Bandipur National Park is situated in one of Karnataka’s district called Chamarajnagar. It is one of the most famous sanctuaries and a very major tourist attraction in India, which is very well known for its wild life.
Bandipur has become a sought after chill-out destination for the corporate world of Bangalore and also the nearest big cities. Bandipur has a warm and a very comfortable weather with an average temperature of 24 degrees to 28 degrees throughout the year except for the winter. In winters the temperature drops down to 19 degrees. Here you can immerse yourself in the wildlife beauty away from the tensions of your day to day corporate world.
- A Tigeress with her cub at Bandipur
- A waterfall on the route to Bandipur
- Elephants moving in groups
- Leapord at Bandipur National Park
DEER IN ABUNDANCE AT BANDIPUR
- Reception Centre at Bandipur Park
This national park has around 70 tigers and more than 3000 Asian elephants. It is also a home for leopards, sloth bears, dholes and gaurs. Bandipur National Park has forest area of 865 square kilometers and has been declared a national park in the year 1974. The vegetation found in this national park is scrub land, deciduous and evergreen. It is very famous for its protected sandalwood trees.
Major activities
Bandipur National Park is 45 minutes safari. Because private vehicles are not allowed inside the sanctuary you need to use a permitted vehicle with a guard and a driver, inside the sanctuary. The vehicles offered there are a bus and an open jeep.
The 20 minutes elephant rides at Bandipur National park are very famous amongst kids as they love it.
A must see in Bandipur National park
Gopalswamy Betta is the highest peak on Bandipur national park. It is 1454 meters above sea level and is blessed with a 13 century fort of Palegars of Terakanambi. The view from the peak is simply amazing.
How to get there
You can reach Bandipur National Park by road. You can go there by a state transport bus or take your private car. It takes approximately 2 ½ hour to get there by road from Mysore and it takes 3 hours to get there from Ooty.
The closest railway junction is the Mysore junction that is 65kms away and the closet international airport is the software Mecca of Bangalore which is 204kms from the national park.
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