Samode Safari Lodge

Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

A luxury tented lodge on the fringes of Bandhavgarh, run by the heritage Samode hospitality group.

Overview

Samode Safari Lodge sits on the fringes of Bandhavgarh National Park, brought to the reserve by the Samode Group, long known for their heritage palace hotels in Rajasthan.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Spacious luxury tents with private decks, finished with the same attention to detail found across the Samode portfolio.

Food & Service

A refined dining programme drawing on Samode’s broader hospitality standards, served in a central mess tent.

Activities

Jeep safaris into Bandhavgarh’s core and buffer zones, tracking the reserve’s dense tiger population.

Wildlife & Photography

Bandhavgarh holds one of India’s highest tiger densities, alongside leopard and large herds of chital and sambar deer.

A Photographer's Note

The lodge’s open buffer-zone surroundings give good early-morning light for landscape shots before entering the park itself.

Conservation & Impact

The lodge supports local community employment and conservation awareness programmes around Bandhavgarh’s buffer villages.

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