Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari
I had an oppertunity to visit Tyavarekoppa with my family along with Dr GOvidaraj on 12 Jan 2013 is really memorable.Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari is
a beautiful and popular nature and wildlife destination located at a distance
of 15 Km from my Home, Vidhyanagar Shimoga on Shimoga - Sagar road.
Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger safari is a popular travel destination in
Shimoga district. It’s a beautiful Place situated in thick jungle
of Malanad. This place is unique in South India as it hosts a large number of
tigers, lions, leopards, and various other wild animals.
Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger
Safari is an ideal picnic spot where you can see animals roaming in the
deep forest without any fear. It is quite known for the blend of natural beauty
and a rich mix of bird and animals including rare migratory birds, leopards,
lions, tigers, deer and Sloth bears. Nature lovers would definitely love this
place. The safari is spread around appro 200 hectares in the thick forest.
At Tyavarekoppa Lion and
Tiger Safari, you can actually witness to the grace, variety, color as well as
wonder of nature world plus catch bracing glimpses of Tigers, Lions, Leopards,
Sloth Bear, Deer, and occasional wandering birds since they wander around in
luxuriant surroundings. Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger safari is maintained by
the forest department. The
forest department provides safari in well insulated vehicles which can go near
the animals.
A children park is maintained in the zoo for the children to
enjoy
Besttime for Tyavarakoppa
Best
time to go to Tyavarekoppa is during post monsoon months of August to December.
Food
and Accomodation
Shimoga(
15 km away ) is the nearest town with food and accommodation options.
Reaching
Tyavarakoppa
You
can also take a bus or train from major cities of Karnataka to Shimoga and Tyavarekoppa
is 290km from Bangalore.s
Route
1: Bangalore -
Tumkur - Tiptur - Kadur - Arsikere - Tarikere - Shimoga – Tyavarekoppa
Route
2: Mysore - Channarayapattana - Arasikere - Kadur - Shimoga - Tyavarekoppa
Lion and Tiger Safari
Nearest
Railway station: Shimoga
KSRTC
and IRCTC runs services from Bangalore and
Mysore to Shimoga. There are plenty of bus services from Shimoga KSRTC and private buses are available
to Sagar which go through Tyvarakoppa.
