After the royal family decided to open a part of their residential palace, not far from Vadodara, as a guest house for visitors, it catapulted to fame as a home for nature lovers. The Jambughoda Sanctuary is just a kilometre away from this over-a-century-old home. And with Jambughoda Palace’s own sprawling garden and the organic farm beyond, it is hard to get any nearer to nature than this. The hotel can also arrange for safaris, visits to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Champaner and Pavagadh (25km away by road), visits to Sankheda village (30km away) where you can see local artisans making lacquered teak wood furniture, and other nearby attractions. A special request may earn you an opportunity to dine with the royal family. Jambughoda Palace is around 80km from Vadodara, the nearest airport and railway station. Ahmedabad is 190km by road. 

Life today demands an escape from the routine, and what better way to spend a couple of days at a destination that will allow you to leave your city life behind and be with nature. To simply enjoy. To rejuvenate. A brief get-away prepares you to be back to your city life with renewed vigour. Irrespective of whether you are a corporate head honcho, businessman, painter or a writer.

Travel back more than a century, in 100 acres of sheer hypnotic greenery. That is when the Jambughoda Palace (now partly converted into A Home for Nature Lovers) was built.