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Banjaar Tola
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India · Taj Hotels · Grand Luxury
Banjaar Tola opened in 2009 as Taj Safaris' third jungle lodge, built as two camps of nine tented suites each on the banks of the Banjaar River at the edge of Kanha National Park, the tiger reserve widely cited as the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Its eighteen suites sit on raised platforms with private river-facing decks, built from pressed-bamboo wall panels and local tribal artwork across roughly 60 acres.
- 18 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Lagma
- Rooms from 861 sq ft (80 m²)
About Banjaar Tola
- Kanha National Park, where Banjaar Tola sits, is widely credited as the landscape that inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
- The lodge's eighteen tented suites are split into two camps of nine, each raised on platforms with private decks over the Banjaar River.
- Suites use sustainable local materials, including pressed-bamboo wall panels and bamboo flooring, paired with locally crafted furniture and tribal artwork.
- Banjaar Tola is run in partnership with the South African safari operator andBeyond, part of the Taj Safaris joint venture that brought African-style lodge design to Indian tiger reserves.
- The smallest published suite or villa start at 861 sq ft (80 m²).
History
Banjaar Tola is a luxury tented safari lodge on the banks of the Banjaar River at the edge of Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, central India. Opened in 2009 as Taj Safaris' third jungle lodge, it set new standards for wildlife luxury in Kanha, one of India's most celebrated tiger reserves and an inspiration for Kipling's Jungle Book country.
Spread over some 60 acres, the lodge comprises two intimate camps of nine tented suites each – eighteen in total – raised on platforms with private decks overlooking the river. Their contemporary design uses sustainable local materials such as pressed-bamboo wall panels, bamboo floors and locally crafted furniture, complemented by tribal artwork.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Yoga
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