Run for decades by the Wright family, Kipling Camp is one of Kanha’s original wildlife lodges, a genuinely storied property best known as the long-time home of Tara, the elephant made famous in Mark Shand’s book Travels on My Elephant. The camp keeps a deliberately old-fashioned, unpretentious atmosphere rather than chasing contemporary luxury trends.
Simple, comfortable cottages set among mature forest grounds, modestly furnished in keeping with the camp’s understated character.
Home-style Indian cooking served communally, with meals often the setting for the kind of storytelling and shared safari talk that has defined the camp’s character for decades.
Game drives into Kanha’s core zones, nature walks around the camp’s forested grounds, and, historically, elephant interaction, always framed within the camp’s genuine conservation values.
Kanha’s tiger and gaur populations are among central India’s strongest, and Kipling Camp’s decades of institutional knowledge mean its naturalist team has followed multiple generations of the reserve’s resident tigers.
The camp’s long-serving naturalists carry an unusually deep institutional memory of individual tigers’ territories, worth drawing on when planning which zone to prioritise.
The Wright family has been directly involved in Kanha-area conservation for generations, and the camp’s ethos remains built around genuine wildlife welfare rather than spectacle.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
