Nagarhole Jungle A Visit worth Remembering

Nagarhole Jungle A Visit worth Remembering

October 2009

Bangalore

Nagarhole is Part of a vast forest range in the Old Mysore region adjoining Bandipur National Park, Nagarhole largest contiguous stretch of forest in South India. Collectively we hit on the idea of visiting the nearest tourist destination with a back to the nature feel. Our Boss decided we should visit wildlife sanctuaries. Out of the 400 odd sanctuaries, National Parks and reserve areas, we decided to visit the one nearest to our hometown and with an economical cost. So Nagarhole was it! The Safari began at 5:30 in the morning, with a slight mist and our eager heads popping out to see any wild animal by chance. The tiger is shy of any human contact, but any animal sighting would have been welcome.

The two biggest animals that still roam the Indian wild are the elephant and the Indian bison, known locally as gaur. For a guaranteed look at these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat, then a visit to Nagarhole is a must.

By far the most visible animals here are the cheetal or spotted deer. These come and graze right near the forest rest houses. The other ungulates, which thrive at Nagarhole, but are shier than the cheetal, are sambhar, barking deer, and the four horned antelope. The sightings are so rare that along with species like tigers and panthers, the four horned antelope qualifies for an entry in the sightings book kept at the forest lodge. Wild Boars, foxes and wild dogs were two other species of which we had fleeting glimpses. Occasionally, a gray jungle fowl would dash across the open ground lending a dash of color to an otherwise drab landscape.

Location:

• Nagarhole, in Karnataka, is really only one of the four contiguous sanctuaries in South India, which span the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• The other three are Bandipur (Karnataka), Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu) and Wynad (Kerala).
• The topography is generally the same in all these national parks: the topography of tiger country.

Accommodation

There are a number of resorts or lodges and we stayed at The Kings Sanctuary Resorts, the Jungle lodge in the sanctuary.  The Kings Sanctuary Jungle resort offers luxury in the wilds. This is an Eco-Friendly 5 Star Deluxe jungle Resort spread over 34 acres of landscaped gardens and mango orchards at the very edge of the Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Nagarhole. The Kings Sanctuary Jungle resort provides visitors with a truly exciting and rewarding jungle experience. The Kings Sanctuary accommodation features a mix of adobe - style cottages and lake facing lagoon suites. Each spacious cottage and suite has a living room and an air-conditioned bedroom tastefully decorated using renewable resources like cane, weeds and banana fiber .Animal safaris are in the early mornings and late evenings. An enjoyable part of the day can be spent at the Irpu waterfalls, if one has a vehicle. Irpu waterfalls are about another 7 kms from Kutta. The Rameshwara Temple is at the base from where you have to climb for about a kilometer before reaching the falls.

For More Information on Accommodation, Bookings, How to Get There

www.kingssanctuary.com/index.html / www.thejungleresorts.com/index.html

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