Khem Vilas, is a jungle camp established by Usha and Goverdhan Singh Rathore along with Pritam Singh on the outskirts of Ranthambhore. Goverdhan is the son of Fateh Singh Rathore one of India’s leading Tiger experts who is also aptly referred to as the founding father of Ranthambhore helping put the park on the Tiger Map of the World. Khem Vilas, is a Jungle Camp on the outskirts of Ranthambhore. Ranthambhore is situated 13 kms from the District Headquarter of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan
Accommodations:
The main building provides four bedrooms that are self contained and can be used as individual rooms or can provide the option for a small group to hire the entire portion as a private space to be enjoyed together. All the rooms are air-conditioned spacious with en suite bathrooms. The upstairs rooms have large bay windows from which you can enjoy view along with the multitude of sounds of nature.
Dinging:
- The food in the camp is freshly cooked using mainly home grown organic vegetables.
- Even the milk is from the local farm where the cows are fed organic feed.
- Guests will be provided a satisfying selection of Indian, Western and Oriental Cuisine during their stay.
- Out of respect to nature all the food at Khemvillas is vegetarian; rest assured, you will be pleasantly surprised!
Bar:
The guests will have a choice of having a selection of alcoholic beverages and cocktails either in air-conditioned comfort in the cosy bar or outside in the natural surroundings.
Nature Walks
The camp is surrounded by nearly 12 acres of forest having water bodies, grasslands and thick fores cover all of which provide ideal walking grounds for the visitors with a track of nearly 3 kms. Nature guides will show them the various birds and even jackals, desert foxes and hares during their walks.
Plunge Pool
There is a small plunge pool filled with fresh water to cool of during the heat of the day.
Village Trips
As Goverdhan is deeply committed to the cause of the Tiger he has been working for nearly 20 year with the local people helping them find alternative means of livelihood so that they can be less dependant on their natural resources like fuel wood and fodder the extraction of which forms a major threat to the future of the Tiger. He runs a state of the art hospital and a school. His NGO is involved in providing alternate energy using biogas which received the Green Oscar in London in 2004. His wood for wood project helps local people plant over 70,000 trees each year. The non formal education program reaches out to nearly 4000 children each year helping then learn about their environment through song, dance, drama and nature camps. The guests at Khem villas can experience these projects first hand and understand the complicated nature of Tiger conservation and all the effort that is being put in to help save it in Ranthambhore.
