Pickup from home at 6 AM, breakfast at Maddur and a stop at the big Srikanteshwara temple in Nanjangud. Check in at your resort by lunch, rest a little, and head into Bandipur Tiger Reserve on your first evening safari. About 230 km, 5 hours of driving with stops.
- 6:00 AM
Pickup from your home
Your driver calls 30 minutes before. Bags in the boot, binoculars and a warm layer in your hand bag.
- 1 h 33 min · 84 km
- 7:30 AM
Breakfast stop at Maddur
Maddur vada, idli and filter coffee at a highway eatery. Pay as you eat.
- 1 h 47 min · 83 km
- 10:00 AM1
Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud
45 min hereA huge old Shiva temple on the Kapila river, with a tall gopura. Shoes off, shoulders and knees covered. Darshan is free.
- 12:30 PM
Check in and lunch at your resort
Lunch is included at Windflower and Jungle Lodges. Serai guests pay for lunch at the resort. Rest a little before the safari.
- 2:45 PM
Safari booking for Windflower and Serai guests
Optional · Forest Department bus approx Rs 650 to 1,000 per adult; jeep fare confirmed when bookingSeats are limited and sell out on weekends. Tell us when you book and we try to get seats, or your resort arranges it. Unsold seats go at the Melukamanahalli counter early on the day.
- 1 h 6 min · 54 km
- 3:30 PM2
Evening safari in Bandipur
2 h 30 min hereJungle Lodges guests: included. Others: Forest Department safari from the Melukamanahalli reception, about 3:30 to 6 PM (slots change, we confirm when booking). Phones may not be allowed in the safari vehicle, so leave them in the car. Voices low, no bright clothes.
- 10 min · 5 km
- 6:30 PM
Dinner at the resort
Dinner is included at Windflower and Jungle Lodges. The highway through the forest closes to traffic from 9 PM to 6 AM, so evenings are spent at the resort.
