Introduction: On the periphery of the acclaimed Bandhavgarh National Park, home to a rich variety of bird and animal life including the beleaguered tiger and a host of other endangered animals, is the Bandhavgarh Jungle Lodge. At walking distance from the entry gate into the Park, it is obviously a logical choice for those coming to visit the wildlife park but the Lodge has its own pleasures to offer as well.

Description: Developed on the lines of a Theme 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, the walkways in the reserve forest with myriad birds in the flourishing orchard, the Gole Ghar sit-out for private evening gatherings, that is also a hide-out for daylight observation and photography of birds and animals that frequent the waterholes. In the quiet of the starlit night, the bark of the deer, the howling of the jackal and the occasional roar of the tiger carries the reminder of the wild closer home.

Facilities: The Jungle lodge provides a professional naturalist, an extensive library with wildlife books and magazines. Laundry services and recreational activities are also available. Jungle safaris in open 4x4 vehicles, bird watching, nature walks and elephant camps, and visits to the village and school or weekly market and fair. Bar-be-que dinners and camp fire nights with tribal dances are some of the surprises in store .The resort restaurant severs Indian, continental and Chinese cuisine delicacies. Room services and laundry services are also available.