Camp Mewar, Bandhavgarh
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Camp Mewar on Ketkiya is a Jungle Lodge set in a thickly
wooded ten acres plot, sharing a common boundary with the Bandhavgarh Tiger
reserve on its south (Madhya Pradesh, India).
The camp gets its name from the 'Ketkiya Nala', a stream which trickles along
its edge. 'Ketkiya-Kewra' - (Pendanus) a fragrant flowering plant that grows
in the abundance along the banks.
Tigers are usually in residence at Ketkiya.
A picturesque drive over perennial streams, through fields and hutments, the
camp is a mere fifteen minutes drive from the park entrance.
It comprises of 4 Aodhis (cottages in the design of hunting towers of the erstwhile
rulers of Mewar), 5 Tents and 3 Wood-thatch Huts.
By Train
Umaria-32 kms and connected by a direct train from New Delhi, Agra, Gwalior,
Jhansi, i.e. Kalinga Utkal Express, it leaves Nizamuddin station at 1250hrs
and gets in at Umaria at 0630hrs.
Katni-95 kms and well connected by trains from New-Delhi, Varanasi, Pune, Mumbai,
Cochin, Chennai, Calcutta, Nagpur, Allahabad.
By Air
Khajuraho, daily flights from New Delhi Jabalpur, flights from New Delhi.
By Road
Approx 8hrs drive from Khajuraho (280kms), 6 hrs from Jabalpur (210kms), 7 hrs
from Kanha(240kms), Katni- two and a half hours drive (95kms), Satna three and
a half hours drive (112kms).
Camp Mewar, Bandhavgarh Reservation Form
