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Jamtara Wilderness Camp
Pench, Madhya Pradesh, India · Independent · Core Luxury
This ten-tent camp beside Pench National Park, the forest that fed Kipling's Jungle Book, is taken apart every May and rebuilt in late September so the monsoon jungle can reclaim the site. Amit Sankhala, grandson of Project Tiger director Kailash Sankhala, opened it in 2015 among Arjuna trees and an ancient banyan on a dry riverbed. Guests can sleep on a star-bed machaan under mosquito netting after tiger drives through the Jamtara gate.
- 10 rooms
- Opened 2015
- Neighborhood: Jamtara
About Jamtara Wilderness Camp
- The entire camp is dismantled each May and rebuilt by late September; tents and floors pack into the bathrooms and dining hall so wildlife can use the site through the monsoon.
- Founder Amit Sankhala is the grandson of Kailash Sankhala, who led India's Project Tiger beginning in 1973.
- Ten luxury tents sit among Arjuna trees and an ancient banyan on a dry riverbed near Pench's quieter Jamtara gate.
- Guests can sleep outside on a machaan star-bed, a raised platform villagers traditionally used to watch crops at night.
History
Jamtara Wilderness Camp is a ten-tent seasonal camp in Jamtara village beside Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Amit Sankhala, grandson of Project Tiger director Kailash Sankhala, opened it in 2015 among Arjuna trees and an ancient banyan on a dry riverbed. The camp is dismantled each May and rebuilt in late September so the monsoon forest can reclaim the site; guests reach Pench through the quieter Jamtara gate.
Experiences
- Star Bed night on a machaan — Guests sleep under the stars in a traditional machaan, an open-air platform bed built on high stilts, to watch the jungle come alive at sunrise.
- Tiger and leopard safaris in Pench National Park — The big draw is the chance of a tiger or leopard sighting, guided by the resident naturalist.
Amenities
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Pet-friendly
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