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MatruOS for a safari vehicle and jungle lodge
Set up the way a safari vehicle and jungle lodge runs: safari vehicle hire per trip (department rate plus tips); lodge packages of room, meals and safaris; safari booking service; nature walks and village tours. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
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What this solves
What a safari vehicle and jungle lodge deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
Today
Guests arrive with a permit but a mismatched ID, or a permit missing for one guest. Peak-week permits sell out in minutes and the lodge misses them.
In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 8 routines, 1 workflow, 3 registers and 10 licences for a safari vehicle and jungle lodge, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
- Forest department (permit)
- lodge or vehicle owner
- (agent)
- tourist
Your suppliers
- Forest department (permits and vehicle registration)
- Diesel
- Vehicle mechanics and tyres
- Food and groceries
- Linen and laundry
- Naturalists and guides
Credit and cash
Guests pay 30-50% advance and the full safari permit cost at booking (permits are non-refundable); agents pay before arrival or monthly net of 15-25%; the forest department is paid in advance
Seven to eight months of earnings carry the year; permit money is locked in up to 90 days ahead; vehicles bought on loan (Rs 8-15 lakh for a Gypsy conversion)
Your screens use your words
CustomerGuestOrderBookingItemSafariInvoiceBillSupplierVendorproductPackage
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for a safari vehicle and jungle lodge
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
- Describe the business in one lineFor example "Safari vehicle and jungle lodge", typed when you sign up.
- Recognised as a safari vehicle and jungle lodgeRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
- Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
- Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for a safari vehicle and jungle lodge
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Checks every arriving guest has a permit and a matching ID, lists missing IDs to chase, and flags vehicles whose registration or fitness is due
Asks you before sending
Prepares each agent's monthly statement of packages, permits bought, commission and balance
Asks you before sending
Lists peak dates and the guests or agents to collect IDs from before quotas open, and suggests midweek offers for shoulder months
Asks you before sending
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day
5:30 amWake-up and morning safari departure
- 1Wake-up tea; guests carry the same ID used on the permit
- 2Vehicle at the gate or booking window on time with permit print
- 3Packed breakfast or water for late returns
2:00 pmAfternoon safari and evening programme
- 1Briefing on park rules: no getting down, no noise, no feeding, no littering
- 2Evening naturalist talk and sightings log
6:30 pmCheck permits, IDs and vehicles for the next days
- 1Match guests arriving in 3 days to permits; chase missing IDs
- 2Check the vehicle roster or allotment for tomorrow
- 3Open the forest portal at release time for new and current-booking quotas
Every week
TueVehicle check and cleaning
- 1Tyres, brakes, lights, horn and first-aid box
- 2Wash and dust seats; fuel log
Every month
5thAgent statements and payments
- 1Match each agent's bookings, permits bought, commission and balance
Every year
SepForest vehicle registration and fitness renewal
- 1Renew forest department vehicle registration and driver and guide cards before the park opens
- 2Fitness, permit, insurance and PUC for each vehicle
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
Package booking to check-out
- 1Enquiry and package quoted
- 2Advance and IDs received
- 3Permits booked
- 4Guest checked in and briefed
- 5Safaris done
- 6Bill settledNeeds approval
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Safari bookings
Vehicles and roster
Lodge stays
Park entry and conduct
Keep the vehicle's registration and the guests safe
Safari vehicle fitness
Pass forest and RTO checks and avoid breakdowns inside the park
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
| Item | HSN | GST |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge room night with all meals, up to Rs 7,500 | 996311 | 5% |
| Luxury cottage night, above Rs 7,500 | 996311 | 18% |
| Gypsy safari hire (vehicle and driver) | 996601 | 5% |
| Canter safari seat | 996601 | 5% |
| Safari permit booking service fee | 998555 | 18% |
| Park entry and permit fee (pass-through) | 999122 | 0% |
| Nature walk or village tour | 998555 | 18% |
| Restaurant meal (non-package guests) | 996331 | 5% |
- GST registration
- FSSAI food licence
- Tourism approvalIf it applies
- Pollution consent (CTO)If it applies
- Fire NOCIf it applies
- Vehicle permit
- Vehicle fitness certificate
- Insurance policy
- Liquor licenceIf it applies
- Shops and Establishments registration
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
OwnerSets packages, deals with agents and the forest department, owns vehicles, approves refunds.
Front office and safari deskBooks permits online with guest IDs, checks guests in, guest register and Form C.
DriverDrives the safari vehicle, reports at the gate, keeps it fit and clean.
NaturalistGuest briefings, nature walks, evening talks, sightings log.
Lodge managerRooms, kitchen, staff, stores, maintenance.
Not covered yet
- Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
- Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a safari vehicle and jungle lodge?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Safari vehicle and jungle lodge". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
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Run a safari vehicle and jungle lodge on one system Set up for your trade when you sign up.
Describe your business once. MatruOS sets up your apps, brings in your data and puts Muni and the AI team to work, with your approval on every step that matters. 7-day free trial, no card needed.
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