Family hotels and homes in Bhurkīā

This family makes me happy. They became family to me. We first met in 2020, but then covid happened and I suddenly had to go home. We kept in touch over the years. This March I returned to Nepal, to find some closure for the abrupt ending of my trip, and I came back to Bardia for them especially. ♥️ They all have a big heart, helping out with whatever you need. They really go an extra mile for you. Basu does important work within the community, helping and volunteering, giving education. He teaches others about the wildlife and how to live together with the wildlife, to protect both animal and human. Shardul is always there for you, stands beside you and you can come to him with any question. He's like a little brother to me and became a dear friend. Sarita is warm and welcoming. Her cooking is really the best I've had in Nepal. She now teaches this to Jyoti and Sumitra, two sweet girls they have in employment. And lets not forget their puppy Chelsey 😍 I've stayed 2,5 weeks this time. I went into the jungle for 8 days in total, jungle walks and twice jeep safari. I saw tigers more than once, a leopard, an elephant herd, single male elephant, rhino's, otters, the great hornbill bird (very rare to see), crocodiles, mongoose, many dear, golden jackell, river dolphins, monkeys and many birds. We even had a very special sighting of a tiger very close by (less than 100m on eye level). Their guide Santos is great; you can tell that he's connected to the nature around him and highly values your safety. My other days I spend in their garden with many flowers, to write and read and do my yoga practice. I slept in a treehouse in the community forest (part of the jungle) for one night (heard the tiger roar!) and Basu took me on a village tour to see the Tharu culture. All in all I can highly recommend this homestay! You'll be taken good care off and have everything you need for a comfortable time in Bardia. You can ask them anything.

The accommodation was quite perfect and exceeded all our expectations. I don’t where else you can get such a quality service for this price per night. I hope, my friend and I come back again. Special thank you to the owner of the place, who has contacted us day before our arrival and was willing to help with navigation.

We would get freshly prepared local Nepali food which was absolutely delicious! They have a wide selection of authentic local food to choose from. If you're in the right season, you can also get to try some fresh local honey! The location of the homestay is great, it is very close to the entrance of the national park. We had a great stay here, and had some incredible wildlife sightings (Rhinos, elephants, tigers, hornbills) thanks to the sharp eyes of Tek Bahadur (fondly called Pappu). Will definitely come to visit again!

Relaxing environment set by the river you can swim in

Great hotel and beautiful garden. Anil was nice and helpfull. He organised the safari and take care of everything so you don’t have to worry about that.

We loved our stay. The staff are so helpful and friendly. Rooms are big and the all place is well looked after. We had the best jungle safari with Bale, we couldnt have a better guide!

Very friendly family-run property with beautiful garden. Excellent food was available all time, staff and owners are attentive and try to fulfil every wish. Special thanks to the owner for taking good care of us while having problems entering India. He was ready to take us for a five hours drive to the next border without any discussion. What a service! Great thanks, we will not forget.

Really great stay. We were met at the bus station (without having asked) and driven back to the hotel. Super friendly staff, who went above and beyond to be helpful. Managed to get us a bus ticket and arrange it all for us. Also we loved the safari, which was all sorted for us.

Location in gardens was excellent. Staff gave terrific service

Great location, lovely staff, very helpful.