Name: Bagh Sarai Resorts
Address: Village Parasi, Tala, Madhya Pradesh 484661, India, Tala, Tala, Tala, 484661, India
Rating: 9

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The property is surrounded by lush green forest and the environment is very peaceful and quit. This is a perfect gateaway for those who are fed up with the hustle and bustle of the cities.    
The food served here is homely,nutritious and tasty. The hosts are very friendly and welcoming. Upon our arrival they took great care of us and escorted us to our respective cottage. 
The cottage/room was very clean and eco-friendly. Service was very good and everytime we wanted something they provided us within minutes. 
The property is nestled within the buffer zone of the national park so often deers , jackals and sometimes leopards may be spotted inside the property. 
We heard a Sambar deer's alarm call at the time of dinner. 
To sum up, we had a very nice experience and it was a detox tour for us away from the cities busy life and polluted environment. 
I would highly recommend this property to those who are truly wildlife lovers. We would love to come to this property again for such a surreal experience.

Stay in Nature's lap

Though this place is named as camp, it is more like a home, away from home and amidst nature. The hospitality and the food was excellent. Though this place is right next to the road, when you enter the gate, the feel is completely different. Every cottage is placed at a distance giving you the needed privacy. Cottages are spacious and maintained well. Since the place is within the buffer zone, expect some wild animals around your cottage (depends on your luck). We could see some langoors and hear jackals calls closeby. There are 3 friendly dogs within the premises. The hosts were awesome and we had a good knowledge sharing sessions with their family. Definitely a place to revisit and spend more time again. Few pointers to note: Only Jio network works here and hence be prepared accordingly. Since there are no TVs, it'll help you to enjoy the nature around. Trust me, I didn't use my phone for 3 days except for clicking photos. The hosts are working towards converting this place as 100% eco-friendly property which is a good move!
Again, thank you to Mr. Neeraj (very knowledgeable), Mrs. Arthi and Digvijay for being the best hosts and making our stay memorable.

A home away from home

With just one email our journey starts with all positive vibes thanks to Neeraj with his prompt replies.
Rooms are beautifully done I was slightly hesitant once gone through a review about bed but we have been given the valid reasons and assurance. 
Our stay was a memory of the private area and villa of three night stay just super. Surrounding is perfect birds, Jackals in the evening.
I love the Dining and reception area this is open and traditionally done with Thach and bamboos like African open style mamba’s. Stone house another attraction.
Our safaris are well organised and distributed to different Zones. Neeraj was with us to coordinate Drivers and guides which makes sightings perfect as we notice Neeraj has experience ad knows jungle by heart.
All sightings were success and satisfied and we enjoyed the Tigers growling, Various birds and other mammals.
 We had a Tribal village visit along with Neeraj who has a good relation and bond with them. A black tea and snacks were offered to us which is quite touching, we sat on their local bed called Charpai.
At last the moment enter Atulya Kanchi you feel at wilderness a true Jungle. Best wishes to all who serve and cater us. Special Thanks to Arti and Neeraj are five star host.

