Nagarhole National Park

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Nagarhole National Park lies to the north of the Kabini river (the Bandipur national park lies to the south of it), spreading over 643.39 sq. kms. A dam on the Kabini river and its scenic reservoir demarcate the two parks. At Nagarhole, too, there are fine facilities for some good wildlife-watching and sizeable groups of gaur, elephants, sambar, chital and even an occasional tiger or leopard can be spotted. The other inhabitants of the Park are the muntjac, the tiny mouse deer, giant squirrel, slender loris, wild boar, langurs and macaques.The Park boasts around 250 species of birds, which include the Malabar trogan, the Malabar pied hornbill, the great black woodpecker, the Indian pitta and the green imperial pigeon. The jungle cat, leopard cat and the rusty spotted cat are the residents of the Park.

When to visit

The best time to visit is March-August.

How to get there

The nearest towns are Kutta (7 km) and Mysore (80 km).
The nearest railhead is Mysore and the nearest airport is at Bangalore (220 km).

Where to stay

The Kabini River Lodge has excellent facilities, as far as accomodation is concerned.

Contact

Jungle Lodges and resorts Ltd., 2nd Floor, Srungar Shopping Centre, MG Road, Bangalore - 560001.

Check out also:

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• Bharatpur National Park, Rajasthan

• Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

• Corbett National Park , Uttar Pradesh

• Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

• Kaziranga National Park, Assam

• Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

• Gir National Park and Sanctuary, Gujarat

• Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh

• Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir

• Bandipur National Park, Karnataka

• Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan

• The Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh

• Periyar National Park, Kerala

• Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam

• Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh

• Keibul Lam Jao National Park, Manipur

• Bannerghata National Park, Karnataka

• Mudumalai Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu

• Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka

• Water-bird Sanctuaries in India

• Bird Sanctuaries of Rajasthan