Best Wildlife Tours Operator in India

Pugdundee Safaris is one of India's leading wildlife tour operator with 7 of its own boutique jungle lodges in Central India and many bespoke wilderness experiences on offer. Between 2009 and 2026, we have been awarded for our excellence in wildlife safaris, our commitment to sustainability, our experienced naturalists and our pioneering mobile safari initiative.

Pugdundee Safaris pioneered wildlife education & guiding courses for the wildlife tourism sector in India with its courses – PRONAT, ANAT and YNAT. We have been at the forefront of adopting reforms which can encourage avenues for economic well-being for the host communities that we co-exist with and charm our guests with authentic & holistic experiences. Today we are considered amongst the best wildlife tour operator in India and have been awarded for it several times.

2023 brought in several accolades which began with Trip Advisor recognizing our two wildlife lodges – Kings Lodge & Kanha Earth Lodge for the 5 consecutive year under Best of the Best category while the other 4 – Pench Tree Lodge, Denwa Backwater Escape, Treehouse Hideaway & Waghoba Eco Lodge bagged Traveller’s choice awards.

Pench Tree Lodge has been bestowed Gold for the most prestigious award in responsible tourism - International Centre for Responsible Tourism in Best for Nature-Positive Tourism category, while Waghoba Eco Lodge was awarded a Silver on the same platform in Best for Addressing Climate Change category.
We have tried to continue the trend in 2024 with both Trip Advisor & Wildlife Tourism Conclave and Awards felicitating our lodges & exclusive adventure & learning experiences for outstanding initiatives & services.
in 2022 & ‘23, Pugdundee Safaris was also awarded a Silver for its fight against single use plastic by International Conferences on Responsible Tourism.
In ‘22 & ‘23, two of our lodges were awarded a Gold & a Silver under ‘Best for Addressing Climate Change’ & ‘Best for Nature Positive Tourism’ categories by the International Conference on Responsible Tourism.
In the year 2025 also all our lodges were awarded Trip Advisor Travellers Choice Award, 2 of our lodges – Kanha Earth Lodge and Kings Lodge – Bandhavgarh were rated among the top 25 small and boutique hotels of India and were awarded with the Best of Best Award. Towards the end of 2025, Denwa Backwater Escape – Satpura was awarded the Most Inspirational Eco Lodge by TOFT Tigers. These awards are a testament of the commitment of the team in operating the very best safaris sustainably making Pugdundee Safaris Indias leading safari company.