LUXURY WITH WILDERNESS

We start our note, We highly recommend a family run eco friendly resort Atulya Kanchi Camp Bandhavgarh, Neeraj and Arti are great Host and take care of every aspect of the guest the time they book. They provide each and every detail. My journey starts with a pick up from airport Toyota Innova crista clean a good driver nominal difference in cost but worth. Reaching at resort a true feeling of Jungle as the whole place is perfectly setup. We noticed various birds, Blackface languor monkey and Neel gai.
Welcome by Arti and his team with garlands and traditional Indian style Tikka on forehead. We been served a Bel fruit drinks quite sweet but organic tasty.
We sat in lounge area and Neeraj has briefed us about our routine and day’s activities. Will be guided to our private area and private villa. Neeraj accompanies each of his guest personally. Amazing the word, we said wow while entering the villa newly developed and renovated. We heard they just partially opened it for some overseas guest since they were booked in Covid time and giving favour and to cater specially. True they are still on some renovations but they brief everything to be prepared, but we find nothing affected us.
Air-conditioned will be available from Coming October since then providing Desert Cooler and fan.
But for us the design and structure itself maintain the temperature and has openable windows. Great view and sound of Jungle very peaceful. Internal space of villa is quite luxurious.
Must mention the food all local cuisine cooked and handled by Arti, pan India food and sometime we had pasta and Hakka noodles. They serve veg and non veg food usually non veg served in Lunch or Dinner. We just loved every meal of our stay which is included in our package. Tea and coffee the wont charge.
Another best of memories Safaris and sightings again top-class Neeraj accompanied all the rides as our Trakker and guide one of the most experienced explorers.
Neeraj has involved actively in many National Geographic and BBC NH films. A man with interesting stories and expeditions. Neeraj has a great connection with Elephants. Done many Asian elephant films.
We had fantastic jungle rides and saw many animals and birds all around and Yes, Tigers Tiger’s and Tigers. I am sure this the presence of Neeraj’s experience and his team.
We were lucky to be stayed and in touch with Neeraj since had a wonderful time and experience overall. What we noticed in surprise a previous recent review seems quite unethical and in purpose to damage the repo purposely. We have the same safari driver from previous safaris told us that the same guest who gave all false review two sisters had lifetime photography all Tigers in every ride had 10 rides and seen 15 Tigers. They are with other 2 male guests had no issues and were very happy.
I usually wont right a very long reviews in other platforms. But thought why not explain and share my experience as whole of the place and the people who runs are truly hardworking and genuine as per their professionalism unmatched. They are committed to nature and their knowledge of local wildlife; they are quick in responses and services are best as what we experienced.
We have already booked for November 2023. Thanks once again Everyone at Atulya Kanchi.

MUST VISIT TO ENJOY NATURE 

Best place with authentic indian food and very friendly Tribal Staff. Host is always upfront and we love his knowledge and stories.
Villas are beyond imagination beautifully done.
We personaly liked Dining and it's surrounding.
Quite a big place all looks like a village setup. We saw Jackals, Monkey,  and many birds within the property.
Mr. Neeraj and Arti alonwith their son who is hardcore dog lovers. All of the boys are like family, I liked their commitment for vocal for local. 
We had 2 rides saw Tiger twice in Maghdi zone. We were quite lucky to see them and various other animals. Great planing and organising our trip by Mr.Neeraj. They arranged all pick and drop from Katni.
We all highly recommend Atulya Kanchi Camp. Our namstay and thanks to all for such a wonderfull time.


Absolute Wilderness and beautiful

Great resort, beautiful rooms and grounds and wonderful hosts.  We were made very welcome and had a wonderful time relaxing at the resort and getting up close to the tigers in the Bandhavgarh National Park that was featured in the David Attenborough Dynasties programme “Tigers”.  

Our hosts, Neeraj, Arti and Digvijay looked after us superbly and expertly.  

If you’re looking for expert knowledge on the animals, tracking, photography, local life, arts and crafts then look no further.  Cannot recommend these lovely people highly enough.  Thank you so much guys.  🙏

Bliss in Bandhavgarh

Just a wonderful place no words for our host an amazing couple family run property, Mr.Neeraj Pathania an explorer and wild lifer done many National Geographic films,documentaries and an interesting relations with Elephants.His wife Arti pathania a bit shy from royal to perfect organiser. 

Whole set up is just amazingly peaceful wilderness- birds along-with black face monkey, Sambar deer, mostly Jackals some moments you hear big cat growling. they have planning big to upgrading  property ready for Oct 2020 on wards. 

We had great time with our safaris not lucky enough at the beginning later we saw almost all animals and Tiger in Maghdi zone and wild elephants. Actually Resort is close to all Zones you have a good advantage to go through jungle before starting your excursion by Jeep inside the Park known as core zone.

One should plan all your stay and jungle excursion well in advance due to some restrictions on entry tickets gets booked quickly, we were quite lucky since been informed by Arti about whole process and we trusted them to all arrangements for us which with no regret spot on, saved my time and worry.

Bagh Sarai Bandhavgarh is well connected by train and air network ( trains arrival stations nearest one 22 kmrs Umaria 70 kmrs Katni 180 kmrs from jabalpur has air connections from Delhi & Mumbai. We traveled from Khajuraho to Bandhavgarh which is 250 kmrs then further to Varanasi.

