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A teak villa raised on stilts among sal trees at golden hour, guests relaxing on its wide deck

Tadoba · Maharashtra

Where the forest keeps its own time.

Fourteen villas of stone and teak on the quiet edge of Tadoba–Andhari Tiger Reserve.

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The Retreat

Built from what the forest gave back.

Saalvan stands on eleven acres of regenerating farmland at the edge of the reserve. The villas are raised in local stone and reclaimed teak, finished in lime, and set far enough apart that the loudest thing you hear at night is the forest. We planted sal, mahua and bamboo where cotton once grew. The langurs came back first. Then the peacocks. Last winter, a tigress crossed the lower meadow at dawn.

Tall carved teak doors with brass studs set into a dry-stone wall, mist and forest beyond
Villas
14
villas
Acres
11
acres
Minutes to the safari gate
15min
to the safari gate
Solar by day
100%
solar by day

Stay

Three ways to live in the forest.

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A teak villa raised on stilts among tree trunks, its deck glowing in morning haze

6 villas

Canopy Villa

Raised on teak stilts into the tree line. King bed, outdoor rain shower, and a deck at the height of the langurs.

Guests
2
From
₹28,000 / night
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A lime-plastered pavilion with teak screens slid open onto a still lake and a small plunge pool at golden hour

4 pavilions

Lakeside Pavilion

Opens straight onto the reservoir. Slide the screens back and the room becomes a verandah, with a private plunge pool below.

Guests
2
From
₹42,000 / night
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A lime-plastered courtyard around an old neem tree, with stone flagstones and two low teak-roofed wings

4 houses

Saal House

Two bedrooms around a courtyard and an old neem tree. Made for families who want to be together and apart.

Guests
4 + 2 children
From
₹64,000 / night
Enquire about the Saal House

All stays include meals, naturalist-led activities and transfers from Nagpur. Rates are indicative, plus taxes.

Experiences

Days shaped by the forest.

Experiences

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  1. An open safari jeep seen from behind on a red dust track through bamboo and teak at sunrise
    01

    Core-zone safari.

    Dawn or afternoon in an open 4×4 with our resident naturalist. Permits arranged.

  2. A torch-lit forest path at night with a naturalist seen from behind and fireflies in the blue dark
    02

    The night trail.

    A guided walk through the buffer zone after dark: nightjars, civets, the sounds you never notice by day.

  3. Hands shaping clay beside an earthen village house with painted walls and terracotta pots drying in the sun
    03

    A Gond village morning.

    Walk with neighbours from the village, see terracotta work in progress, and stay for lunch in a family home.

  4. An Indian roller perched on a dry branch, wings half open in electric blue, a blurred meadow behind
    04

    Birds of the meadow.

    Rollers, drongos and paradise flycatchers, with binoculars and a flask of filter coffee.

  5. A teak yoga deck under a sal canopy at dawn with two rolled mats and shafts of light
    05

    Forest bathing.

    Slow mornings on the yoga deck under the sal canopy.

  6. A telescope on a rooftop under a dense starry sky above a dark forest
    06

    Stargazing.

    No city glow for a hundred kilometres. A telescope on the library roof.

Dining · Mahua

The Vidarbha table.

Saoji spice, jowar bhakri, forest honey and vegetables from our own beds and the village farms within thirty kilometres. Breakfast on the deck, lunch under the banyan, dinner by lantern.

A Vidarbha thali on a brass plate with jowar bhakri, bharit and chutneys

From the kitchen

  • Saoji mutton
  • Smoked brinjal bharit
  • Tarri poha
  • Mahua-flower kheer

The Forest

Who you share it with.

A Bengal tiger walking along a reservoir edge at golden hour
Bengal tiger
The reason most guests come, though rarely the only one they remember.
An Indian leopard resting on a rocky ridge at dusk
Indian leopard
Seen less, felt more. Often on the rocky ridges at dusk.
A sloth bear at a termite mound in dappled light
Sloth bear
Shaggy and short-sighted, often at termite mounds after rain.
A pack of dholes on a forest track in morning light
Dhole
Whistling packs of wild dogs, fast and astonishingly coordinated.
A gaur grazing at the misty forest edge
Gaur
The Indian bison, a tonne of muscle grazing at the forest edge.
An Indian roller perched on a dry branch, electric blue wings half open
Indian roller
A flash of electric blue on the wire, Maharashtra's state bird.

Sightings are never promised. Patience is.

Light on the Land

Built to leave the forest better.

  • Solar-powered by day
  • Rainwater harvested for every villa
  • Greywater cleaned through reed beds
  • Most of our team from villages within 20 km
  • No single-use plastic, anywhere

Guest Notes

We came for the tiger and left talking about the silence.
A. & R., Mumbai
The kind of place where the children put their phones down without being asked.
The M. family, Bengaluru
Every meal tasted of somewhere. I still think about the bharit.
S. K., London

Journey

Getting here.

  1. Nagpur

    By air

    Nagpur (NAG), about three hours by road. We collect you.

  2. Chandrapur

    By rail

    Chandrapur, about forty-five minutes away.

  3. Saalvan

    Season

    October to June is best. The core zone usually closes for the monsoon; the buffer zone and Saalvan stay open.

Reserve

Come stay a while.

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