Central India
Bori Safari Lodge
Bori Safari Lodge, nestled in the serene Dhapada village of Madhya Pradesh, serves as a perfect gateway to the exceptional Churna and Bori core zones of Satpura Tiger Reserve. This charming lodge features wonderfully designed bungalow units, each equipped with modern amenities and en suite facilities, ensuring an extremely comfortable stay.
The lodge is set on a 7.5 acre estate, offering a swimming pool, spa, and both indoor and outdoor dining options. With a focus on ecotourism, Bori Safari Lodge provides exclusive safaris led by experienced naturalist guides, allowing visitors to explore the rich biodiversity of the western side of Satpura, home to tiger, leopard, sloth bear and a huge variety of bird species.
The lodge not only emphasises wildlife experiences but also immerses guests in the local culture. Visitors can engage in village tours, interact with locals, and learn about traditional lifestyle. The tranquil surroundings, combined with the lodge’s commitment to sustainability and comfort, create a high quality retreat for those wishing to get off the beaten paths of Central India’s tiger reserves.
Facilities
Spa, swimming pool, library and lounge area, restaurant (with dining hall and open-air dining spaces), WiFi, laundry service.
Some of the units contain two bedrooms, suitable for groups of travellers or families. All rooms come with an en suite bathroom, private viewing deck, air-conditioning, and tea and coffee making facilities.
Local Wildlife
Tiger, leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, jungle cat, rusty spotted cat, small Indian civet, Indian palm civet, jackal, Bengal fox.
Malabar giant squirrel, Indian crested porcupine, rhesus macaque.
Sambar, gaur, nilgai, chital, wild boar, hard ground barasingha.
Birding highlights include: White-throated woodpecker, black-shouldered kite, brahminy starling, Tickell's blue flycatcher, black-capped kingfisher, knob-billed duck, northern pintail, mottled wood owl, river tern, emerald dove, ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, yellow-crowned woodpecker, spangled drongo, common iora, golden-fronted leafbird, tawny-bellied babbler, Indian paradise flycatcher, scarlet minivet, Malabar pied hornbill, shikra, painted francolin, peregrine falcon, common sandpiper, common-hawk cuckoo, Indian cuckoo, Eurasian coot, black-winged stilt, Oriental darter.
Optional Activities
4x4 game drives, night drives in the buffer zone, cycling and walking tours in the buffer zone, village and anthropological excursions, full day 'safari transfers' to other lodges around Satpura, sundowners on the banks of the Tawa River.
Jonathan Morris
Area Specialist
Look out for the reintroduced ‘hard ground barasingha’ (a subspecies of the Indian swamp deer), which thanks to conservation efforts recently, can be spotted grazing in some of the meadow areas within Bori Wildlife Sanctuary. Satpura was once part of its range, until by the early 20th century, habitat loss and poaching had confined the last population to Kanha National Park.
If you have any questions regarding our India tours, please feel free to contact me on +44 (0)1803 866965
Another excellent holiday from Reef and Rainforest. Everything was well organised and coordinated throughout our trip. Very knowledgeable and friendly guides, clearly keen to ensure we had an excellent experience. Highlights were Udaipur, Tigers, rural India and the three wildlife lodges.
