Blogs from Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Asia - page 2

Just returned fom fabulous trip to state of Karnataka. Traveled to Bangalore via the superb Kingfisher Airline and then a 3 hour drive to Mysore through largly agricultural countryside (bananas, rice,sugar cane) Spent 2 days in Mysore visiting Temples old forts museums etc and learnt a little of the history. The bit I remember most is that the English fought 4 battles for Mysore loosing 2 and winning 2 and interestingly the French were on the side of the Indians(no wonder they lost). The highlights were an evening meal in a Mararajas guest house and the lighting up of the Mysore Palace with some 7500 lights-a sight never to be forgotten. Next day we drove 2 hours to the Bandipure National Park and went on an evening safari the first day and a morning Safari on ... read more

perhaps, the truest of nature lies at the deepest of the jungles. and this very thought drove us to the bandipur forest; we started from bangalore at the wee hours of morning. after driving 230 kms, (taking a single stop at maddur for breakfast) we reached our destination, bandipur. located at the foothills of mysore-ooty highway, the place is a beauty with lush green and that drove us wild. from badipur we drove another few kilometers to our cottage, 'tiger ranch'. this private cottage is at the heart of deep forest. with about 8 private huts, the cottage provides you with an amazing experience of staying deep inside the forest. the hut we took was furnished with 5 beds, a not so clean toilet and wooden hammocks. the food was gr8. and you'd get enuff drink(very ... read more