Address : Kings Lodge, Village Rancha, Dist Umaria, Madhya Pradesh

The lodge is spread in a sprawling estate of 12 acres in Rancha village (8-10 minutes from the park gate) and is surrounded by Sal forested hills on all sides. It has 10 cottage rooms and 8 stilt cottage rooms with en-suite modern bathrooms. All cottage rooms have large open verandahs overlooking Sal forest and grasslands.

Facilities at the Lodge:

All rooms have A/C, large verandah with great views,writing table and chair. The rooms are well appointed with wood furniture in honey hues and inviting crisp cotton linen.

24 hours Power Backup in all rooms.

All bathrooms are with 24 hour Hot and Cold water, bath tubs and all modern facilities.

Multi-cuisine dining hall with a fire place overlooking expanses of wild grasslands back dropped by Sal forested hills.

A well stocked nature library and a watch tower.
Massage facility is available on request at the lodge.
A informal seating area to enjoy evening bonfire and drinks.
Swimming pool with eco friendly water filtration plant.
A specialized team of experienced naturalist with focus on birding and an overall wildlife experience.

Eco friendly construction and eco sensitive waste disposal systems. The units are designed to blend with the surrounding landscape and with architectural style being rural vernacular.

King’s Lodge is committed to developing and promoting sustainable tourism hand in hand with mutually beneficial conservation and wildlife management practice. In particular King’s Lodge manages all its 3 camps with major attention and detail to eco-friendly systems and protection of the natural environment, working with local communities in order to foster better living conditions for the local people who have been sharing the wildlife habitat from generations.

Highlights:

The construction is environmentally sensitive, harmonious with the natural features of the site and accentuates natural daylight to all facilities. Local knowledge and art has been incorporated in the development and the lodge has been constructed using local manpower.

85% of our staff is from local villages, this results in taking care of around 60-70 family members of the villagers. The lodge also supports their medical facilities.

The village staff is used in all sections of the lodge and some of them are trained to guide guests in the wild and drive.

The lodge maintains a small organic vegetable and herb garden, the balance requirement is also sourced from the neighboring villages

Hot water is provided by solar water heating system and the swimming pool is also heated using solar power.

The furniture has been made from recycled railway sleeper wood, saving a lot of new wood use. Other requirements of wood have been met from regularized wood. Many furniture pieces have been recycled from old pieces, bullock cart wheels and drift wood.