Overview
The Windflower Tusker Trails in Bandipur is a land that's off the grid and alive. Its the place to trade your ringtone for bird calls and keep your eyes open for real education.You can rise with the sun and a steaming pot of chai, and then hop aboard jeep for an unforgettable safari through the mist-laden national park. Return to a wholesome, homely buffet spread in Windflower's open-air restaurant. Then take a dip in the infinity pool, or go sit by the water's edge at the Mangala reservoir. You can also warm your feet by the fire or under your soft, duvet covers.
The Stay
Rooms
The Windflower Suite room has floor-to-ceiling windows, so you can look into the
wilderness from your huge bed. Gaze up at the forest canopy through the
glass skylights in the shower.You can also call for a pain of binoculars and watch the forest come alive.
Dining
The Windflower offers delicious food items that are nutritious,wholesome,delicious and revive your taste buds. Food that tastes like home.Windflower's open-air restaurant serves delectable Indian food and continental salads. Sink
your teeth into butter-soft rava idlis at breakfast. Ask the
head chef to dish out the unbeatable local combo of ragi mudde and
averakkai sambhar at noon or try the kebabs and Calicut pomfret, grilled
on the flames of the mobile tandoor. The buffet awaits you.
They can also organize an unforgettable candlelit meal for two by the
pool, serenaded by cicadas and song birds.Huddle together, and bring
your safari stories to the fire, and they'll supply the kebabs, rotis and
warmth.
Activities
A break from daily routine means different things to do for different
people. There is plenty one can do at Windflower.
Outdoor- Trek to
a tribal colony near Mangala village and get a taste of life at its
most basic and joyous.Trek 5km up the adjoining hill for a panoramic
view of this living sanctuary.
- Go on a Jungle Safari : 6:30am to 8:30am & 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
The safari takes you through the national park in an open 4x4 jeep,with
some of the most knowledgeable guides at the wheel.There's plenty to
see: elephants munching on bamboo,herds of spotted deer and Indian
bison, peacocks in frenzy, paradise flycatchers and crested serpent
eagles.Pray hard enough and you may just earn an audience with the
reigning big cats in this Project Tiger Reserve. - Drive up Tiger Hill
- Take a refreshing ip in the swimming pool
- Share your travel tales around the evening bonfire.
IndoorWindflower also facilitates to spend time in various indoor games such as chess, carrom, ludo, scrabble, monopoly and table tennis.
Spa
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Revitalize. Renew. Emerge anew. Emerge,
Windflower's award-winning spa, brings together Ayurvedic, Balinese and European schools of therapeutic healing and massage to offer you 22 different treatments,with the highest regard to quality of ingredients,hygiene and experience. Treat yourself to a chocolate facial or a full-body Abhyanga Sweda massage performed by two therapists in tandem,that removes body toxins and leaves the nerves tingling with gratitude for upto a week.
For those on a special spa diet, your diet chart will be shared with our chefs and the room service crew, to deliver wholesome meals at the exact times prescribed by your nutritionist.
Getting There
The road from Mysore to Bandipur is a trip in itself- rolling fields punctuated with yellow sunflower patches, quaint village markets as you approach forest.For guests traveling by train or air, the resort can organize a pick-up and drop upon request.
Best time to visit:
Summer is the best time to spot animals gathering around the watering holes in the park.
December,January and February constitute mating season, and you'll have your best chance to sight a tiger.
By Road: Bandipur is about 220 kms from Bangalore, 80 kms from Mysore, 80 kms from Ooty and 170 kms from Coimbatore.
By Train: The closest railway station is at Mysore.
By Air: The closest airports are at Mysore and Bangalore. airstrip is at Mysore.Some buses do stop at Bandipur.
By Bus: Buses en-route from Mysore to Ooty pass through the National Park. You can get off at the Bandipur police check post. Windflower would make some arrangement to pick up you from there.