Kings lodge is spread in a sprawling estate of 12 acres in Rancha village 8-10
minutes from the Bandhavgarh Park gate (Madhya Pradesh,
India) and is surrounded by Sal forested hills on all sides.
Accommodation
: 4 cottage rooms and 8 stilt rooms with en-suite modern bathrooms. All cottage
rooms have large open verandahs and each stilt unit has a wooden lofted balcony
accessible from the inside of the unit for star gazing and even sleeping in the
open. Bandhavgarh
was established in 1968 as a National Park, and is spread over an area of 448
sq. kms. This national park was declared as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger
in the year 1993. It is predominantly covered with vegetation like SAL, SALI,
DHOBIN and has vast stretches of grasslands spread over 32 hills, the region though
smaller than other wildlife parks has one of the highest density of tigers in
the world and is considered excellent for Birding.
Distances from
important towns to Bandhavgarh. Khajurao : 280 Kms (approx.6 hours)
Satna : 112 Kms (approx.4 hours) Katni : 95 Kms (approx.2 hours)
Kanha National Park : 240 Kms (approx.6 hours) Jabalpur : 220 Kms (approx.4
hours) Varanasi : 475 Kms (approx.9 hours) Allahabad : 345
Kms (approx.7 hours) Umaria : 34 Kms (approx.40 minutes)
Bandhavgarh is visited
as a part of Itinerary covering Khajuraho, Panna,
Kanha and Jabalpur or a Short-Break itinerary
Ex-Jabalpur. |