Bandipur National Park, Bandipur, Karnataka.

Bandipur National Park, Bandipur, Karnataka.

The Moyar River, which snakes through the jungle, is the lifeblood of the teeming fauna here and is also the border between Bandipur and the Madumalai Sanctuary.

Bandipur National Park, an 874-sq.-km forested reserve in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, is known for its small population of tigers. Once the private hunting ground of the Maharajas of Mysore, the park also harbors Indian elephants, spotted deer, gaurs (bison), antelopes and numerous other native species. The 14th-century Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple offers views from the park’s highest peak.

The open lush woodlands are like a picture postcard come alive with stunning landscapes bordered by mist-kissed mountains, deep gorges and thick forest.