Mysore-Ooty Road

The park spans an area of 874 square kilometers (337 sq mi), protecting several species of India's endangered wildlife.

It is about 80 kilometers (50 mi) from the city of Mysore on the route to a major tourist destination of Ooty.

[5] As a result, Bandipur sees a lot of tourist traffic and there are many wildlife fatalities caused by speeding vehicles that are reported each year.

[6] There is a ban on traffic from 9 pm to 6 am of dusk to dawn to help bring down the death rate of wildlife.

[7] The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (Tamil:முதுமலை தேசிய பூங்கா மற்றும் விலங்குகள் சரணாலயம்) also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore city in Kongu Nadu region of Tamil Nadu.

There are good restaurants like Rhythm.n.Hues, The Evergreen, the Grand View and Vishnu Cafe before reaching the airport.

After Kadakola town, there are two Punjabi dhabha restaurants offering private outdoor huts.

This is a very scenic uphill route but traffic blocks are very common near the Frog Hill viewpoint.