Satpura National Park, North & Central India, India

The Satpura National Park is one of the unsung gems of central India, and thanks to this recently opened lodge overlooking a dam on the Denwa River, you can experience its wilderness in great comfort. Spread across ten acres of riverine woodland, the property consists of just eight cottages and two tree houses – all spacious and beautifully furnished, with high pitched roofs and exposed beams. Local textiles and steamer trunks add dashes of character to the interiors, whose picture windows open on to the water and distant views of the Pachmarhi Hills. Stay a few days and you’ll have time to do one of their signature night safaris in the buffer zone, or trek on elephant back through the adjacent forest.