Nagarhole National Park is one of the most fruitful destinations for those inclined towards creatures of the wild.
Invest your time in the Park wandering through it searching for wild inhabitants and you might get rewarded with breathtaking sights.
The Park is ideally located in the beautiful districts of Kodagu and Mysore in southern Karnataka.
Sprawling over an area of 640 sq km, the Park was established in 1955.
The Park boasts of a rich variety of wildlife species including tiger.
There are around 250 bird species in the Park and common babbler, bee-eater, bulbul, dove, crested serpent, hornbill, Malabar pied, alexandrine, peacock, woodpecker, warbler, great Indian reed, eagle, crested hawk, golden-back parakeet and the southern tree pie are a few to name.
The river Kabini separates this Park from the Bandipur National Park.
Nagarhole National Park is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
Once the hunting ground of the rulers of Mysore, the Park has thick forest, small streams, beautiful valleys and mesmerizing waterfalls, which make it an ideal habitat for wildlife.
The vegetation of the Park encompasses moist mixed deciduous forest in the southern parts, dry tropical forest towards the east, and Sub mountain hill valley swamp forest (Eugenia).
The main trees which dominate the landscape of the Park are Rosewood, teak, sandalwood and silver oak.
You can spot a variety of wildlife in the Park such as four-horned antelope, sloth bear, jungle cat, civet, spotted deer, elephant, wild dog, flying fox, tiger, panther, gaur (Indian bison), sambhar, wild boar, black-naped hare, bonnet macaque and pangolin.
Other inhabitants of the Park are cobras, crocodiles, kraits, pythons, vipers, and several species of lizards.
You can also visit the surrounding hills outside the Park which are a home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr and Nilgiri langurs.