After led practice on Saturday, we took a bus trip from the Mysore bus station to the Bandipur National Park. We took the red Ooty bus for 70 Rps per person, one way. Total time took about 2 1/2 hours. If you plan to visit the park, it's important to get off at the stop within the actual park at the ranger station (reception office and ticket office are visible from the road) where a bunch of monkeys will greet you and wonder if you have food.
The park is a tiger reserve and is open for safari's from 6:30 am to 8:30 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. If you plan on taking a safari, which is the only authorized way to actually visit the park, you have to do so by the public safari bus (1100 Rps for foreigners) or stay at one of the resorts in the park and they'll have private buses. My friend and I pooled our money together and shared a room at one of the resorts since we had Sunday off. Expect to pay American prices, but the price included all of our meals, coffee, tea, bottled water and a beautiful room and bathroom with 24/7 hot water...It was worth it for the shower alone! We arrived at 2:00 pm at the ranger station and were bused to the hotel where they fed us lunch, coffee, tea and then sent us straight back to the ranger station to get on a private safari bus.
You can expect to see wild boars, elephants, peacocks, spotted deer, etc. If you're lucky (and everyone wishes you luck), you may see a tiger. A cool trip if you want to get out of the city.
The park is a tiger reserve and is open for safari's from 6:30 am to 8:30 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. If you plan on taking a safari, which is the only authorized way to actually visit the park, you have to do so by the public safari bus (1100 Rps for foreigners) or stay at one of the resorts in the park and they'll have private buses. My friend and I pooled our money together and shared a room at one of the resorts since we had Sunday off. Expect to pay American prices, but the price included all of our meals, coffee, tea, bottled water and a beautiful room and bathroom with 24/7 hot water...It was worth it for the shower alone! We arrived at 2:00 pm at the ranger station and were bused to the hotel where they fed us lunch, coffee, tea and then sent us straight back to the ranger station to get on a private safari bus.
You can expect to see wild boars, elephants, peacocks, spotted deer, etc. If you're lucky (and everyone wishes you luck), you may see a tiger. A cool trip if you want to get out of the city.
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