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Mysore & the Nilgiri Reserves - 4 Days (Bengaluru, Chamundi Hill, Srirangapatna, Bandipur & Nagarhole)

4.8(5 reviews)4 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Four days of palace and two tiger reserves. Four days with a private vehicle, a forest department lodge inside Bandipur and a naturalist on both drives.

The Monsoon Ledger
Runs this trip
Wildlife & birdwatching
Four days of palace and two tiger reserves
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Mysore PalaceThe palace is lit with about a hundred thousand bulbs on Sunday evenings and public holidays, and it is worth timing for.
  • Chamundeshwari TempleTipu Sultan died defending Srirangapatna in 1799 and the breach in the wall where he fell is marked.
  • Bandipur Tiger ReserveBandipur, Mudumalai and Wayanad form one continuous forest and the elephants move freely between all three.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 3 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • All transport from and to Bengaluru
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
  • Forest lodge night at Bandipur with all meals
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • Mysore Palace and Srirangapatna entries
  • Two jeep safaris with permits and forest guides
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Bengaluru
  • The palace illumination if your dates do not include a Sunday
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Camera fees at the reserves

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Mysore Residency

Hotel

Days 1, 2

Bandipur House

Hotel

Day 3

What you'll eat

3 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 2 dinners across 4 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 4.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 3
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–4
  • LunchServed on day 3

6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

The Monsoon Ledger
4.8 (5)

Based in Jaipur

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.8/5
Based on 5 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.8/5
Guide
4.6/5
Itinerary
4.6/5
Transport
4.6/5
Accommodation
5.0/5
Tour operator
4.6/5
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Daniel Okafor – Melbourne2025-01-07 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Solid operator.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Aditi Rao – Mumbai2025-01-07 · Verified booking

Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Would book with them again.

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Dev Chatterjee – Lucknow2025-01-07 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run.

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Elena Petrova – Dublin2025-01-07 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Recommended.

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James Whelan – Dublin2025-01-07 · Verified booking

Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Recommended.

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