Kings Lodge sits a short drive from Bandhavgarh’s main entrance, one of the founding properties of the Pugdundee Safaris collection, a group built by people with deep roots in Indian wildlife tourism. The lodge favours understated design over spectacle, letting the surrounding forest and the reserve’s tigers do the talking.
A mix of cottages and suites set around a central lawn and pool, each simply furnished with local craft touches, a private veranda, and modern ensuite bathrooms.
An open kitchen serves largely organic, lodge-grown produce alongside regional Madhya Pradesh dishes, with meals often taken outdoors under the trees.
Game drives into Bandhavgarh’s Tala, Magadhi and Khitauli zones, nature walks around the lodge grounds, and village visits arranged with local guides.
The lodge’s naturalist team tracks sightings across all three of Bandhavgarh’s zones, giving guests flexibility to chase whichever territory is most active during their stay rather than being fixed to a single gate.
The Khitauli zone often sees fewer vehicles than Tala, and can reward photographers willing to trade density of sightings for uncluttered frames.
Pugdundee Safaris runs an active community and conservation programme across its lodges, including staff drawn largely from villages bordering the reserve and support for anti-poaching and habitat initiatives in the buffer zone.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
