Detailed Description

The Blackbuck Lodge is a deluxe resort set along the boundaries of the Velavadar National Park. With just 10 luxuriously appointed cottages, featuring fine furniture, state-of-the-art bathrooms and high quality housekeeping items, this lodge offers a boutique holiday. The Savannah grasslands surround the lodge, offering good opportunities to watch blackbuck (Indian antelope), nilgai and rich birdlife from the cottage patios.  The water body in the resort premises attracts a variety of birds. Endangered mammals like the Indian wolf and the striped hyena have been spotted in the vicinity of the lodge. 

Velavadar National Park

Velavadar National Park is a grassland tract rich in wildlife including India's largest herds of blackbuck (Indian antelope), the endangered Indian wolf and striped hyena, and smaller mammals like jackal, jungle cat, Indian fox and hare. For birdwatchers, this national park is home to specialties like saras crane and Stolickza's bushchat. Between November and February, Velavadar is the largest roosting site for harriers

Accommodation and Facilities

Ø  With 14 air-conditioned cottages, the wildlife resort wins you over with its attention to minimalistic chic interiors and stylish architecture.

Ø  Each room is spacious and furnished with kingsize beds, chairs and tables.

Ø  There is a specially designed relaxation area by the windows in the room to enjoy the starlit clear sky.

Ø  Each room has a verandah at the back with deck chairs for sunbathing and watching the blackbucks.

Ø  The bathrooms are large and each bathroom comes with a separate dressing area providing urban comforts. There is an alternative open air shower area near the bathroom for guests who want to enjoy a hot water shower under the tropical sun in the close environs of nature.

Ø  The resort will soon boast of a swimming pool and an open air barbeque area for their guests.

All our luxury cottages come with the following features

Ø  Satellite Television

Ø  Telephone and direct dialing through operator

Ø  Room service menu

Ø  Mini Fridge

Ø  Tea-coffee maker

Restaurant

Ø  The walk to the restaurant from your cottage, through the lush natural grasslands of the region is a unique experience in itself. Built from local materials, the restaurant offers scenic views from its large windows. After a day of activity or relaxation, enjoy gourmet comfort food in the lodge’s dining area overlooking the water body, near the restaurant.

o   The menu features Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine, besides regional Kathiawadi specialties.

o   Add to this smiling, well-trained staff that makes the whole experience of enjoying the meal worth it.

o   The restaurant is open from 6am to 10 pm for the residents as well as non-residents of the Blackbuck Lodge.

Library

As you enter the resort, near the reception area, there is a section dedicated to books and magazines on wildlife and is just the place to relax and exchange jungle stories.