Northern India
Bori Safari Lodge
Bori Safari Lodge, nestled in the serene Dhapada village of Madhya Pradesh, serves as a perfect gateway to the Bori Wildlife Sanctuary. This charming lodge features eight beautiful 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 sanctuary, which is 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 lifestyles. The tranquil surroundings, combined with the lodge’s commitment to sustainability and comfort, create an ideal retreat for nature lovers and those seeking a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle that India’s towns and cities are known for.
Facilities
Spa, swimming pool, library, restaurant (with dining hall and open-air dining spaces), WiFi, laundry service.
Each of the eight units contain two bedrooms, and 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.
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.
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Naturalist guides were brilliant. We seem to have been given the best one in each place. Had same one for whole of stay in each place. Cultural guides gave just enough information and then left you to ask questions about what interested you which is what we like. They did not seem to have a set patter. Helpful about photographic sites – i.e. good position to take photos.
[OVERALL STANDARD OF SERVICE] Excellent isn’t good enough. In every place we were treated like royalty. Totally relaxed and felt totally safe but not smothered.
[WILDLIFE HIGHLIGHTS] 11 tigers, innumerable rhino, wild elephants, buffalo, otters, hog and swamp deer, and wild boar. Birds at Keoladeo excellent. Watched leopard and three cubs at Siana for 1.5 hrs of exceptional viewing.
An outstanding holiday which far exceeded our expectations. Many people would enjoy it I’m sure.