Activities of CEDO

CEDO Homestay for Birders is a place for Birders and Nature Lovers situated in the small village of Moti Virani in Kutch district of Gujarat in India, it is approved under the Home stay policy of Incredible India and Gujarat Tourism. The facility is run by a family with vast experience of the area and subject.

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The Tiwari Family also runs a registered trust for the environmental and related Social causes in Kutch. It conducts One-day nature Education camps, provides Water Filters, Tree Saplings to Village Schools, among many other activities. The CEDO Trust is a registered charitable trust with 80G

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Having worked in the Field Environment and Ecology of Kutch and other arid regions of the world for long time, we have established a Native Tree Plantation and Eco-Consultancy company registered as Salvadora Green Eco-Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. We provide Native Plants and all technical support to create an Ecosystem rich in native plant species.

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Our Team

 Jugal Tiwari
ECOLOGIST
 Veer Vaibhav Mishra
SENIOR NATURALIST
 Shivam Tiwari
NATURALIST

Gujarat Tourism Honors Our Homestay

Our Testimonials

A wonderful home stay with a bird and flower filled courtyard. All the things that a make stay memorable: friendly hiss, great food, quiet, plenty of hot water. They know the surrounding area of KUTCH really well, and can give you a fantastic experience there.
Barbara Churchley
An excellent homestay and a good base for wildlife enthusiasts in Kutch. The place is well run by a super nice family and their courteous staff. The room was superb, comfy and really well-built. It somehow stays cool when it’s super hot outside and gets warm and cozy during the night. We hardly need the fan at all. The vegetarian meals are tasty and generous in portion. We did the 3 birding tours with them. the team was very knowledgeable of the area and done their best to make sure you see all your targets. Love this place!
Phuong Mai
We stayed four nights at CEDO Homestay at the end of January. We did three safaris with Jugal Tiwari, two to the Banni grasslands and one to thorny forest. Jugal was an excellent guide and also full of ecological knowledge of the locality. We saw many excellent birds and habitats and were very impressed by the common cranes going to and leaving the roost at the Chhari Dhand Wetland. CEDO Homestay was comfortable, clean, the food homely, and staff friendly. We very much also appreciated conversations with Shivam, Jugal's son, who also showed us their marvellous fossil collection. The work they do with growing native trees and shrubs is both impressive and very commendable. We thoroughly recommend CEDO Homestay especially to anyone interested in birds and the ecology of the area.
Mark Linsley
The 4 days that we spent here in CEDO and the area had been some of the most amazing days of our past 3 months in India. JT’s vast knowledge of the Birds and Wildlife of the area, the love and familiarity with every aspect of the region has made this trip a rare pleasure! We feel that this unique project is a great inspiration to us and we hope that these few days are beginning of a Long Friendship. Thank you for Everything!
Inbal Brickner Braun & Avi Braun [ Israel ]
This is a vast place and yet Jugal Tiwari knows it thoroughly. We had a few glimpses of it get so fine. We hope the dry forest will thrive with its Small White Naped Tit Population and other special inhabitants and that their future will be secured. The vast grasslands are impressive, though we missed the Great Indian Bustard, maybe some other time. Thank you Jugal for your great hospitality and for introducing us into the Natural History of Kutch. Best Wishes for the future.
Josef Senn & Sinikka Hanhimaki
A superb stay, Jugal was again superb. His knowledge of the area its Birds, Wildlife and Culture is outstanding. Food was equally memorable. Thank you very very much and see you again.
Paul Holtwww.sunbirdtours.co.uk
As the nearest spot to Grey Hypocolius is reason enough to stay, but CEDO is much more a friendly and helpful Jugal to make the birding experience every bit enjoyable. Many thanks for all, especially the Houbara Bustard of all and the masses of Eagles.
Jos Stratford
Thank you Jugal for making our stay in your area so good. The quietness and friendly staff of your new center made our visit very enjoyable. The room and facilities were fine and the home cooked food was great. But most of all we wish to thank Jugal for your expert all round guiding, giving us such a comprehensive Insight Knowledge of the people and culture of this area of Gujarat. This area has some special birds and Jugal loves to share them with birders. I hope that you are successful in your New Venture and we certainly plan to return.
Dave Pitman
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