Things to do in Pachmarhi Slow days here, wild ones up the hill

What to do at the resort, and what to see in Pachmarhi, the Queen of Satpura, an hour up the road.

At the resort

The art of doing very little

The pool
A curved outdoor pool with a wooden deck, looking out over open fields to the hills, lit after dark.
Bonfire evenings
On winter evenings we light a fire on the lawn and draw the chairs into a circle.
Rain shower
A canopy of sprinklers over a dance floor beside the pool: the place to be on a summer afternoon.
Picnic tables
Wooden tables on the lawn for tea, cards or a slow breakfast.
Children's play area
Swings, a slide and a garden swing on the grass, close to the cottages.
Lawns and garden
Wide lawns under old trees, with benches and room to run.
The dining hall
A bright hall for meals, family gatherings and larger groups.
Cricket net
A practice net at the edge of the grounds, for anyone who travels with a bat.

Safari and Pachmarhi

Forest, waterfalls and long views

The nearest safari gate is about 3 km from the resort. Pachmarhi town is 29 km, about an hour by road. Tell us what you would like to see and we will arrange the vehicle.

3 km from the resort
Jungle safari
Open-gypsy drives into the buffer forest of the Satpura Tiger Reserve, from a gate about 3 km away. Gaur, deer, sloth bear, giant squirrels and, with luck, a leopard.
Sunrise and sunset point
Dhoopgarh
The highest point in the Satpura range and in Madhya Pradesh. People come for the sunset; the ridgelines fade into layers of gold and blue.
Waterfall
Bee Fall
Pachmarhi's best-known waterfall, a walk down from the road to a pool where you can stand under the cascade.
Satpura National Park
Madhai
The core zone of the tiger reserve, reached by boat across the Denwa. Jeep, boat and walking safaris, about an hour and a half from the resort.
Rock-cut caves
Pandav Caves
Five ancient rock-cut caves on a low sandstone hill with a garden below, the place Pachmarhi takes its name from.
Ravine viewpoint
Handi Khoh
A sheer, forested ravine some 300 feet deep, seen from a railed viewpoint at its edge.
Hilltop temple
Chauragarh
A climb of about 1,300 steps to a Shiva temple on a peak, ringed with thousands of tridents left by pilgrims.
Colonial Pachmarhi
Christ Church
A stone church from 1875 with a tall spire, in the quiet middle of the old cantonment town.
Boating
Pachmarhi Lake
A small lake in the town with boats for hire, an easy, gentle stop for families with children.
Leopards, gaur, sloth bears
Satpura wildlife
One of the quieter tiger reserves in India, known for leopards, sloth bears, gaur and the Indian giant squirrel.