Bandipur Safari Lodge is a Jungle Lodges Resort located halfway down the Mysore-Ooty road adjacent to the world- renowned Bandipur National Park (Karnataka, India).

The mountain breeze flowing down the vales of the picturesque Nilgiris invites you to this perfect backdrop for a wildlife safari. Nestling in the foothills of the Nilgiris, the Bandipur National Park was formed by extending the Venugopal Wildlife Park, set up in 1931 by the Mysore Maharajas. It is now one of the tiger reserves in the country. It also forms a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which is the one of the last refuges of endangered Asiatic wild elephants.

Bandipur a Project Tiger Reserve, one of 27 such reserves across India for Project Tiger, a scheme launched in 1973 by the Government of India, to save the tiger and its habitat.

Wildlife
Bandipur forests with its deciduous habitat is the ideal spot for viewing animals like elephant, gaur, wild boar, sambhar, spotted deer or wild dogs and there is always the bonus of sighting the elusive predators like tiger or leopard.

Birders will not go back disappointed with the opportunity to spot birds such as Peafowl, Grey Jungle Fowl, Partridge, Quail, Paradise Fly-Catcher, Hornbill, Woodpecker, Thrush, Crested Hawk Eagle, Serpent Eagle, Drongo, Cuckoo, Oriole, Minivet, Wagtail, Myna, Blue Jay, Kingfisher etc.

Accessibility : Bangalore : 230 kms, Mysore : 80 kms, Mudumalai - 20 kms, Ooty : 30 kms

Bandipur National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park) is visited as a Weekend Getaway Ex-Bangalore or visited as a part of a larger Karnataka Itinerary