the Chamundi Hills. Mahishru later became Mahisru and finally came to be
called Maisru, its present name in the Kannada language. The anglicised
form of the name is Mysore.Mysore is called the City of Palaces because of
the number of palaces situated in the city, including Amba Vilas popularly
known as Mysore Palace, Jaganmohana Palace which has now been
converted into an art gallery, Rajendra Vilas also known as the summer
palace, situated in the Chamundi Hills, Lalitha Mahal which has now been
converted into a hotel and Jayalakshmi Vilas, which is now on the University
of Mysore premises.Relax. Overnight stay
Day 4:
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After breakfast drive to Nagarhole approx 100 Kms 03 Hours
Drive.Nagarhole National Park (Kannada: ), also known as
"Rajiv Gandhi National Park", is located 94 kilometers (58 mi)
from Mysore in Karnataka in
South India. It is spread between Kodagu district and Mysore district. Located
to the northwest of Bandipur National Park, Kabini reservoir separates the
two. The exclusive hunting reserve of the former rulers of Mysore, the park
has rich forest cover, small streams, valleys, and waterfalls Afternoon Jungle
safari.Nagarhole has a large elephant population; and tigers, leopards, wild
dogs, and sloth bears are found in viable numbers. The large predators prey
on a variety of ungulates, like gaur, sambar deer, chital (spotted deer),
common muntjac, four-horned antelope, mouse deer and wild boar. Gray
langurs, lion-tailed macaques and bonnet macaques represent the primates
in the park. On the surrounding hills outside the park occurre Nilgiri tahrs and
Nilgiri langurs. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 5:
Morning and afternoon Jungle safari, nature walks.The
enchanting 247 square-mile park was originally designated
as a game sanctuary. Nagarhole, in the Coffee land of Coorg
was declared a National park in 1974. It has recently been
renamed 'Rajiv Gandhi National Park.' Gentle slopes and shallow valleys
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