GPS Location of Chitvan Jungle Lodge, 3.65 kms Mukki Gate from Kanha National Park
Latitude = 22°8'26"N
Longitude = 80°42'16"E

There are 2 entry gates to Kanha, namely, Kisli and Mukki.

Chitvan is only 3.65 kms from the Mukki Gate. Just reach the Mukki gate, see the board of Chitvan asking you to head on a mud trail exactly opposite the Mukki gate. You will pass thru some beautiful meadows to begin with, and then before you realize, you will go past the core zone of Kanha National Park. Then you will cross a small but beautiful water stream at a distance of 3.5 kms from the Mukki gate, only then will you emerge into Chitvan.

The boundary of Chitvan on two sides touch the core zone of Kanha, the other side is valley overlooking the small but scenic hills of Kanha.

Flight and Train connectivity is from following closest towns

Gondia: 135kms, 2.5 hours drive,
Jabalpur: 180kms, 4 hours drive,
Raipur: 200kms, 5 hours drive,
Nagpur: 250kms, 6 hours drive,

Bus services available to following towns, not very regular though:

Mandla: 80kms, 2 hours drive
Balaghat: 100kms, 2 hours drive, District Head quarters
Malanjkhand: 20kms, 30 minutes drive
Baihar: 18kms, 30 minutes drive

From: Munir Virani
To: sharad
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:38 PM
Subject: Trip Advisor review

In April 2008, I had the pleasure of staying at the Chitvan Jungle Lodge in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh India. It was a difficult time for my family and I as we had witnessed a difficult time in Kenya following post-election violence. I have been visiting India for the last nine years and I conduct vulture research in the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. I have stayed before at the Tuli Tiger Resort near Kisli Gate but had heard some good comments from friends about this new lodge at Mukki Gate on the south-eastern part of Kanha National Park. Kanha is without a doubt one of the best places in India to see tigers and to appreciate the birdlife. One is taken back in time to the days of Rudyard Kipling. I visited Chitvan with my wife and my two boys aged 4 and 2 respectively so we were not really sure what to expect. My younger boy had already fallen ill with the heat and the fatty milk but when he saw the alluring pool at Chitvan he seemed miraculously cured. On arrival at Chitvan we were greeted with sincerity and smiles. We were shown to our room that was tastefully decorated and very pleasant. The architects and designers have obviously put in a lot of effort to combine luxury with a taste of rustic-ethno elegance. We were shown the organic gardens where the lodge grows its own wheat and other vegetables. The furniture in the main lobby area was fantastic. We sat down to eat and with two sugared up boys running around the place, the staff were extremely helpful and understanding. They cut slices of cucumber and carrots for the boys daily which kept them going and made a special menu for them of French fries and pieces of chicken without any spice. Evenings by the pool were sheer luxury as one sipped their beer with scrumptious bitings of spicy chicken tikka.
The jeep safaris into Kanha National Park were very well organized and the picnic breakfasts were to die for. On the final night, the manager organized a tribal dance and barbeque dinner that was scintillating to say the least. All in all, this is an amazing place in the heart of Mowgli country where tigers roam. It combines all the ingredients of luxury, elegance, warmth and most importantly is perhaps one of the most child friendly places I have ever been to (the other two being Tiger’s Den in Bandhavgarh and Dev Villas in Ranthambhore).
Thank you Chitvan for a memorable visit.
Munir Virani, PhD
Nairobi Kenya
Munir Z. Virani, PhD
Africa Program Director
The Peregrine Fund 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane
Boise Idaho 83709
USA




From: Jaydeep.Kunte@sungard.com
To: info@chitvan.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:47 PM
Subject: RE: Enquiry about stay at Chitvan - Kanha

Hi Sharad,

We had a great time at Chitvan. Your team is excellent and took very good care of us. We wish we could have spent more time out there. Though were slightly unlucky in terms of spotting a tiger ourselves (not in Tiger Show- we did see a Male Tiger in the tiger show) but being at Chitvan made up for more than that.
Please convey my best regards to Aashwini, Manjay, Sanjay, Faiz and everyone else in the team. Attached are some photographs we clicked with the team and of the resort.
Your wildlife photographs in the resorts are really well taken, I was wondering if I can get a copy of some of those.
Regards
JAKJaydeep A. Kunte
Director – Projects
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