Lekhny Story -04-Mar-2024

Nagarhole Tiger Reserve is a protected area in Karnataka, India, that is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is home to a rich diversity of wildlife, including tigers, leopards, elephants, gaurs, and many birds. The reserve offers jeep and boat safaris to visitors, as well as forest stays and other attractions.

You can look for stays near the forest area. The bus safari is the main attraction in Nagarhole.

They have 2 trips every day. First in the morning at 6 and evening at 3. You need to book your tickets on their online website and confirm your bus at the office counter. On weekdays it's a 1.5-hour safari and on working days it's 3 hours.

Be calm and silent throughout the journey. This allows the animals to stay around the forest premises for us to see. In the widespread forest, you can see a wide variety of animals. Out of which deers are the majority. Also, there are Tiger, Leopard, Asiatic wild dog and Sloth bear, Asiatic Elephant, Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Muntjac, Four-horned antelope, Wild pig, Mouse deer and South-western langur.

Nagarhole is the best destination for wildlife photographers. Nagarahole is acclaimed as one of the high-density tiger populations in the country after Corbett & Kaziranga tiger reserves respectively. It comprises some amazing landscapes and marvelous streams that swerve around like a snake, leaving wildlife enthusiasts and visitors astonished with its natural beauty.

Nagarahole Tiger Reserve also creates an opportunity for bird enthusiasts with its amazing variety of birds, which frequent this place, as regularly as the enthusiasts.

Being an important Tiger Reserve in Karnataka, Nagarahole is a must-visit national park for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers as the forest safari offers a very high probability of being able to spot Bengal Tigers and Asiatic Elephants in their natural habitat.