While working in Bangalore, I deciede to get out in the country a bit to get away from the crowds. I choose Bannerghatta due to its proximity to the city. It was nice, about what I expected for an Indian tourist attraction. The facilities were not up to American (or Western) standards. It wasn't much of a national park, I... more

self, wife and kids in tow took off for the much heard Bannerghatta National Park..... The biggest thing that hits u is the poorly administered area. They do not have any infrastructure in place to handle large holiday crowds..no green area where the families can sit and have a bite and the kids can play. The cages where the animals... more

The park is not for you if you are expecting a good rough terrain adventure as in bigger parks like Ranthambore and Kanha, but is more tailor-made to give a sureshot glimpse of tigers (in the tiger safari - more like a zoo where you sit inside a netted vehicle and tigers roam outside in a limited area). Lion safari... more

On Sunday dt.21-11-04 morning we, all my family members my father, mother, wife and two children went to Bannergatta in our trusted Maruti, we left our house around 9.30AM and reached the Bannergatta National park by 11.30AM, remember 30-35Kms took 2hrs, imagine the roads, in some strech there is no roads at all, thanks for civil works going on that... more