Diphlu
River Lodge opened in January 2008, providing much-needed top-class
accommodation at Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage Site. The
position of the lodge is second to none: only the boundary river
separates its extensive grounds from the National Park itself, and the
jungle views are exceptional. Assam Bengal Navigation runs the
lodge to the same exacting standards of their well-established river
cruises on the Brahmaputra and the Hugli, while their Bansbari Lodge at
Manas National Park on the Bhutan border offers simpler but comfortable
accommodation for another wildlife experience.
Accommodation
We have built 4 individual cottages and 4 semi-detached cottages, raised
on stilts above the ground. Made of bamboo and thatch, they are all
air-conditioned. We have now added a further 4 individual
air-conditioned cottages made of bamboo and thatch bringing the total
capacity to 24 guests. All cottages sleep 2 and have been beautifully
designed to make full use of local materials and artefacts and blend in
with the stunning natural surroundings. All are well-appointed and
charmingly furnished with individual interiors. Each has a seating area
with comfortable cane furniture, a writing desk, mini-bar, safe, small
fridge and tea & coffee machine as well as top-quality beds and
mattresses. The very spacious separate cottages have a wide folding
glass door opening onto a thatched verandah with cane day bed and
inviting chairs, and overlook the Diphlu River and National Park, while
at the rear a deck with sun loungers looks across farmland. The
semi-detached cottages all have equally attractive large balconies from
which to savour the magical surroundings in the open air. All shower
bathrooms are en-suite with roomy dressing area and fitted wardrobe.
Dinning
High above the river is the Machan. (Machan, pronounced ma chaan,
means "jungle platform".) This has air-conditioned sitting and dining
areas opening onto a large verandah with high thatch ceiling and bamboo
floor. Guests can congregate here to swap the day's jungle stories over
a drink or a delicious meal, sink onto sofas with a book from the
library, relax by the fireplace on chilly winter evenings, enjoy an al
fresco breakfast on the verandah after returning from early morning
safari, watch for birds or scan the opposite bank for wild animals.
Location
Diphlu River Lodge is situated on National Highway 37, 220 kms east of
Guwahati. There are scheduled flights from Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and
Bangkok into Guwahati airport, and from Kolkata into Tezpur and Jorhat
airports. Guwahati is approximately 4 hours driving time, Jorhat 2 ½ and
Tezpur 1 hour.
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