Irai Safari Retreat

Irai - you are amazing. From booking the resort to see us off, everything was perfect. The food was delicious, it wasn’t like hotel food, simple food, very tasty. All meals we had, no complains at all. The staff are very courteous and always helping. They go out of the way to oblige and make you comfortable. Deepak is a wonderful person, he is very knowledgeable and extremely passionate about Tigers and true nature lover. He has trained his staff very well. All of them are from villages around. The cottages are big, very well appointed and comfortable. The bathrooms are luxurious and have all the required amenities. The entire resort is spacious and warm. Thank you Deepak and Team Irai for the wonderful time. We will be back soon.

Irai Resort is fantastically located, close to the park. The rooms are spacious (family room for one couple), clean, and comfortable. Toiletries are replenished daily, and the rooms are cleaned every day. The kitchen there is fantastic: amazing and delicious Indian food, with plenty of alternatives for those who think Indian equals spicy. No, we did not get sick of Indian food; on the contrary, we gained 2 kilos in 10 days. The entire staff is incredibly helpful, even though their English isn't the best. With a bit of patience, love, and some hand and foot gestures :-), these guys will do everything for you and understand you very well. The park itself is extraordinarily beautiful, even the buffer zones; the jungle at its finest. The safari rules have become much stricter in Tadoba National Park, but it's all for the better: we saw 19 different tigers (25 sightings), including cubs, 4 leopards, sloth bear, wild dogs several times, and plenty of sambar, spotted deer, gaur, nilgai, barking deer, etc., on 20 drives. This is a safari that can easily be compared to African safaris. We had an incredibly enthusiastic guide and driver with excellent knowledge, but most importantly, unbelievable eyes! Anil and Amul have our utmost respect! This entire trip was fantastic: our minds were empty, and our hearts were full. We will be back! PS Keep in mind that the lodge is located in a "dry district," meaning the lodge does not serve alcohol. However, you are more than welcome to bring your own alcohol and even consume it in the restaurant or on the patio, but preferably "discreetly": we poured the alcohol into their water bottles.

It is truly like home in jungle.We were late for lunch due to bad road conditions but they made it point to serve us tasty hot lunch first and then took care of checkin. Hotel is well maintained with lot of sitting places where you can sit and chat . Rooms are spacious and well maintained with all necessary amenities , lovely verandah and beautiful terrace. Delicious food with nice spread. Well trained staff who took good care of us. Safari were like little picnic with apt snacks and drinks. What is note worthy is before morning safari at 5am in the morning ,tea and coffee were served and ***** with our breakfast the also gave us rugs to protect ourselves from cold. These are small things but they give us home like feel. Only garden has to be taken care off and the sign board near turning has to changed.