We had booked the jeep safari for 10 am online through the website around 3 weeks before our intended day of visit. We reached at around 9:30 am and joined the waiting area for the jeep safaris to start. At sharp 10 am, we got assigned our jeep and the safari began. Overall it was a good experience with plenty of sightings of deers, elephants, lions, tigers and bears up close. They were in specific designated zones called “herbivores safari”, “bear safari” etc. The entry from one zone to the other was through gates controlled by humans. The zones with their gates reminded me of Jurassic Park! In that sense, it was a bit different from the other national parks that we had been to such as Bandipur. It has its own pros and cons. The controlled environment guarantees sightings. But then you don’t get a feeling of being in a dense natural forest. After the safari, we visited the butterfly park and zoo. The animals looked well fed and well cared for. All in all, a nice half day break from the routine.

Bannerghatta National Park is located 2 hours from Bangalore by drive. It consists of mainly 3 activities: Safari, Zoo & Butterfly park. There are plenty of options for Safari & you are sure to see the animals on the safari, because they have been trained to live under the given natural habitat. If you want to book a private jeep safari then prior online booking is recommended. For Zoo, there are good number of different animal species and the Zoo is well maintained. There is also an option of boating which can be done if you have time, but not a must do. The butterfly park is nothing great, it's just a small park with small children's play area and some points to click photos. There is about 5 minutes walk to reach the butterfly park from Zoo, so you can visit it when you are near the parking area. Overall, a good spot for children day out.

Everyhting was very well planned. And it also went very properly according to the schedule. Staff are superb, very nice, friendly and accomdating all request. We absolutely had no complains or issues ! Loved the stay! Every person on the lodge served with a smile, great hospitality. Keep going! The morning walk , safari, food , movie all very nice.

One of the main attractions in Bangalore, and nothing much impressive in all aspects. National park safari was worth mentioning and also the butterfly garden and reserves gives you a bit overwhelmed. Ticket prices are high especially for the safari, but folks please prefer the air conditioned coaches.

Having been to a couple of safari in the past, I was not expecting much when I went with my friends to the Bannerughatta Biological Park. But my experience at the park was way beyond what I could have hoped for. We got the last tour at 4:30pm, which was supposed to be the worst because it was close to feeding time. But we were able to see the elephants, leopards, deer, lions and lionesses, and bears out in the open and very near us. We took so many pictures. The butterfly exhibition was also amazing. The guards took a perfect butterfly picture for us, and even allowed me to hold a caterpillar. What an exciting time we had at the Park! On a side note, my friend left her phone (with money) on a bench in the park before we left for the safari. The guard returned it to her with the money intact when we got back to the waiting area. All in all, it was an amazing experience. I have never seen so many wild animals at close proximity before!