We will be looking forward to their new look for future our wishes to a wonderful staff for taking care of us at best .
We will be coming back to hear more stories from Mr.Pathania and laughter to share. Thank you so much for all your hospitality.



Wonderful Place

Don’t be fooled by their pictures!

I booked this property after seeing the pictures on their website and on a booking portal, reading positive reviews and after quick and qualified responses from the owner, Mr. Neeraj Pathania. I had a lot of questions regarding transfer, safaris and advance booking, all was answered quickly and in much detail, creating confidence. That was in 2017.

Visiting the property in Feb/March 2019, we found it below expectations and not well maintained. The owner seems to now follow other projects, was absent and did not answer the mails of 2018 personally.

They have isolated cottages, which allows for privacy and a quiet sleep. However, two houses were in ruins. One burned in a wildfire (and was not reconstructed), another one was declared “pending construction”. Roofs of all houses looked damaged, which was explained by a Typhoon going through a couple of days before. This may happen, but do not attribute to a relaxed and happy feeling. The fabric on the canvas was torn in many places, some of the damages looked old, see my pictures. We did not see any other damaged houses outside the property. Cows from the neighbouring villages are grazing on the premises and leave their dung, which you may find picturesque or not.

Cottage inside is NOT closely as pretty as on their pictures. They do not show their bathroom and toilet on the web. Bathroom is absolutely bare, with a worn tub and a shower that consists of just the plumbing and a hole on the floor. Toilet does not have a door, but just an old curtain. While this may be also found somewhere in India, I do not consi¬der this a three-star standard and have not found it in other hotels of this category in India. No privacy for this most private affair. Toilet seat and toilet insides disgusting, see pictures. Canvas on the inside of the cottage also torn and with stains.

Food was decent, but we definitely had more variety and better quality elsewhere. No internet and telephone connection, which per se is not a must while in the jungle, but may lead to problems when organizing things. On the plus side, we can say that the owner’s son, temporarily managing the property, tried to make up for the shortcomings and all organizational issues including meal times and safaris went according to plan. Meals are served in an open room (African Boma style) which also needs repairs.

In short, if you want to relax in a cosy atmosphere, I suggest looking for other places. We had a much better stay in Kanha at 7 Tigers resort, check my review for that. Kanha and Bandhavgarh are both good for tiger viewing, but Kanha offers more variety in landscapes including wetlands, plus the Barasinga deer that only survived in this park.

Don’t be fooled by their pictures!

We stayed at Bagh Sarai for 3 nights and it was a amazing experience. The resort is spread in a 11 acre plot and has just 6 bungalows in all. On top of it we were the only family staying during this period which made the experience even better.
The response from the time you start your booking inquiry till the time you reach home is instant and upto the mark. They give you clear instructions about every aspect of the stay. Help with booking safaris online and advising on other aspects. 
We were not lucky enough to meet Mr. Neeraj as he was not present during our stay at Bagh Sarai.

Bungalow is huge with a thatched roof from top and cloth lining from the inside. Its SUPER CLEAN and very well maintained.
FOOD is home made and very well cooked. Do try the chicken and local style made egg plant. They make three dishes in each meal and serve it hot and with love in the lovely dinning area.
Daily bonfire after the evening safari is very well managed along with the snacks and drinks.

We had 3 safaris and TWO major sightings of the big cat one of which was just a few feet away from our jeep. Mesmerizing and awesome experience. Words just cant explain.

Thank you Sher Bagh for everything. No qualms. Maybe we meet next time 

Cheers 
 

Tigers on the prowl. Amazing experience

If you would like to book safari in Bandhavgarh National Park India this is the place to do so. They booked safari for us. Also the resort is really nice. The bungalow are spacious and food is delicious. We were in the middle of summer, but the interior of the bungalow was cool, even without air-condition. Unfortunately, we had terrible problem with health during our stay, but Neeraj Pathania and his wonderful wife did they best to help us, and their hospitality has absolutely no limits. We were treated like guests. They are wonderful people to meet. To run the resort is definitely not just business for them, is the way of life.

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