In the heart of Chitwan National Park lies Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge which was established in 1964 by the late Jim Edwards. 50 years on, and the model has been replicated across Asia with numerous lodges and hotels in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka using exactly the same successful formula for their wildlife operations.
TfT Travel has a very close affiliation with the Tiger Tops group and hugely supports their ethos and commitment to sustainable travel and responsible tourism. At TfT Travel, we strive to be at the forefront of responsible tourism, whether we are organising an experience in Nepal, India or in Sri Lanka. This formula which originated at Tiger Tops has always guaranteed safe, sustainable and unforgettable experiences.
TfT Travel has partnerships with both Tiger Tops Nepal and Gal Oya Lodge Sri Lanka to promote safe and sustainable travel practices, and safeguard both national parks in Asia and the operators that visit them. We are firm believers that, for effective wildlife conservation, the standard of responsible tourism can only be kept to the highest standards when, all accommodation providers on the ground, travel operators, agents and, indeed, the client, support the ethos. Please see Tiger Tops and Gal Oya Lodge for more information.
We at TfT Travel are enthusiastic supporters of a number of conservation projects across Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Two of these projects are in Nepal’s Terai.
Tiger Tops Long-term Tiger Monitoring Project was launched in 1980 and is funded by The International Trust for Nature Conservation (ITNC) and The Fund for the Tiger, which is also part of Nepal Tiger Trust. Since 1995, three wildlife technicians have been camera trapping tigers – producing detailed data on tiger ecology, territorial dynamics, turnover, reproduction and survival.
A Biolab research facility was built and opened at Tiger Tops Karnali Lodge in February 2015 with the aim to promote biological research on the ecosystem of Bardia National Park and its buffer zones. The aim is to learn what is needed to optimise the ecosystem in order to accommodate the largest possible healthy population of tigers. The study focuses of three key issues.
We have a close affiliation to our partners, Tiger Tops Nepal and Gal Oya Lodge Sri Lanka, and our history with our guides on the ground has enabled us exclusive access to the issues surrounding conservation. We also have specialist guides in the field with countless years of knowledge who will provide a unique and fascinating conservation travel experience leaving you with a comprehensive understanding of the history and future of the local flora and fauna.
As the guiding on the ground will provide such an enlightening conservation travel trip, we aim for you to return home as an inspired conservationist convinced that tigers and wildlife do matter, and together it is our responsibility to protect all forms of nature that we are so blessed to have on this planet. We will connect the traveler with nature, which will directly support its protection.
All our trips are bespoke but if you feel there is something special you would like that is not mentioned on our website please do contact us and we will do our utmost to make it a reality.