Weekly Reflections #28: Amazing Wildlife I've Seen

I am back for the 28th Weekly Reflection started by @damithudaya and inviting my Steemian friends @josepha @mohammadfaisal and @abdullahw2 to show their trips.

  
I am presenting here an old trip when I was posted in Bangalore and my friends and I were planning to visit Bannerghatta National Park. I had been thinking about the Bannerghatta Jungle Safari for a long time, so when one of my coworkers asked me to plan a trip, I agreed and we formed a group.

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir

As we moved ahead, the urban areas of Bangalore were left behind, and there, Bannerghatta National Park was waiting for us. I was amazed to see the greenery in the park and thought I should have come here earlier.

Our safari shuttle started at 10:30 am. This was a relief. We bought our tickets and headed towards the shuttle waiting area. We had a booking for 10 people for Rs. 900, which has probably gone up a lot now. Apart from that, everyone bought their own tickets for the room.

This was not a real forest but very close to it and a great opportunity for me to explore this national park and see what India’s largest jungle park really has to offer.

One can explore the entire park by jeep safari, AC bus safari, or non-AC bus, which is open from 9:30 am to 5 pm. The safari timings are between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. They have a number of lakes and water bodies inside the park where we can go for boating.

We had planned to use public transport from Bangalore City Transport, so boarded their air-conditioned Volvo buses. We reached the national park area at 9:45 am via Bannerughatta Road and bought entry tickets for Indian Rs. 30 per person for all 10 of us. Remember, this trip was held in 2007, so the ticket prices must be increased to a higher price.

The park has solid rocks, and as we entered, the landscape that appeared was simply amazing, and the lakes glittering in the sunlight.

I thought all this would provide a different kind of calm and an adventure on our safari. Indeed, Bannerghatta National Park promises to give an experience that offers the beauty of the forest even if not too far from the city.

Spread over 260 square kilometers, Bannerghatta National Park has a lion and tiger safari with enclosures that recreate their natural habitat. The best part here is that you can see them up close.

Apart from this, there is a snake park, a butterfly park, a zoo, and a nature camp for children. Apart from this, there is the Bannerghatta Nature Camp, which has tented cottages, log huts, and dormitory facilities.

The Bannerghatta National Park and zoo of Bannerghatta National Park has a number of animals like king cobras, panthers, crocodiles, bears, deer, butterflies, different fish and birds.

We saw white Lions walking on the path, but otherwise they are kept in a large area inside the Bannerghatta National Park and can be seen up close during a lion safari.

The same is about Tiger Safari, we saw them up close while driving through that area. This park has a lot of tigers, including white tigers. Otherwise, the tigers are kept in different groups, but one group is released at a time in the reserved forest area for tourists to see.