Sadly I am not feeling 100% - it has nothing to do with the food – that’s been excellent – I am just run down! I need sleep, mixed with paracetamol and hot lemon n’honey.
So despite best efforts, we are still tigerless BUT we did see more jackals, gaur and deer ...
My guide on this trip is the wonderful Ratna Singh. She is a naturalist here and has been in the business of safari-guiding for years. She knows everything!
The Lodge here at Banjaar Tola is split into East and West – identical camps with 9 tents in each. Each camp (1 km apart) has a swimming pool, mobile “spa”, outside & inside guest area and deck. There are 70 + staff for 36 maximum guests - a wonderful ratio. The cuisine is superb ... and is cooked a kilometre away and “brought in” to small satellite kitchens where it is garnished and served. It’s an excellent routine...
The camp has a river running to the west of it – Banjaar – and on the other side is the 2000 square kilometres of the Kanha National Park.
My suite (5) in the West camp is around 80 metres in area ... it’s a fixed tent built on stilts ... it has a HUGE bed (with electric blanket! Fabulous) – pressed bamboo floors – free-standing bath – shower – wash-basins – A/C – internet – telephone - no TV & radio ... it is rather luxurious! And I love it ...
The camp is a joint-venture between &Beyond and Taj Resorts & Hotels – creating Taj Safaris. The 4 camps in India are all eco-friendly by the way ... I am rather impressed, honoured and happy to be here...
