Bandipur Safari Lodge is located halfway down the Mysore-Ooty road adjacent to the world-renowned Bandipur National Park The mountain breeze flowing down the vales of the picturesque Nilgiris invites you to this perfect backdrop for a wildlife safari Nestling in the foothills of the Nilgiris the Bandipur National Park was formed by extending the Venugopal Wildlife Park set up in 1931 by the Mysore Maharajas It is now one of the tiger reserves in the country It also forms a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve which is the one of the last refuges of endangered Asiatic wild elephants Bandipur a Project Tiger Reserve one of 30 such reserves across India for Project Tiger a scheme launched in 1973 by the Government of India to save the tiger and its habitat http www falcontt org jungleresorts bandipursafarilodge asp