DANDELI – mysterious Kali meanders
Prime Attraction: Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary with its black panthers and ‘friendly’ Crocs
Dandeli at a glance
An overnight journey by the road from Bangalore will bring you here to Dandeli – the home to the most mysterious of wild cats, the Black Panther. With a spread of about 450 sq km, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is reputed to be India’oldest game reserve and the second largest in Karnataka state. The mighty Kali river with its tributeries meandering through the plush green moist deciduous forests, the undulating terrain, swaying bamboo thickets that shelters a legion of wildlife, the sylvan surroundings and trekking tracts make Dandeli an unparalled vacationing paradise.
Wildlife Adventure in Dandeli
The impenetrable wilderness of Dandeli offers very bleak chances of spotting wildlife. The forests can be best explored in jeeps, strolling around in groups, bird watching or crocodile sighting trips, fishing, boat cruises, river rafting and trekking expeditions. Leaving the months of monsoon, it is an ideal picnicking spot all round the year.
Cloistered in the thick forests are some of the best of wildlife attractions like the barking, spotted and mouse deer, sloth bear, panther, tiger, gaur, elephant, wild dog, civet cat, bison, jackal, langur and giant flying squirrel, besides a variety of colourful birds and reptiles. You will need a lot of luck to spot the elusive Black panther prowling in the jungles. But before you get time to regret, you will be swept over by the sight of hundreds of crocodiles surrounding your coracle as you cruise through the Kali. You can safely sideline the fear-factor and relish the adrenalin-rushing spectacle, as for the Dandelian crocodiles we humans aren’t the potential fodder, but the waste pulp of the West Coast Paper Mill that are released into the waters of Kali since the 1950s.
Avifauna can be seen in abundance near the water bodies and includes varieties like magpie robin, cormorants, kingfisher, egrets, hornbills, golden backed woodpecker, crested serpent eagle and a large variety of other birds.
Reaching Dandeli
Dandeli is 485 km from Bangalore, 125 km from Goa and 75 km from Hubli. Nearest airport at Belgaum is about 2 hrs away. Nearest railhead is 52 km away at Dharwad. Luxury buses run overnight from Bangalore and reach Dandeli in about 11 hrs.
Don’t forget to check these out....
Syntheri rocks: 35 km from Dandeli National Park is Syntheri rocks, awesome monolithic granite structure amidst thick forest, with the perennial river Kaneri flowing by its side.
White Water Rafting: Kali Wilderness Camp for white water rafting and other adventure activities.
The Gowlis: A stroll into the nearby areas of Tavaragatti (24 km) and Kalbhavi (13 km)will bring you to the Gowlis, tribe of graziers. Their houses with no doors, cooking in baked mud pots and sharing their dwelling with their cattles can be in interesting tribal life study.
Anshi National Park: Also located on the banks of river Kali, which, together with the Dandeli National Park, form the Dandeli Wildlife Division of the Karnataka Forest Department. Go there if luck didn’t favor a glimpse of the elusive black panther at Dandeli.
Accommodation options
A stay at the Kali Wilderness camp, located on the banks of River Kali, can be an excellent option. Two wildlife sanctuaries can be accessed from here, namely, the Anshi National Park and Dandeli wildlife Sanctuary. A host of other high and low-budget camps and resorts are there to choose from.
Prime Attraction: Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary with its black panthers and ‘friendly’ Crocs
Dandeli at a glance
An overnight journey by the road from Bangalore will bring you here to Dandeli – the home to the most mysterious of wild cats, the Black Panther. With a spread of about 450 sq km, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is reputed to be India’oldest game reserve and the second largest in Karnataka state. The mighty Kali river with its tributeries meandering through the plush green moist deciduous forests, the undulating terrain, swaying bamboo thickets that shelters a legion of wildlife, the sylvan surroundings and trekking tracts make Dandeli an unparalled vacationing paradise.
Wildlife Adventure in Dandeli
The impenetrable wilderness of Dandeli offers very bleak chances of spotting wildlife. The forests can be best explored in jeeps, strolling around in groups, bird watching or crocodile sighting trips, fishing, boat cruises, river rafting and trekking expeditions. Leaving the months of monsoon, it is an ideal picnicking spot all round the year.
Cloistered in the thick forests are some of the best of wildlife attractions like the barking, spotted and mouse deer, sloth bear, panther, tiger, gaur, elephant, wild dog, civet cat, bison, jackal, langur and giant flying squirrel, besides a variety of colourful birds and reptiles. You will need a lot of luck to spot the elusive Black panther prowling in the jungles. But before you get time to regret, you will be swept over by the sight of hundreds of crocodiles surrounding your coracle as you cruise through the Kali. You can safely sideline the fear-factor and relish the adrenalin-rushing spectacle, as for the Dandelian crocodiles we humans aren’t the potential fodder, but the waste pulp of the West Coast Paper Mill that are released into the waters of Kali since the 1950s.
Avifauna can be seen in abundance near the water bodies and includes varieties like magpie robin, cormorants, kingfisher, egrets, hornbills, golden backed woodpecker, crested serpent eagle and a large variety of other birds.
Reaching Dandeli
Dandeli is 485 km from Bangalore, 125 km from Goa and 75 km from Hubli. Nearest airport at Belgaum is about 2 hrs away. Nearest railhead is 52 km away at Dharwad. Luxury buses run overnight from Bangalore and reach Dandeli in about 11 hrs.
Don’t forget to check these out....
Syntheri rocks: 35 km from Dandeli National Park is Syntheri rocks, awesome monolithic granite structure amidst thick forest, with the perennial river Kaneri flowing by its side.
White Water Rafting: Kali Wilderness Camp for white water rafting and other adventure activities.
The Gowlis: A stroll into the nearby areas of Tavaragatti (24 km) and Kalbhavi (13 km)will bring you to the Gowlis, tribe of graziers. Their houses with no doors, cooking in baked mud pots and sharing their dwelling with their cattles can be in interesting tribal life study.
Anshi National Park: Also located on the banks of river Kali, which, together with the Dandeli National Park, form the Dandeli Wildlife Division of the Karnataka Forest Department. Go there if luck didn’t favor a glimpse of the elusive black panther at Dandeli.
Accommodation options
A stay at the Kali Wilderness camp, located on the banks of River Kali, can be an excellent option. Two wildlife sanctuaries can be accessed from here, namely, the Anshi National Park and Dandeli wildlife Sanctuary. A host of other high and low-budget camps and resorts are there to choose from.
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