Svasara was built by a family with generations of connection to the forests around Tadoba, and it shows in a lodge that feels genuinely rooted rather than imported. Low, earth-toned buildings sit around native landscaping designed to attract birdlife on their own, and the whole property runs with a strong environmental conscience, from water recycling to locally sourced building materials.
A mix of standalone cottages and suites, simply finished in natural materials, each with a private veranda facing the lodge’s landscaped grounds.
Meals draw on Maharashtrian and Vidarbha regional cooking, much of it grown in the lodge’s own kitchen garden, served in an open dining pavilion.
Game drives into Tadoba-Andhari, one of central India’s densest tiger reserves, alongside birdwatching walks around the lodge’s own grounds, which host a genuinely impressive resident bird list.
Tadoba’s tiger population has grown substantially in recent years, and Svasara’s naturalists are known for tracking specific resident tigresses and their litters across seasons.
The lodge’s own grounds are worth an early morning with a long lens before the first game drive; the birdlife here rewards patience without ever leaving the property.
Svasara channels part of its revenue into local conservation and community projects around Tadoba, and its owners are active voices in central India’s tiger conservation community.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
