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Chambal Wildlife Safari – Mela Camp
A Safari Lodge Where the Chambal Still Runs Wild
Chambal Wildlife Safari – Mela Camp is an eco safari lodge set inside the 125-acre Arjun Stud Farms estate at Jarar, in Bah tehsil of Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The lodge sits on the edge of the National Chambal Sanctuary — a 400 km stretch of free-flowing river that holds the world’s largest wild population of gharial, alongside Gangetic river dolphins, mugger crocodiles and more than 320 recorded bird species. The Taj Mahal is roughly 65 kilometres away, about ninety minutes by road. The wilderness starts the moment the tarmac ends.
Boat safaris on one of India's cleanest rivers
Dawn and late-afternoon boat safaris with naturalists and boatmen who have worked this stretch of the Chambal for years. They know which sandbank the gharials favour, which bend the dolphins surface at, and where the Indian Skimmers are nesting this season.
Eco cottages on a 125-acre estate
The lodge occupies the grounds of the historic Jarar Mela — a fairground that once drew thousands. Today it holds orchards, gardens, a mature mini-forest and a small number of purpose-built eco cottages, spread far enough apart that the property never feels crowded.
Conservation-led, ninety minutes from the Taj Mahal
Every stay runs through the Chambal Eco Preservation & Welfare Society, established in 2014. The lodge is the natural wild extension to an Agra itinerary — and the easiest place in India to see a gharial in open water.
1,235 sq km
Area of the National Chambal Sanctuary across three states
1979
Year the sanctuary was granted Protected Area status, to save the gharial |
320+
Bird species recorded in the sanctuary landscape
125 acres
The historic Jarar Mela ground the lodge sits within
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Cottages & Suites at Mela Camp
FAMILY SUITE
The Dolphin Cottage is designed for families, offering 650 sq ft of comfortable living space, two double...
DELUXE LUXURY
The Skimmer is built for two people who want the estate to themselves after dark. Five hundred...
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Prime Location
Set inside the National Chambal Sanctuary landscape — a 400 km protected river stretch covering 1,235 sq km, granted Protected Area status in 1979 to save the gharial.
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Conservation at the Core
Run under the Chambal Eco Preservation & Welfare Society (est. 2014), every stay supports habitat protection and local livelihoods.
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90 Minutes from the Taj Mahal
The perfect wild extension to an Agra itinerary — reach us by an easy drive from Agra, Gwalior or Etawah.
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