Corbett, Uttarakhand · luxury

Taj Corbett Resort & Spa

★★★★★

The Taj sits on the Kosi river on the edge of the Corbett buffer zone, close to the Garjia and Dhikuli entry points into the park. The rooms and villas are set among sal forest along the riverbank, most opening onto a private deck over the water, with a spa, a large pool and machans built for evening wildlife-watching over the riverbed. The resort runs its own jeep safaris into the nearer Corbett zones with in-house naturalists. It is the most polished stay in the Corbett area, and its riverside setting, with birdlife and the odd elephant on the far bank, is a draw in its own right beyond the safaris.