The Windflower Jungle Resort & Spa Bandipur

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.

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.

Float on your back in the pool, gazing up at the clouds, and reconnect with your loved ones by the bonfire. We, at the Windflower Tusker Trails Bandipur, try to offer you every facility to make your stay here as comfortable and harmonious with nature as possible. But do remind yourself that you are in the middle of the forest and take advantage of every waking minute spent here.

Here's a list of facilities offered by The Windflower Bandipur:

• Accomodation for maids and personal staff.
• Iraya toiletries using specially formulated Ayurvedic ingredients.
• King Beds and Twin Beds.
• Duvet Bedcovers.
• Individually controlled Air-conditioning.
• Outdoor Infinity Swimming Pool.
• Outdoor Barbecue Lounge.
• Board room with all modern facilities that seats upto 30 persons.

Trek to a tribal colony. Drive up Tiger hill. Take a walk on the wild side, at the Windflower Tusker Trails Bandipur.

Safaris: The safari takes you through the national park in an open 4x4 jeep, with some of the most knowledgeable guides at the wheel. Keep your eyes peeled for pugmarks, and mobile phones off. 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. (Timings: 6:30 AM- 8:30 AM; 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM)

Treks: Trek to a tribal colony near Mangala village, and get a taste of life at its most basic and joyous. Spot deer gathering at the reservoir at sundown. Or trek 5km up the adjoining hill for a panoramic view of this living sanctuary.

Indoor Games: There's chess, carom, Ludo, Scrabble, Monopoly and table tennis, if you're game for a fun, family face-off at the Activity Room.

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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.