Safari Life – 5 Adventurous Wildlife Tours

Feel the thrill of adventure!

These days, kids, youngsters, as well as adults, prefer going for adventure sports and activities during their vacations. If you are also pondering about where to go, Mysore is the place to be. Surrounded by green Forests, the city offers a number of safari and wildlife tours that can bring out the child in you and promise you a long-lasting, memorable experience. Everything from tiger safari to black panther safari and elephant camp, in which the tourists can indulge and make the most out of their vacations.

Wildlife Tour –  Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest

Bandipur safari is always well rewarding in terms of wildlife sighting. Bandipur National Park is one of the beautiful wildlife sanctuary located in south India with a variety of flora and fauna. Bandipur safari offers maximum tiger sightings when compared to other wildlife sanctuaries in south India. Bandipur National park is also rich in other fauna including leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, herbivores like elephants, gaurs, barking deer, and rare birds like vultures. Both Van safari and jeep safari are available at Bandipur.

Safari Timing

• Morning – From 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM 
• Evening – From 2.30 PM to 6.30 PM

Safari Types 

• Gypsy Jeep Safari – 6 Seater
  • Safari Fee 3000 INR
  • Entry Fee 250 Per Person 
  • Total 3500 only for Two
  • Duration 2 Hours 
• Tata Safari – 4 seater
  • Safari Fee 4000 INR
  • Entry Fee 250 INR Per Person
  • Total 4500 only for Two
  • Duration 2 Hours
• Canter Bus – NA  Seater
  • 1 Hour Safari
    • Entry Fee 250 INR Per Person
    • Safari Fee 100 INR Per Person
  • 2 Hour Safari
    • Entry Fee 600 INR Per Person
    • Safari Fee 200 INR Per Person
• Child Safari Fee 50 and Entry Fee 125
• For Foreigners 1200 Per Person and Kids 550 Per Kid

Elephant’s Camp –  Mudumalai Reserved Forest Tamilnadu

Located close to the Mudumalai Safari junction, the elephant feeding camp will be enjoyed by both adults and children it costs just Rs15 entrance fee to visit the elephant camp at Mudumalai. You will meet orphaned elephants maintained and trained by the Tamilnaduforest department. These elephants are used to control, chase, rescue or dislocate wild elephants that enter human habitation or villages close to Mudumalai. There are about 7 to 9 elephants all elephants are given a name. Some of them are Giri, Krishna, Srinivas and Bomman. The Camp is open mornings and evenings only. Timings are mentioned below. The tamed elephants are called kumkis. They are fed and looked after by the experienced village mahouts at the camp. You get to see how the elephant feed is prepared using rice ragijaggery and other ingredients.

In addition to these rice cakes they are fed sugar cane and coconuts as well. The attraction of the elephant camp is the playful little baby elephant which is sure to fascinate you with its naughty acts. The discipline of the camp elephants are mind blowing and amazing to look at. There are lot of birds, wild boars and deer around the campus. It is surely a must visit place

Elephant Camp Timings
8.30 AM To 9.00 AM
5.30 PM To 6.00 PM

Make sure to go exactly in in time as the baby elephant is fed first. If you go late you might miss out the baby elephant fun.

Around the camp flows the Moyar River where you can sight elephants taking bath.

Activities

• Feeding Elephants
• Elephant Ride 

Timing –  9 AM to 6 PM 

Vehicle – AC cab Indica or Etios 

Price – 3200 INR Per Person

Wildlife Kabini – Black Panther Safari & JLR Boat Safari

The Kabini tourism zone has been a hot spot for watching wildlife and not just for tigers and leopards. A Black Panther has been in the limelight for the past year and a half. It’s still a mystery how, when and from where this Black Panther ventured into Nagarahole. There is a strong belief that it may possibly have moved from the adjoining forests of Wayanad, Kerala or was existing in Nagarahole and was never spotted before.

Safari Timing

• Morning – From 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM 
• Evening – From 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Safari Types

• Gypsy Jeep Safari – 6 Seater
  • Safari Feel 3000 only for Two
  • Duration 2 Hours 
• Canter Bus
  • 1 Hour Safari
    • Safari Fee 250 INR Per Adult Person
    • Safari Fee 125 INR Per Kid
• Boat Safari
  • Safari Fee 1500 INR Per Person
  • Entry Fee NA Per Person 
  • Duration 2 Hours 

Drive Timing – 2 Hours One Way 

Vehicle – AC Cab Indica or Etios 

Vehicle Charge –  3200 INR 

Pick-up from Mysore & Back