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Aman-i-Khás Puts Ten Tents on the Edge of Ranthambore, Modelled on a Mughal Hunting Camp
Aman-i-Khás sets just ten Mughal-inspired tents on the threshold of Ranthambore National Park, pairing tiger safaris by day with a stepwell bathing pool and Ayurvedic spa by evening.
Sep 27, 2026 · BigTravel.in
Aman-i-Khás sits on the edge of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district, close to the village of Sherpur-Khiljipur and within sight of the Aravalli Hills. The camp takes its design cue directly from history: Ranthambore itself was once the private hunting ground of the Maharajas of Jaipur, and Aman-i-Khás's ten tented pavilions are modelled on the portable camps the Mughals pitched on their own hunting expeditions through this same stretch of forest.
Ten tents, no more
The camp is deliberately small: ten identical tented pavilions set on concrete plinths at the base of the hills, each with around 108 square metres of space, a double-height ceiling, a king-size bed, a sitting and dining area, and a free-standing bathtub. Butlers are on call around the clock, and the scale keeps the camp closer to a private lodge than a resort.
A stepwell built for cooling off after safari
The camp's centrepiece bathing pool is built as a bawadi, a stepped well of the kind found across historic Rajasthan, giving guests a place to cool off between the two daily game drives into Ranthambore in search of its tigers. The spa draws on Ayurveda, India's centuries-old system of preventative treatment, for its own set of therapies.
A seasonal camp
Aman-i-Khás closes every year from 1 June to 30 September, when Ranthambore's own core safari zones are shut or restricted through the hottest months and the early monsoon, and reopens for the cooler season that follows.
Ranthambore beyond the camp
The national park itself layers its wildlife over genuine history: 10th-century temple ruins and the hilltop Ranthambore Fort, a UNESCO-listed Rajput fort, rise directly out of the forest the tigers now roam, giving safari drives here a backdrop few other Indian reserves can match.
Traveller tips
- Aman-i-Khás is closed from June through September; the camp operates only in the cooler months either side of that window.
- Ranthambore's safari zones are allotted by permit, and better zones for tiger sightings are worth booking well in advance through the camp.
- Jaipur is the nearest major airport, roughly a three-hour drive away.
- Pack for cold mornings on open-jeep safaris even when Rajasthan's daytime temperatures are mild.
Where this is
Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan