Bhadra backwaters boat safari
Tarikereeasyabout 2 hoursGuide required
A Forest Department boat across the reservoir at dusk, past the river tern islands to the sanctuary shore where the elephants come down to drink.
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Photos: Kandukuru Nagarjun from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Dineshkannambadi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About this
The boat leaves from the River Tern Lodge jetty in the late afternoon and works along the sanctuary side of the lake, where the forest comes straight down to the water. Gaur and elephant are regular at the shoreline in the dry months, crocodile and otter along the banks, and from February to June the tern islands are a cloud of birds. ₹600 per adult, booked at tickets.bhadratigerreserve.in. It is the gentlest way to see the sanctuary and the only way to see it from the water.
Where it starts
River Tern Lodge jetty, Lakkavalli
The meeting point. Confirm the time with your guide.
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Guide required. You cannot do this one on your own. The boat is the Forest Department’s and comes with its own crew.
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