Bandipur - A Wild Life Paradise

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Bandipur, located in Karnataka is soaked with natural beauty that makes it a prime tourist attraction in the south of India. Tourists from all over the world take advantage of Bandipur Tour Packages not only just the tourists of India. This location is a real feast for visitors as it is full of lush greenery that decorates the beautiful landscape.

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This land is an ideal destination for stress relief. The spectacular flora and fauna along with the serene natural surroundings invites people to explore the beautiful locations of Bandipur. The Bandipur Holiday Package takes you to explore the famous Bandipur National Park that was established in the year 1931. It is the first biosphere reserve of India.

Bandipur is a home to a rare variety of animals like Giant squirrel, Wild dog, Elephants, Horn bill and Sambar. It is also the habitat of endangered spices like four horned antelope, mouse deer, ...
... sloth bear, python and panther. It is rich in exotic greenery of hone, mathi, bamboo, sandalwood and teak. The seasonal streams that combine with the water that flow from the Rivers Moyar, Kabini and Nugu makes the land look like a show piece.

Bandipur Hotels provide you with daily visits and tours of various locations. They provide you with a guide who will accompany you to the Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary. This location is about 30 kilometres from Bandipur. It is rich with rare bird species like the crested hawked eagle, colourful parakeets and woodpeckers. A lot of visitors are attracted by the Theppakkadu elephant camp that is located inside the sanctuary. This is the camp where elephants are trained since 1972.

These trained elephants provide rides to the tourist and are also trained to perform puja to Lord Vinayaka. This trip to the sanctuary will last an entire day and the tour operators will take you back to your hotel at the end of the day. The other famous bird sanctuary is at Ranganathittu. It is located about 88 kilometres from Bandipur National park.

Some of the wild life birds that you may get to see here are the fairy bluebirds, spoonbills, snake bird, heron, little cormorants and open bill storks. These are some of the exotic and rare bird species found in the forest of Bandipur. Bandipur has its closest airport at Bangalore. Tourist usually takes a 5 day tour of this place from Bangalore.