Sujan Jawai

Sujan Jawai is for travellers who want the thrill of an African leopard safari without leaving Rajasthan: ten tented suites sit among granite kopjes and dry riverbeds between Udaipur and Jodhpur, in a landscape where wild leopards den in the rocks and share the ground with the nomadic Rabari herders who have grazed livestock here for centuries. Owned by Anjali and Jaisal Singh, the camp has identified and tracks 55 individual leopards across 52 square kilometres of protected wilderness, including 150 acres of restored farmland.

Each tent has monochrome interiors, an en-suite bathroom and a private veranda facing the hills; the Royal Panthera Suite adds its own heated pool. Twice-daily safari drives are led by naturalists trained to track the leopards without disturbing them, and guided walks with Rabari herders offer a different way into the landscape. Around 80% of staff are from Rajasthan, and the camp's SNS Foundation runs education and healthcare programmes across six local villages. Evenings gather around the campfire before dinner served under a sky that, this far from any city, is properly dark.