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Bandipur National Park was once the hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. Established in the year 1974 as a forest tiger reserve under the Project Tiger, Bandipur is the most prominent national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka and is best known for its varied wildlife boasting different biomes in the dry deciduous forest. It is considered as one of the best managed parks of India.
Bandipur National Park shares its boundary with 3 other National park namely Nagarahole National Park, Wayanad National Park and Mudumalai National park. There is ban of traffic from 9 PM to 6 AM of dusk to dawn to help to drawn down the death rate of wildlife.
The region is warm and comfortable for most parts of the year with temperatures ranging from 24 to 28°C, except for the brief winter that lasts from October to January when the temperature hovers around the 19°C mark.
Monsoon is erratic, but it generally rains from June to September.
Probably, the most ideal season to visit Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary is winter. Throughout these months, the remains pleasantly good and comfortable to perform a wildlife tour at Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary. During the season, a large number of visitors marks their presence at the wildlife sanctuary to spot various wild species
The nearest airport is at Bangalore which is 220 km from Bandipur.
Mysore is nearest railhead, at a distance of 80-kms.
220 km from Bangalore; 80 km from Mysore and 80 kms from Ooty.