Tourism
Nagarhole National Park, also known as ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Park,’ is located 94 km from Mysore in Karnataka in Southern India. It is spread between Kodagu and Mysore districts. Located to the northwest of Bandipur National Park, Kabini reservoir separates the two. The exclusive hunting reserve of the former rulers of Mysore, the park has rich forest cover, small streams, valleys, and waterfalls. It streches over 640 km², protecting the wildlife of Karnataka. Together with the adjoining Bandipur National Park (870 km²) and Mudumalai National Park (320 km²), it forms the largest protected area in southern India.
The place derives its name from Naga meaning snake and hole referring to streams. Set up in 1955, it is one of the best-managed parks in the country, with the office of the Deputy Conservator of Forests situated in Hunsur, about 47 km away from Nagarhole. The climate is tropical; summer is hot and winter is pleasant. The park has a healthy tiger-predator ratio, and tiger, bison, and elephant are much more populous here than in Bandipur.
The park is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The Western Ghats, Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000+ km²), including all of Nagarhole National Park, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.
- Mammals: Elephant, Jackal, Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Muntjac, Sambar, Spotted deer, Elephant, Mongoose, Civet cat, Hyena, and Bison.
- Reptiles: King Cobra, Krait, Python, Viper, Tortoise, Monitor Lizard ,Toads etc.
- The main trees found are Rosewood, Teak, Sandalwood and Silver oak.
Climate
Temperature during summer would be around 32°C. Winter is brief from November to January and has the temperature dipping to 12 °C and rains from June to October.
Tourism
- Nagarhole boasts a luxury resort, Kings Sanctuary, designed for nature lovers and eco-tourists.
- Entry to the National Park is free & does not require any permits. You have to enter few details such as name, vehicle registration number, and number of visitors at the gate. The road from hunsur to nagarhole is restricted only from 6AM to 6PM.
Lodging
No private lodging or accommodation is available. However, you can stay in Nagarhole Forest Guest house with prior booking from Wildlife department either in Bangalore or Mysore. A number of private resorts & Guest houses are available at Kutta just outside the park on the way to Irrupu Falls. You can also stay at Murkal which is situated within the Nagarhole Park.
Camping
Camping is not allowed inside the park since it has fairly good number of tigers and other such wild animals.
Sundara Vana-Form house stay
Sundara Vana established in 1945 is a 20 acres Private Forest with a variety of forest trees (Teak, Rose wood, Sandal wood etc) fruit trees (Mangoes, Chiku, Papaya, Banana etc) and Rice /fodder crops. Blessed with salubrious climate during best part of the year.
Location:
Situated at 6kms by the side of Hunsur-Murkal- Nagarahole road.Sundara Vana is strategically located to give the best of Wildlife Tourism in and around Nagarahole National Park ( Rajiv Gandhi National Park)and Eco Tourism activities in and around Coorg (kodagu) the coffee plantation district.
Logistics:
Sundara Vana is 6km from Hunsur town,55km from Mysore,the city of places and Heritage)185 km from Bangalore and 70 km from Mercara (Madikeri)the hill station district head quarters of Coorg .it is 100km from Hassan known as world famous monolithic statue of Gomateshwara and Belur-Halebeedu temples.
Nearest Bus station – Hunsur 6km
Nearest Railway station –Mysore 55km
Nearest Airport (Mandakalli) Mysore 65km
Nearest International Airport Bangalore 215km
Hunsur is well connected by State highways from various important tourist destinations.
Having Sundara Vana as base one can have a most convenient itinerary to visit aforementioned destinations.
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