Sunny is one of the pioneers who have started rural & tribal tourism as well as homestay concept in Central India.
In Sunny's enthusiastic hands you will visit villages, some inhabited by local yadavs (cattle herders) others by Baiga and Gond tribespeople. You will go on treks, take cycle rides and visit tribal markets in which many aspects of life haven't changed for hundreds of years.
Encircled by the ancient Maikal Hills Bhoramdeo Jungle Retreat lies in an elegant valley. BJR offers traditional style PATAW MUD HOUSES. Deeptie and Sunny has tried to preserve BJR in its authentic raw form with its own exclusive style.
Sunny’s joyful attitude to life, along with a deep sensitivity to the vulnerability of local tribal people has earned him a well-deserved place in the hearts of all the villagers he takes you to meet.
Bhoramdeo Sanctuary is spread over Green Hariers. Expanded in the area of 352 square kilometer. Kanha National Park and Achanakmar Tiger reserve provides protection for both. Bhormadeo Sanctuary was notified in the year 2001. Then Chhattisgarh was formed as a new state. Along with the Chilphi Valley, an extended buffer zone of Kanha National Park also came to the newly formed Chhattisgarh state. Since this area of Bhoramdeo and Chilphi was already in the form of a corridor between the Khanha National Park and Achnakmar, the movement of wildlife has always been there.
Just a few minutes walking distance from BJR is found the temple complex of Bhoramdeo, whose intricately carved sandstone structures date back from the 11 th Century, contemporary and similar to those of the better known Khajuraho Temples. The remnants of a fort can also be seen nearby, and archeologists are at work at this site. Raja Ramachandra of the Nag Dynasty is said to have erected the Bhoramdeo temples to Lord Vishnu. The restoration of the temples was taken up and completed in the early 1900’s, and rededicated to Lord Shiva.
A favourite trip is a cycle ride from Kanha National Park with an overnight camp enroute. Sunny has good Indian mountain bikes and luggage and camping kit is carried by car. Shorter local cycle rides are the best way to explore, and the area is safe and friendly enough for solo pottering. And for those who like running there is a wealth of road and trail routes available, plus plenty of laughing children to speed one on one’s way.Long or short treks into the forested hills are also arranged.