Nagarhole National Park
Nagarhole National Park (now also known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park) is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's largest stretch of protected forest, including besides, neighbouring sanctuaries of Bandipur, Mudumalai and Wynaad. Established in 1955 as a wildlife sanctuary, Nagarhole was designated a national park in 1975. The park today stretches in a series of gentle hills and valleys, over an expanse of 640 sq km, north of the river Kabini. The park is centred around a perennial water reservoir formed in 1974, when the Kabini River was dammed. 
Nagarhole's vegetation is different from Bandipur's dry scrub- moist deciduous forests, including bamboo, teak, eucalyptus and cassia, cover much of the sanctuary, providing a refuge for a wide range of animals and birds. Nagarhole has all the resident wildlife of the Nilgiri hills: Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, bison, leopard, Asian elephant, wild boar, deer, dhole (wild dog) and porcupine, besides tigers. A high canopy of trees- up to thirty metres tall in some places- harbours rare birds such as the endangered Malabar trogon, the Malabar pied hornbill and the crested hawk-eagle.
Area : 640 sq km
Best time to visit : October to March
Prominent Fauna : Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, bison, leopard, Asian elephant, wild boar, deer, dhole (wild dog) and porcupine, besides tigers.
How to Reach : The major railhead closest to Nagarhole is Mysore, 80 km away, with train connections to a large number of towns and cities across India. Bangalore, with excellent air and rail links to the rest of the country, is 220 km from Nagarhole, Ooty is about 240 km from the park. Buses connect Nagarhole to Bangalore (about 6 hours) and to a network of other towns across Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala. You can hire a vehicle in one of the town - Bangalore is very convenient to reach Nagarhole.
Game viewing in the park, You can hire jeep or ride on an elephants back for to view wildlife.   Elephant is best way to get deep into the jungle.
Where to stay : Nagarhole has variouse accommodation options available.

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