Sterling Holiday Resorts opens 18-key Vanyatara Tadoba wildlife retreat in Maharashtra
Sterling opens Sterling Vanyatara Tadoba, an 18-key wilderness retreat in Maharashtra.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- New Property Keys
- 18-key wilderness retreat
- Portfolio Scale
- 70+ destinations and over 4000 keys
- Location Access
- Access to five safari gates of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited (SHRL) has announced the opening of Sterling Vanyatara Tadoba in Maharashtra's Chimur region. The announcement was shared by Thomas Cook (India) Limited, SHRL's parent, through a press release enclosed with its exchange update.
The new property
- Sterling Vanyatara Tadoba is described as an 18-key wilderness retreat, located with access to five safari gates of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
- The room types named are Indulge Rooms with Sit-out, Forest Villas and Two-Bedroom Villas.
- A swimming pool, spa and outdoor areas are part of the property.
- The safari gates mentioned are Alizanza, Madnapur, Shirkheda, Belara and Shedegaon, subject to permits.
- The release also describes weekly evening rituals with naturalists, cultural performances by Gond tribe artists and a Saoji cuisine showcase at The Jungle Table.
Where it fits in Sterling's portfolio
- Sterling states it has a portfolio in more than 70 unique destinations, with over 4000 keys operational.
- It is already present in Pench and Tipeshwar, and the release says Tadoba can become part of a Pench-Tadoba-Tipeshwar forest circuit.
- SHRL is a 100% independently managed subsidiary of Thomas Cook (India) Limited and part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
What management said
- Vikram Lalvani, Managing Director & CEO, SHRL, said India's forests offer more than wildlife sightings and that wildlife and nature-led holidays are an increasingly important part of the company's hospitality portfolio, where it is deliberately building depth.
- Mr. Ashok L Bhaiyya and Mr. Gaurav Bhaiyya, Partners, Sterling Vanyatara Tadoba, said the aim was to create a retreat where the experience continues after guests return from the forest.
How to read this
- This is a business update about the opening of a new resort at a wildlife destination, shared by the parent company as a press release.
- The focus of the release is how the new property adds to Sterling's existing set of wildlife destinations and to the multi-destination circuits it is building for guests.
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More numbers
- Keys at Sterling Vanyatara Tadoba18-key
- Safari gates of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve accessedfive
- Unique destinations in Sterling's portfoliomore than 70
- Keys operational across Sterlingover 4000
- Sterling's independently managed subsidiary status100%
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