
If ever your curiosity gets ahead of your knowledge, our naturalists are at hand: they’ll clear any doubts you might have. The garden, by itself, inspires the naturalist in you. The premises are filled with herbs, medicinal and ornamental plants. one can spend hours trying to spot as many of these brightly hued winged creatures as possible. With over two hundred species of birds including peafowl, hornbills, woodpeckers, the Crested Hawk Eagle, wagtails, blue jays, partridges, etc. Our guests are taken every evening to the jungle with a trained naturalist for company.īird-lovers will not suffer for company.

The sheer majesty of elephants so aware of their power, the enormity of the forest and its ancient secrets, the unblinking gaur that dares you to try stare him down, and if you’re lucky, a glimpse of a tiger or leopard, arrogance clearly written on their feline features: is a resounding lesson in learning to respect nature. Be prepared to leave an environmental activist, as the wildlife experience is known to touch the deepest recesses of your mind. Nothing makes you more aware of how much we take for granted than a visit to the wild.

We all have a role to play in maintaining the ecological balance. The Bandipur Safari Lodge is your way of being a part of this ecological haven. One of the thirty reserves identified across the country to save the tiger and its habitat, it’s also one of the last refuges of the endangered Asiatic wild elephant. Nestled at the foothills of the Nilgiris, Bandipur has had a long tryst with tigers. Elephants roam in large herds, deer stare at you brazenly and peafowl flit in and out as they deem fit. Once the private hunting grounds of the maharaja, Bandipur is unapologetically wild terrain.
