Bandipur National Park is known for its important Project Tiger reserve, and was one of the destinations in our mini-trip. We decided to take a Safari, which turned out to be a fun one, even though it was very disappointing to see the terrible condition of the buses that were run by the Karnataka Forest Dept...The seats were extremely disappointing (see pic below). The safari tickets have pre-allotted /reserved seat numbers, and the bus is big enough to hold up to 20 members.....
The next time if we were to do a safari such as this, we would probably go through a private safari through Jungle Lodges, which takes at the most 6 people in their jeep. I wish we had planned to cover the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala while in Bandipur, as the Bandipur National park connects both these parks.
We did not spot a Tiger of course, but plenty of other wildlife such as Wild boar, elephants, spotted deers, macaque monkeys, Gray Hanuman Langur --black face monkeys, Sambar deers, ....even spotted a few birds .... Nilgiri flycatcher, peacock, hornbill, storks, vultures.....
The condition of the seats in the safari bus run by the Karnataka Govt....
No one was issued a ticket to sit here...nevertheless, it is pathetic that the buses are not maintained as much for the price we pay per person....
Mysore Palace....all lit up :-)
Lovely Photo by my son, Archenia.
I have no idea how he managed this one...impressed with this.
Inside Mysore Palace...
We had a lovely, knowledgeable, experienced tour guide...
My son was overflowing with ideas for creative photography and was quite addicted to take pics of this fabulous architecture...
Just breathtaking! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pics!! love your sons photos!! as to the bus, unfortunately, no one seems to be interested in the condition of the bus, except a few ppl like us!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Annie...it was a fabulous visit!
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Thank you, Anu,....DS loved his camera time during the trip:)....Yes, I totally understand about the bus condition.....I wonder if it is so in other national parks as well....Thank you for your visit...
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