Khem Vilas a jungle camp established by Usha and Goverdhan Singh Rathore along with Pritam Singh on the outskirts of Ranthambhore near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. Established on land that Goverdhan”s purchased in 1989 and converted into a wilderness area, planting indigenous trees and creating open grasslands and small water bodies, spread over an area of 10 acres and has become a habitat in itself. It is common to see jackals, jungle cats, hyenas, desert fox, hares etc. within the camp grasslands and being close to the park one can sometimes see pug-marks of leopards, tiger and bears.
With accomodation , simple and sophisticated Khem Villas is a place where peace and tranquillity exists.
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