A Day ride to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Location:
Mandya District
Karnataka State

Distance:
From bangalore - 130 Kms
From Srirangapattana - 4 Kms
From Mysore - 19 Kms

Route:
Bangalore - Kengeri - Bidadi - Ramnagar - Channapatna - Maddur - Mandya - Srirangapattana - Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary

Estimated Travel Time:
Three Hours by Bike

Stay:
The nearby places to stay are Mandya, Mysore, Bangalore

Best Time to Visit:
June to November

Timings: 08:30 AM to 06:00 PM
Entrance fee: Rs. 25/-  per person (Adult)
                        Rs. 10/-  per person (Child)
Boating Charges: Rs. 25 per person

I and my friend Mr Nageshwar started at 08:20 AM in Bangalore to the Asia's most significant nesting and breeding ground for birds - Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located on the banks of Kaveri river. Annually many exotic migratory species visit this sanctuary.

Entrance to the sanctuary

Layout Map of Sanctuary

Garden inside the sanctuary

There is a ranger guided boat ride along the river bank to have a great experience of watching many species of flora (plants) and fauna (birds and other animals). The birds breed here and stay here till their young ones are ready to fly. This sanctuary consists of six islets formed by kaveri river providing space for many different types of birds. There is a board displaying the names of various types of birds that visit the bird sanctuary for nesting and breeding from Siberi, North America & Australia.

Board displaying the names of various birds

Flying Fox

This place also has a variety of flora with splendid greenery and beautiful flowers. The Kaveri river is the main reason for such thick green vegetation. The bird watch here is a feast to the eyes as we can see many different types of birds at once. 

Lotus

Apart from birds and flora, it is also a host for many other fauna such as crocodiles, Bonnet Macaque, squirrels, colonies of flying fox etc. The total area of the sanctuary is 40 acres and it is declared as a bird sanctuary in the year 1940.

Marsh crocodile

Squirrel

Mr. Nageshwar

As this place is situated near to Srirangapattana and Mysore, there are lot of tourist attractions near this place. We returned back to Bangalore with the snap shots of beautiful birds in our eyes.