“To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles”.
– Mary Davis
The woods are alive with the sound of music…
And we are thrilled to welcome you back to the Central Indian forests after a long-drawn pandemic lockdown of six months.
Now, as we open our doors to you, as a responsible eco-tourism company, we are ensuring all our safety measures are right in place. Your well-being is as much our priority.
We are guessing you can’t wait to get-away on a break to the forests, to reclaim all that you may have missed out on during the last few months.
It is heartening to see the hustle-bustle in our lush forest meadows these days, as the azure blue skies and the speckled autumn sun, readies to welcome you back into it’s fold.
At Pugdundee Safaris we continue to stand steadfast in our faith to conserve the planet and help it heal in every possible way we can.
In tune with our Phrase of the year, “Be the Change”, we have worked on creating a ripple effect of change in our communities, in our sustainability and conservation efforts around the lodges, despite the long drawn lockdown.
As we open our doors to you, our precious guests; we are happy to share exciting news from our lodges and forests.
Big Boys Of Central India
Meet the big, bold boys of Central India who rule the forests and parks.
Work From Wilderness
Most of us have been Working from Home (WFH) for a while now.Late in June this year, we were brainstorming on how we could turn WFH into a seamless, stress-free and relaxed experience.
That’s when we came up with the concept of getting away to the forests to work, far from the daily grind of managing home. One could forego the home management responsibilities in our wilderness lodges, while working and getting rejuvenated in our natural, forest setting.
That’s when we coined the term, Work from Wilderness (WFW). Little did we know this WFW would become a run-away hit with other lodges and travel operators!!
We offer you a peaceful sanctuary where the lines between work and home management don’t get blurred. Read our blog post on WFW here.
Here’s what one of our guests who spent almost a month Working from Wilderness at one of our lodges, says about his experience.
Covid Safety Measures
Our Covid safety measures are bang in place. Your well being is of top priority to us and there is no way we would comprise on your health and safety.
Here’s what we are doing to ensure your safety and good health.
Our guests are returning home happy and satisfied with the safety measures adopted by us.
Guest Testimonial Video: Senior Journalist, Ananat Zanane recently visited Denwa Backwater Escape and here’s what he has to say.
Awards once again!
The travel industry was hit the hardest due to the pandemic, but we rose like the phoenix.
Three of our lodges, Kanha Earth Lodge, Denwa Backwater Escape and King’s Lodge won the Best of Best Travellers’ Choice Award, and were among the Top 25 Small Hotels in India.
What’s more, Tree House Hideaway, Pench Tree Lodge and Ken River Lodge also won the Traveller’s Choice Award and were in top 10% of the lasting.
We are very grateful to our guests and Team Pugdundee without whom this would have been a distant dream.
Professional Naturalist Program (PRONAT) is on in November 2020
PRONAT (Professional Naturalist Training) is a twenty-one nights program that focuses intensively to elevate passionate nature enthusiasts into professional naturalist.
With the completion of this course the participants get inducted as trainee or lodge naturalists in nature based tourism sector, start leading nature based tours, or just learn to appreciate nature with a new lens.
With regular flights coming in to Bhopal now, post the lockdown it’s easy to reach the alluring destination for PRONAT, at Satpura’s Denwa Backwater Escape.
Watch our PRONAT participant, Ram’s testimonial here. He now runs his own Wildlife tour company with his friend, Rajeev Alluri.
Dates: 22 November – 13 December 2020
Bookings are open now!
Amateur Naturalist Course is on in January 2021
Bookings are open for ANAT to be conducted from 11 January – 16 January, 2021. To read more about ANAT click here.
This course is for wildlife enthusiasts and people who deeply desire to learn more about nature. Wildlife and Forestry Services in association with Pugdundee Safaris brings to you ANAT every year.
Waghoba Eco-Lodge, our new Getaway for you, now in October 2021!
Our Waghoba Eco Lodge in Tadoba was all set to welcome you this year, but owing to the pandemic we have had to put our opening dates on hold.
Like all our lodges Waghoba Eco-Lodge is located amidst the forest. We are preserving the natural wilderness, despite the construction work under progress. We are setting new benchmarks in eco-tourism with this unique property which will be our first in Maharashtra.
We are already ensuring root stock protection, and building a lake with a hide that will enable some fantastic eye level shots, for birding and photography. The forest is also being regenerated on this farmland with the plantation of over 3000 saplings of trees and plants. The forest is returning to its full glory, already.
The lodge being constructed with hand-made Adobe bricks and Guna roof tiles, is shaping up wonderfully.
We look forward to now welcoming you and yours to our eco-luxe lodges where you can relax and rejuvenate in the company of unhindered sights and wilderness.
Meanwhile, stay safe, stay optimistic. And love each other and this Earth a little more than you already do.
| Written by: Natasha Sinha, Content Curator, Pugdundee Safaris |
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Kanha Earth Lodge – Kanha | Pench Tree Lodge – Pench
Kings Lodge & Tree House Hideaway – Bandhavgarh
Ken River Lodge – Panna | Denwa Backwater Escape – Satpura
