Destinations: Bandhavgarh National Park
On the periphery of the acclaimed Bandhavgarh National Park, home to a rich variety of bird and animal life including tigers and a host of other endangered animals, is the Bandhavgarh Jungle Lodge. Developed on the lines of an Indian village, its rooms, cottages and houses have been built with a rustic touch with mud huts and thatched roofs and community 'village' areas like a common dining hall, a central flowered courtyard with swings and evening campfires, a meadow that is visited by deer at sunset, walkways in the reserve forest with myriad birds in the flourishing orchard, and the Gole Ghar sit-out for private evening gatherings. In the quiet of the starlit night, one can hear the bark of the deer, the howling of the jackal and the occasional roar of the tiger. The lodge is operational from October to June.
The Indian Village Theme of Bandhavgarh Jungle Lodge employs rustic touches in its decor, with its mud huts and thatched roofs in traditional village style. However, the rusticity in decor does not impinge on comfort and all these cosily furnished rooms have attached bathrooms with running hot and cold water and all amenities to be expected in basic modern guest house lodging.
The common dining hall is often central to the activities of this lodge.