Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National Park was created in 1931 by the then Maharaja of Mysore. It was named as Venugopala Wild life park. The area was 90 square km Later in 1973 the Government of India named it as Bandipur National park and included it in the Project Tiger Program with an adding 800 square km.

Bandipur shares its border with Mudumalai wild life sanctuary in Tamilnadu and Wayanad Wild life Sanctuary of Kerala. Together the total area surpasses 2,000 square km. The entire area comes under the Nilgiri Biosphere one of the 18 biospheres of the world.

Bandipur is located at a distance of 80 km from Mysore on the way to Ooty a beautiful hill station. The route is always busy with vehicular traffic and there are a lot of fatal accidents by speeding vehicles resulting in the death of wild animals. On account of this the Government of Karnataka has banned vehicular movement between 9.00 pm and 6.00 am.

Bandipur is famous for the safari conducted in the morning and the evening. You can sight wild animals like Asian Elephants, Bison, Spotted deer, Sambar deer, Sloth bear, Leopard if luck smiles on you even a Tiger in their natural habitat.

How to reach Bandipur

By road- Bandipur is located at a distance of 220 km from Bangalore via Mysore

By rail- Mysore is the nearest rail head from Bandipur at 80 km

By air – Mysore is the nearest airport from Bandipur at 80 km

Bandipur safari timings

There are safaris inside the National park twice daily. Each safari is of 1 hour duration.

6.00 am to 8.00 am
3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Bandipur weather

Bandipur has moderate weather throughout the year. The months from March to June are summer months during which time the temperature will be between 30-35 degree Celsius. The wi9nter months from November and March are pleasant with temperatures ranging between 11’C to 22’C. Monsoon months are between June and September.

Best time to visit Bandipur

The best time to visit Bandipur would be between November and May. The temperature would be ideal for sighting wild animals.

Nearby Places to visit in Bandipur

Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary-Tamil Nadu-7 km
Masinagudi,- Tamil Nadu-15 km
Ooty,- Tamil Nadu-40 km
Gopalaswamy Betta-18 km
Wayanad

Things to do in Bandipur

As Bandipur is a National park/Tiger Reserve safari inside the park in the main attraction. You can take both the morning and evening safari to sight wild animals in their natural habitat.