Situated in the Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka in South India, Bandipur National Park is one of India's best known protected areas which is home to a wide variety of animal and plant species. And this is an important Project Tiger reserve in India. Sprawling across an area of 874 square kilometers, Bandipur National Park gets prominence as the home to around seventy Bengal tigers and over three thousand Indian elephants. Located far away from the maddening rush of city life, Bandipur is an excellent place to while away appreciating the myriad beauties of Nature.