2026 editionNo. 85
Mahua Kothi, A Taj Safari
Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Why Mahua Kothi, A Taj Safari is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
Mahua Kothi’s twelve kutiyas reinterpret the vernacular of central India beside Bandhavgarh National Park. Personal butlers, skilled naturalists and regional home-style cooking soften the intensity of tiger safaris, while gardens and generous communal spaces create the atmosphere of a lived-in forest estate.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
- Property
- Wildlife lodge
- Operator
- Taj Safaris
- Opened
- 2006
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Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 85
- Lodge type
- Wildlife lodge
- Destination
- Bandhavgarh National Park
- Country or region
- India
- Management in 2026
- Taj Safaris
- Opening year
- 2006