Jamtara Wilderness Camp
Machaan experience,
National park access
Couples,
Nature Enthusiasts
Jamtara Wilderness Camp is located on the Madhya Pradesh side of Pench and is much more isolated than other lodges in the National Park and Tiger Reserve.
It’s in a unique, quiet position and has a colonial-era calm that most safari lodges in India have traded for something glossier. We send people here because Pench rewards patience, and Jamtara is built for exactly that kind of pace.
Evenings are relaxed and communal with one long table for dinner, a bar under the trees or by a campfire, and there’s a small library to read in.
The most exciting drawcard at Jamtara is the unique opportunity to sleep under the stars on a Machaan (a star bed) under a mosquito net, overlooking acres of farmland on a stilted platform. This exciting initiative helps bring in revenue for local farmers.
Most people come to Jamtara for a safari experience, and the naturalist working here shares his infectious enthusiasm for the forest on a walking safari.
If you’d prefer not to do a safari, you can participate in village life, take afternoon walks or bike tours, or participate in cooking lessons at the wilderness camp’s cooking school.
The Rooms
There are just 10 luxury tents are fitted out with hardwood floors, antique desks sourced from the Supreme Court of India, and modern style bathrooms. They are comfortable and attractive, and materials used in their construction were all sourced locally.
If you’re up for sleeping out in the open, there are 2 ‘star beds’.
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