on your pre-breakfast wildlife safari. On your return to the resort a sumptous breakfast beckons and you have the morning at leisure - why not relax by the pool and read a while?
A buffet lunch is served at ‘Banjar,’ our multi-cuisine restaurant named after the famous Kanha river and there is perhaps time for a nap before the afternoon jungle ride. As the sun sets, we escort you back to the resort to relax and discuss the wildlife and environment with our resident naturalist or with your companions. The evening is free to be enjoyed around the bonfire untill dinner is served.
Safari prices: From Rupee 7500/- per couple per day for 2 drives (am & pm), including park entrance fees, guide, camera & video camera fees and vehicle charges. Tiger tracking on elephant is extra and not included in the above cost.
rooms, food and facilities
Rooms: We offer spacious twin bedded, cozy and comfortable cottages in a typical Indian village style. All cottages have modern facilities including ensuite bathroom with shower (hot water) & an independent and private terrace. Restaurant: Food is served in our multi-cuisine dining room where our chefs strive to provide a high standard of food from a constantly changing buffet menu. The Banjar restaurant is exquisitely decorated with photographs of the Shikaar (hunting) days of the bygone era when a tiger was shot for a petty sum of Rupee 10.
Just outside the restaurant is the Baradari, an al-fresco dining area which is lit at night by log fire. Here you are so close to nature that you can feel the silence of the jungle, occasionally broken by the sounds of the animals. As we aim to provide a highly personalized service, guests may dine wherever they wish. Other facilities: Swiming pool, wildlife lectures, nature walks, services of our resident naturalist, library, wildlife excursions on foot, telephone, souvenir shop, laundry, customized 4X4 vehicles for safaris and ample & safe parking.
Disabled access: Most of the rooms are at ground level, we have dedicated rooms for disabled travellers and can provide wheel chairs. Family friendly: We welcome families with children of all ages. There is no charge for children under 7 years, and children over 7 are accommodated in their parents' room for an extra charge of Rupee 1000 (approx. £12).
Baby sitting facilities are provided.
how to find us:
The nearest airport and railway station is at Jabalpur, 180km away.how this holiday makes a difference
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We are a member of the International Eco Tourism Club, and a lecture on environment & eco friendly measures is given to our guests on arrival.
The lodge was constructed using locally available material and each cottage built in the local style without chemical paints. The open floor area is smeared with cow dung paste mixed with husk which works as a binding material & represents true Indian village flooring. We use waste wood boilers for heating and try to minimuse electricity use by using energy saving lamps and solar, hurricane and earthen lamps in the night. We have no air-conditioning. We use recycled stationary, harvest rain water, use soak pits to collect water and reuse waste water in the garden. All cleaning is done manually (no machines), organic waste is composted, food is cooked on LPG stoves and we do not allow music or televisions to keep noise pollution to a minimum. Our lodge is dedicated to the local upliftment of the area. We were the first in the history of Kanha National Park to train the locals in catering, house keeping, steward ship, guiding etc., all of whom had very basic schooling if any at all. Our staff is trained in our parent hotel in Jabalpur, and the majority (all our drivers) come from the local community. We have financed one vehicle for a member of our staff who is from the community and use this for game drives. We do not have washing machines so we can provide work for the local community and have taught the local people cane weaving and pottery, the results of which are all used in our lodge. Raw materials are purchased locally where possible. When we arrived, the medical provision was deplorable, and we have given health eduction talks and supplied medicines to the community. There was great animosity between the relocated tribal villages and the Kanha Tiger Reserve officials, and following our intervention a meeting was held between Park authorities, our lodge owners/managers and local villages to resolve problems amicably which to this day continues. We are able to take our guests on a visit to this relocated village. We have recently provided 80 sets of utensils (stainless steel plates, glasses, bowls & spoons) for the local school so the children can eat their Government provided meals healthly and hygeinically. |
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