The Sarai at Toria
Madhya Pradesh, India
- Waterside
- Rural
- Wildlife
- Culture
- Hiking
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Experience riverside cottage living at The Sarai at Toria
Riverside cottage living, close to prime tiger territory in India’s Panna and Khajaraho reserves
Sustainability
Climate & conservation
- Composts all wet waste and grows an organic garden
- Cottages of local materials, thick mud walls keep interiors cool
Community & culture
- Staff drawn from the local community
- Founded by conservation biologist Raghu Chundawat and Joanna Van Gruisen
- Runs school environmental programmes around Panna Tiger Reserve via Baavan
In brief
- Price bracket
- £££
- Type of property
- Lodge
- No. of rooms
- 12 rooms
- Max guests per room
- Eight cottages, mostly for 2; four have mezzanine spaces suitable for families
- Facilities
- Restaurant, Wifi, Garden, Laundry, Airport transfer
- Activities
- Hiking, Watersports, Cultural visits, Yoga, Meditation, Safari, Wildlife watching, Birdwatching
- Setting
- Riverside · Rural
Kids
Family friendly, with 4 of the 8 cottages featuring a tucked-away mezzanine bed space especially suited to children
Accessibility
Cottages are freestanding across 9 acres of undulating grounds; not step-free or suited to limited mobility
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Madhya Pradesh, India
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