Amid hills, lakes and flood plains and situated deep within Chitwan National Park, the Maruni Sanctuary Lodge in Sauraha, Nepal, offers guests an interactive wildlife experience. Located between two villages of the Rana Tharu community, the resort is 185 kilometers west of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
With the national park's fauna and flora at its doorstep, the Maruni Sanctuary Lodge is divided into 12 individual cottaqes. On-site facilities include a modest reception area, conference and meeting rooms, a dining hall where complimentary breakfasts are served, and an open-air bar. Gravel pathways festooned with bright yellow flowers connect the brown-roofed buildings. The focus at this property is the native creatures and features of the neighboring park, and numerous activities are available to interested guests. Elephant safaris, bird watching, canoeing and jungle treks are among the guided tours offered for an additional fee.

Inside the guestrooms, wooden walls and bamboo furnishings dominate the décor. Guestrooms feature balconies, ceiling fans and tiled floors.

The Maruni Sanctuary Lodge offers an authentic wildlife experience in Nepal's oldest national park.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Chitwan National Park 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
Harihar Temple 15.3 km / 9.5 mi

The preferred airport for Maruni Sanctuary Lodge is Bharatpur (BHR) 12.8 km / 8 mi.