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Vanghat Lodge
Marchula, Uttarakhand, India · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Sumantha Ghosh's 2006 lodge, nine rooms of stone and mud on the Western Ramganga, once an angling camp, now birds and tigers at Kalagarh. The lodge stands at Marchula on the Western Ramganga, in the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve corridor. Independent and Himalayan in build, it is a conservation lodge with local stone and mud walls in Uttarakhand.
- 9 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Marchula / Western Ramganga
About Vanghat Lodge
- Independent conservation lodge. Local stone and mud, Himalayan build.
- Marchula, Western Ramganga, Uttarakhand. Nine rooms of local stone and mud stand in the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve corridor here.
History
Founded 2006 by conservationist Sumantha Ghosh on a former village site as an angling camp, later a wildlife and birding lodge. Nine rooms in local stone and mud. Independent.
The setting
On the Western Ramganga at Marchula, Uttarakhand, in the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve corridor. Sumantha Ghosh founded nine rooms of local stone and mud here in 2006, first as an angling camp.
Experiences
- Walking safari — Guided walking safaris in the midst of the jungle, accompanied by local guides.
- Birding — Guided birding in the Western Himalayan Region.
- Angling — Guided fishing in the Ramganga River.
- Wildlife vantage points — Vantage points for wildlife located near the lodge.
Amenities
- Walking safaris and nature trails with expert local naturalists
- Birdwatching (over 270 species recorded on-site)
- Riverside dining and nightly campfires
- Wildlife library and auditorium (Inskip House)
- Sustainable mud and stone cottages with private verandas
- Catch-and-release mahseer fishing (seasonal/regulated)
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