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Nagarhole National Park
How to Get there?
4.5 hour drive from
Bangalore International Airport – well connected internationally as well as domestically
from most major airports in India.
Type of Safari at the Park?
The main type of
safari here is Jeep or Canter(minibus) safaris inside the National Park. This is conducted
twice per day – in the morning & in the afternoon.
Boat or Canoe
safaris on the Kabini river are also possible – there are quite a few migratory waders,
plovers, raptors and storks which are seen. Elephants are seen in huge herds by the river
with the other herbivores.
History & Overview
Southern India is the land of endemics, with species found only in the area – celebrated are the Birds, Reptiles and the Amphibians which are simply beautiful and rather unique. Discoveries in the Insect and Amphibian varieties are occurring till today, and will continue to do so.
Probably most visited National Parks of South India, Nagarhole National Park is part of the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve as well as a part of the larger Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. These Moist and Dry Deciduous forests are home to large mammals such as the Indian Elephant, Gaur, Royal Bengal Tiger & Indian Wild Dogs. More recently, people from all over the world flock here in the summer for photographing a rather bold male Melanistic or Black Leopard.
Nagarhole is also an IBA – Important Bird Area and over 300 bird species are recorded here including some of the endemics of South India.
Flora and Fauna
| Wildlife | Birds |
| Indian Elephant | Malabar Trogon |
| Gaur | White Bellied Woodpecker |
| Indian Leopard | White-bellied Treepie |
| Tiger | NIlgiri Wood Pigeon |
| Indian Wild Dog or “Dhol” | Heart-spotted Woodpecker |
| Giant Flying Squirrel | Crimson-backed Sunbird |
| Malabar Giant Squirrel | Loten’s Sunbird |
| Brown Mongoose | Malabar Parakeet |
| Stripe-necked Mongoose | Malabar Woodshrike |
| Mouse Deer | Jerdon’s Bushlark |
Geography and Climate
| Area | 642.4 km² |
| Co-ordinates | 12.0314° N, 76.1207° E |
| Weekly Off | None |
| Functional Days | October to May |
| Rainfall | 1,440 mm |
| Forest Type | Mixed Deciduous Forest |
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Post - Tala, Bandhavgarh National Park, District - Umaria, Madhya Pradesh, Pin code - 484664
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