OT Staff
Just 21 kilometres from the city, the park is home to elephants, gaur, Indian leopards, jackals, cobras, pythons, monitor lizards, red-whiskered bulbuls, purple sunbirds and many more animal species.
Regarded as one of the most beautiful and better-managed national parks of India, the reserve is located amid the picturesque surroundings of the Western Ghats. The park is 219 kilometres from Bengaluru.
A trekker’s paradise, you can hike to the Kudremukha Peak, Kurinjal Peak, Gangadikal Peak, Seethabumi Peak, Valikunda and Narasimha Parvatha here. It is 334 kilometres from Bengaluru.
This sanctuary hosts the largest herd of Asiatic elephants in the world and innumerable species of birds, flora and fauna. The best time to visit is from November to February. It is 195 kilometres from Bengaluru.
Previously known as the Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve, this place is home to rare black panthers, bonnet macaques, bison and wild dogs, among many other animals. It is 461 kilometres from Bengaluru.
India’s eighth smallest national park is within the city limits of Chennai, some 349 kilometres from Bengaluru. Animals found here include blackbucks, spotted deer, snakes, tortoises, shrikes and tailor birds.
Located in Tamil Nadu, Mukurthi National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was created to protect the Nilgiri tahr, one of the keystone species found in the area. It is 342 kilometres from Bengaluru.