| When travelling from bangalore to ooty by | | | | right takes you to ooty through |
| road, there are quite a fewthings to do on | | | | Gudalur,naduvattam, Pykarra falls, seventh |
| the way. | | | | mile to ooty. The left takes youthrough |
| | | | Masinagudi, kallahatty water falls to ooty. |
| The road from bangalore to ooty pases through | | | | Both routes arescenic and have great views. |
| ramnagara, channapatna,maddur, mandya, | | | | The gudalur road is easy to drive andheavy |
| srirangapatna, mysore, najungad, gundelpet, | | | | vehicles prefer this road. The masinagudi |
| bandipur,mudumalai to ooty. | | | | road needs a powersteering as there are 35 |
| | | | hairpin bends in a 15 km stretch and the |
| Bangalore to Mysore | | | | roadis very steep. Your vehicle needs to be |
| | | | in perfect condition to tacklethis road. Just |
| Bangalore to mysore road is real good right | | | | after Masinagudi there is a point where a |
| from rajarajeshwari templearch and 4 lane | | | | leopardcrosses the road. |
| trafic capable of doing 100 kmph and excess. | | | | |
| Be carefulof sudden traffic diversions due to | | | | What to do at wildlife sanctuary |
| bridge and road painting works. | | | | |
| | | | Both at Bandipur and Mudumalai wildlife |
| Also of pedestrians. | | | | sanctuary, the forest department organises |
| | | | vanand jeep safari inside the forest to see |
| Take a break at 24 hour cafe coffee day | | | | wild animals. The timings are |
| (after channapatna - 70km frombangalore) or | | | | |
| kamat (after ramnagaram - 50km from | | | | Morning 6 to 9 AM and evening 4 to 6 PM. In |
| bangalore). You maytry amaravathi before | | | | Bandipur, Jeep safaris areavailable. You need |
| Mandya or Maddur Tiffanys. Other restaurants | | | | to book in advance dring season time as the |
| arenot worth their salt (or sugar) | | | | rush isheavy. The crowds mill around like a |
| | | | mall in bangalore. |
| After Channapatna you may want to stop at | | | | |
| Dodda Malur Krishna temple, avery old temple | | | | Jungle Home - Gudalur - Ooty Route |
| with a deity of lord baby krishna. Many | | | | |
| people believethat your prayers for a baby | | | | Take the right turn at Theppakadu junction |
| come true at this temple. | | | | and follow the road upto theedge of the |
| | | | forest. |
| Srirangapatna has few spots of tourist | | | | |
| interest like fort, river view,nearby | | | | A nice place to relax here would be Jungle |
| ranganathitu bird sanctuary. | | | | Home, a cottage attached tothe forest. For |
| | | | details please check the website. |
| If you dig pizzas, you can stop at pizza | | | | |
| corner, mysore which is on theway to ooty | | | | The section between Theppakadu and Thorapalli |
| road. | | | | is crucial elephanthabitat zone and is very |
| | | | easy to sight the wild elephants on the |
| Mysore to Ooty | | | | roadside. Becareful about the wild tuskers |
| | | | which are always single and easyto irritate. |
| Nanjungad to Gundelpet is straight and smooth | | | | |
| road with no traffic. | | | | The road goes to Gudalur, Naduvattam, ooty. |
| | | | On the way you can seepykarra falls (not |
| Easy to maintain excess of 100 KMPH. Beware | | | | advisable to bathe), 7th mile (where many |
| of sudden speed breakersand bumpy bridges. | | | | filmshootings happen - sing a duet with your |
| | | | beau) and proceed to ooty. |
| Nanjungad has a very old and famous shiva | | | | |
| temple with lot of statues ofgods. | | | | Stop at the approved view points only. |
| | | | |
| At gundelpet, take the road to ooty. | | | | Park at the side of the road. Dont obstruct |
| | | | traffic. |
| Gundelpet to Bandipur is very bad stretch of | | | | |
| raod. Bandipur to | | | | Drive carefuly and sensibly. |
| | | | |
| TamilNadu border is also bad stretch. | | | | Beware of irresponsible drivers and buses |
| | | | |
| Drive slowly (30 to 40 kmph) as you have | | | | How to reach Jungle Home |
| chance of seeing the animalsgrazing on the | | | | |
| road side during the evenings. If you see | | | | At Theppakadu Junction take right, pass |
| elephants onthe road side, stop at a distance | | | | through the forest border, atthe RTO |
| and observe them carefully. Nohonking or | | | | checkpost (Thorrapalli village) take left, |
| bright lights. (easiset way to irritate the | | | | (the small tar roadopposite hotel |
| elephants) Bytheir movements, it is easy to | | | | haridagiri), follow the tar road, after the |
| findout if they are just grazing ortrying to | | | | BSNL cellphone tower, you find the green |
| cross the road. If elephants are in group, no | | | | gates of Jungle home (green building) |
| problems. | | | | |
| | | | Route Map: |
| Beware of single elephant (especially tusker | | | | |
| - male elephants).Theytend to easily get | | | | Bangalore - Mysore - Take ooty road |
| irritated as this is their mating season. | | | | |
| Otheranimals like deer, mongoose, peacocks | | | | Mysore - Nanjungad - Gundelpet - Take Ooty |
| are harmless. Dont feed themonkeys as they | | | | road |
| tend to jump inside the car. Monkey scratches | | | | |
| and bitesneed anti rabies vaccine. Just | | | | Gundelpet - Bandipur Forest Office - |
| before the TN-Kar border checkposts,many | | | | Karnataka Tamilnadu Border - |
| people have seen tigers near the roads but I | | | | |
| have been unlucky inseeing a tiger so far. | | | | Theppakadu (Mudumalai forest office) Junction |
| | | | |
| From the TN border (police tend to leave off | | | | Balamurugan is a wildlife and nature lover |
| family cars - guys drivenvehicles are checked | | | | visiting |
| for liquor and other illegal stuff, there is | | | | |
| atoll gate on TN side), the roads are good | | | | Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary in India; |
| but maintain just 30 to 40kmph. | | | | frequently with various experiences |
| | | | liketrekking, bird watching, fishing on each |
| At the theppakadu junction, (mudumalai forest | | | | visit. |
| office) you have 2choices to go to ooty. The | | | | |