Bandipur National Park
Bandipur National Park
Bandipur National Park is a dense forest located in Karnataka state of southern India.
How to reach there
Bandipur is about 220 km from Bangalore and only 50 km from Mysore. Gundelpet is the closest town.
Places for overnight stay
There are three cottage resorts at the boundary of the park. One is inside the park and is run by the Forest Department, another is a Karnataka Tourism Department hotel at the boundary of the park, and the third is privately managed. It is advisable to make weekend reservations beforehand. Gundelpet is about 20 km from the park and has more hotels and inns.
What to see
Bandipur forest office runs forest safaris of 45 minutes duration in well guarded buses which start each morning. Deer, antelope, elephants and peacocks can be easily seen.
What else to do
If you have a good group you can do a trek through the forest with help of the forest department. The forest office located in Bandipur can provide you with trained professionals who can guide you through the forest. The trek to Goswamy hill located inside the forest is quiet popular.
Dos and Donts
- Take many pictures
- Be careful, wear dull clothes, maintain silence in forest, do not wear perfumes
- Do not pollute the forest with plastic and other garbage.
- Do not trouble the wild animals. They may turn dangerous.
