For Wildlife Photographers, this place is a Paradise!
When it comes to wildlife, we remember Junagadh, Khejadiya Pakhi Sanctuary, Ranthambhore and much more. Apart from this, there is a lot to be satisfied by clicking the photos in the zoo. But if the tigers, elephants, deer and large-scale wild bear are found in the open ground, then the joy is no less than a trekking thrill. It is also fun to click the natural scenes on such a location. In particular, when clicking the pictures in the safari park in a car, then wildlife photography feels like a paradise. Such is the park in Bandipur National Park.
Where is this Park?
This park is just 255 km from Bengaluru and 84 km from Coimbatore, Bandipur National Park is particularly known for tigers and elephants. Bandipur National Park is a beautiful forest reserve located in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. This national park occupies a special place in India’s efforts towards natural conservation. It was created in the 1930s from the local Maharaja Voodiyar’s hunting lands and named Venugopal Wildlife Park. Bandipur Park was expanded later in 1941 to adjoin the Nagarhole National Park, which lay towards its northern edge, and Wynad and Madumulai Sanctuaries, which lay towards its southern edge in the states of Kerala and Tamilnadu, respectively. The entire area now constitutes the vast Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, one of India’s most extensive tracts of protected forest. It has been a designated tiger reserve in 1973. Once you go here in Safari with a guide, and you will see small animals at every location.
What will you see?
The elephant on the road, the leopard sitting on a dry tree trunk, the deer that runs away, the noise from the back, the tiger turtle and the red-faced monkeys will remind us of an environment that we see in Discovery. Apart from this, there will be a red squirrel, wild cat, wild cow, seawater, and wild dogs.
Best Time To Visit Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary
The region is warm and comfortable for most parts of the year with temperatures ranging from 24 to 28°C, except for the brief winter that lasts from October to January when the temperature hovers around the 19°C mark. Monsoon is erratic, but it generally rains from June to September. The most important thing about this park is that, from March to June, there is a sense of comfort. Because this park is situated on the banks of the river Kabini.
How To Reach Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary
By Road – Bandipur National Park is located on the highway connecting Mysore and the hill station of Ootacamund (Ooty). Reaching the Bandipur by bus is very convenient. All regular and express state transport buses plying between Ooty and Mysore pass through the park fringes and the Forest Department Center is a designated bus stop. It takes 2½ hours to reach Bandipur forest from Mysore and about 3 hours from Ooty.
By Rail – The nearest rail junction is Mysore (65 km) and the nearest international airport is the software Mecca of Bangalore (204 km).
