26-Apr-2010: Bannerghatta National Park Bangalore

Bannerghatta National Park is situated at nearly 20 kilometers from Bangalore. It is one of the major biodiversity region. It covers an area of nearly 100 square kilometers. It is connected to the Satyamangalam forests in the Nilgiris.

How to reach

There is a very good connectivity to the National Park from Bangalore. Any city bus bearing 365 should go to the National Park. Most of the routes to the National Park should converge at Bannerghatta Circle (Jayadeva Hospital).

8:30 AM Started from house

We started early from house so that we could avoid some rush. However we did not reach early enough to beat the traffic. We took an auto to Jayadeva Hospital in Jayanagar 9th Block.

10:30 AM Reached Bannerghatta National Park

After alighting from the bus, we got the tickets for safari. We had to wait some time in the queue. When our turn came, we were in a caged vehicle with some openings to view the animals.

11:00 AM Safari

The safari took us through different enclosures. In each enclosure, different kind of animals were kept. The vehicle travels very near to the animals. These animals are fed their natural diet.

The first enclosure consisted of all vegetarian animals like Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Bison.

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Bison

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

The second enclosure consisted of bears. There is only one species of the bears.

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

The third enclosure consisted of tigers including white tiger.

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

In an hours time, the safari ended. We were dropped at the Butterfly Park.

This butterfly park is the first Butterfly Park in the country. It was established in 2006. It consists of an enclosure with controlled humidity. Several trees conducive to breeding the different species of butterflies are planted in the enclosure. There are 20 different species of the butterflies.

There is a museum which gives a wealth of information about butterflies. This is where, I learnt to recognize some prominent species of the butterflies.

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Common Indian Crow

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Striped Tiger

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Common Castor

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Red Pierrot

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Paris Peacock

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Common Mime

2:00 PM Lunch

We had our lunch at one of the stalls in the Park. It is advisable to carry your own food.

3:00 – 5:00 PM Different birds and animals

There are different cages and enclosures all over the garden. Various animals and birds are kept inside these cages.

We saw many different birds, deers, zebras, hippopotamus, monkeys, snakes, and cheetah.

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Red Crested Pochard

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Marsh Crocodile

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Ghadial

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Ghadial

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Jackal

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Leopard

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Elephant

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Zebra

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Emu

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Iguana

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Red Eared Turtle

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Indian Porcupine

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Rusell's Viper

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Rat Snake

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 Star Tortoise

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 White Goose

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 White Goose

From Trips - Bannerghatta National Park Apr 10 White Peacock

5:00 PM Started back home

After we were satisfied, we started back home. The buses were crowded. Somehow we managed to get into one of the bus.