El parque nacional de Bandipur (en inglés, Bandipur National Park, en canarés ಬಂಡೀಪುರ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಉದ್ಯಾನ) es un parque nacional situado en el estado indio de Karnataka. Alguna vez fue un coto de caza privado del maharajá del Reino de Mysore, pero en 1974 fue establecido como reserva de tigres en el Proyecto Tigre.[1] Es conocido por su vida silvestre, alberga varios tipos de biomas, pero los bosques secos caducifolios son dominantes.
El parque se extiende por una superficie de 874 kilómetros cuadrados, protegiendo varias especies en peligro de la India. Junto con el adyacente parque nacional de Nagarhole (643 km²), el parque nacional de Mudumalai (320 km²) y el santuario de vida silvestre Wayanad (344 km²), que son parte de la reserva de la biosfera de Nilgiri, totalizan 2183 km², convirtiéndola en el área protegida más grande en el sur de la India y el mayor hábitat de elefantes salvajes en el sur de Asia.
Bandipur está localizado en el taluk de Gundlupet en el distrito de Chamrajnagar. Está a unos 80 kilómetros de la ciudad de Mysore en la ruta al destino turístico de Ooty.[2] Como resultado, Bandipur ve una gran cantidad de tráfico de turistas y cada año se reportan varias muertes de vida silvestre causadas por el exceso de velocidad de los vehículos.[3] Hay una prohibición de tráfico entre las 9 p.m. y las 06 a.m. del atardecer hasta el amanecer para ayudar a reducir la tasa de mortalidad de vida salvaje.[4]
Well maintained roads with amazing views. Deers, peacocks and elephants are not a rare sight anymore. Make sure you don't park your vehicle within the forest or else you might get fined. Please don't throw any type of plastics on the road. I have travelled many times while going to Ooty from Mysore. Always thrilled to travel on this road 🎉🎉
If you are interested in Safari , try to book online, get the early hours slot for Safari, seeing wild animals is totally depends on luck. It's advisable board an open vehicle for Safari. Open vehicle are quite expensive. For photography enthusiastic 300mm-600mm lens is best option to carry along with one wide angle lens. 70-300mm lens is also good to take some good shots of animal
Superb experience. Took their Package including stay and Safari. Was fortunate to have been assigned Naturalist Mr Kishore and Driver Mr Siddu. Sighted a leopard lounging on a tree on our fist Safari during evening hours. The fauna were well explained and the trip turned out to be very informative and enjoyable. Kudos to them for the trip.
Amazing jungle with some good natural views. We can watch spotted deers, langoors, monkeys n if you are lucky, an elephant too. I wasn't that lucky. But loved the walk through the jungle.
My favourite destination for wildlife.... Peaceful place inside wild ... A place where once can feel the woods of Karnataka at its best. The morning misty sunrise during the end of the year is a bliss. Spotted deers, elephants, leopards, tigers, sloth bears roaming around our room stay adds more thrill to the place.
3 day ago I chose safari in an 8 person capacity jeep, it is an unforgettable experience, the driver knows all the places where you can find the animals and it took 2.5 hours to cover the huge amount to the jungle area, it is better to keep very well and the pictures speak loudly, a lot of activities keep all the animals away and annoy them . Choose the best after the afternoon safari This time you can find more animals.
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills, in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres north-west of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala.
Staying there is the worst choice, hospitality is zero, rate bitten beds, over charge, no proper booked room will be provided to you. You can see only deers there. But safari is worth in the early morning