Dera Baghdarrah — The only camp inside a crocodile reserve, near Udaipur
Sunset aerial over Baghdarah Lake and the reserve
Inside Baghdarrah Crocodile Conservation Reserve

Six tents. On the lake. No one else for miles.

The only camp built inside a living forest reserve, 45 minutes from Udaipur — where crocodiles drift past your balcony by day and leopards move through the hills after dark.

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Only CampInside the Reserve
6Tents Only
200+Bird Species
45minFrom Udaipur
Inside a Protected Reserve
Private Lake Frontage
Naturalist-Led Safaris
45 Min from Udaipur
In Short

The only camp built inside a living crocodile reserve — not beside one.

This Isn't a Resort With a View of Nature

It's a tent inside the forest — not beside it.

Most jungle stays sit at the edge of a reserve, looking in. Dera Baghdarrah is built inside one. There is no fence between your balcony and the lake, no other property between you and the leopard tracks in the hills.

You'll fall asleep to the forest, not a generator. You'll wake to birdcalls, not traffic. And somewhere out on the water, a crocodile will already be awake before you are.

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Aerial view of the camp on the lake, surrounded by forest
Guided jungle walk
Leopard and cub resting together
Owl at dusk
Leopard and cub resting together
Owl at dusk
A Day Here

Slow mornings.
Wild afternoons.

Birdwatching at dawn by the lake
Dawn

Birds over the water

Coffee on the balcony while kingfishers and storks work the lake shore.

Resting on the tent balcony at midday
Midday

Nothing at all

The heat settles, the forest goes quiet, and your balcony is the best seat in the house.

Open jeep safari through the forest
Afternoon

Out into the reserve

A jeep safari or guided walk, tracking leopard, boar and nilgai with a local naturalist.

Bonfire in the evening
Night

Fire, stars, silence

Dinner by the lake, a bonfire after, and a sky with no city light to compete with.

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Where You'll Sleep

Six tents. Never crowded,
never far from the lake.

Every tent has a king-size bed, an attached washroom and a netted balcony facing the water, furnished in classic colonial style. Choose air-conditioned comfort or the fully air-cooled jungle experience.

Deluxe tent interior Deluxe tent balcony
Air Conditioned · 2 Tents

Deluxe Tent

Cool, quiet, and still close enough to hear the lake — for guests who want comfort without losing the wild.

Air ConditionedKing BedLake View
Standard tent interior Standard tent balcony
Air Cooled · 4 Tents

Standard Tent

Screened, breezy and open to every forest sound — the way a jungle camp is meant to feel.

Air CooledKing BedLake View

Only six tents exist across the whole camp — book ahead, especially for weekends and the winter season.

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Flora & Fauna

Everything here is
actually wild

Nothing is fenced, fed or staged. What you see is what was already there.

Crocodiles

Mugger crocodile basking on a ledgeCrocodile with mouth open

Leopards

Leopard resting in the leavesLeopard walking a dry track

Birds

Partridge on the forest trackYellow-bellied bird on a branch

Mammals

Wild boar family on the trackNilgai in dry grass
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Things To Do

Ways to earn
a good story

Jeep safari on a forest track

Jeep Safari

Dawn or dusk, in an open jeep, tracking leopard and boar through trails a naturalist has walked for years.

Indian pitta on a branch

Bird Watching

200+ recorded species. Morning walks along the shore turn up kingfishers, eagles and storks most guests never expected to see.

Guided jungle walk

Jungle Walks

On foot, through bamboo and dry scrub, past rock formations and tracks your guide will teach you to read.

Crocodiles basking on a natural rocky bank

Crocodile Spotting

Watch mugger crocodiles bask a few feet away, from a safe vantage — a sight almost nowhere else in Rajasthan offers.

How To Reach Us

Closer than
you'd expect

Camp LocationBaghdarrah Crocodile Reserve, Udaipur
From Udaipur City20 km · about 45 minutes
From Udaipur Airport24 km · about 45 minutes
The Last Stretch4 km of dirt jungle track — every car makes it through

We're the only property inside the park, with the reserve on every side. No other camps, no shared trails.

Aerial view of the lake and the reserve
Overhead of the tents among the trees Misty view of the lake
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A mugger crocodile gliding through the lake
Our Commitment

The forest comes first

Before Dera Baghdarrah was a camp, Baghdarah Lake was a crocodile habitat, and that hasn't changed. We work closely with the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and the Rajasthan Forest Department on conserving the mugger crocodile and protecting the lake and shoreline it depends on.

That partnership extends beyond the water. Alongside the Forest Department, we support the conservation of the wider flora and fauna of the reserve — the leopards in the hills, the birdlife along the shore, and the forest that holds it all together.

Guests see the result of this work on every safari and walk: a reserve that stays genuinely wild because it's actively looked after.

Get In Touch

There are only six tents.
Take one.

No crowds, no schedule but your own, and a forest that doesn't end at a fence. Write to us with your dates.

AddressDera Baghdarrah, Baghdarrah Nature Park,
Main Jhamarkotra Rd, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001
Emailbookings@derabaghdarrah.com
Phone+91-9358856318
+91-8657244102
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