A Safari in Bhadra Tiger Reserve | River tern jungle lodges

This is a vlog about my visit to River tern Jungle lodges, near lakavalli and also a safari into Bhadra tiger reserve. River Tern Lodge gets its name from the nearby island that attracts hundreds of river terns during the breeding season. It is located on a hillock on the edge of the Bhadra reservoir, near Lakkavali: a stone’s throw away from the northern boundary of the Bhadra Tiger Reserve, in the Chikmaglur district.
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[@sayansdesire]

Wow!! What a sighting!! Both sloth bear and leopard are harder to spot, than a tiger. You were very lucky!! Never knew Bhadra is so rich. Waiting for the boat safari episode. ❤

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Yes, we were lucky i guess, and Thanks 🙂

[@vishwanathhn7846]

Wow another great video from SR.Sighting bear & leopard from close range is absolutely fantastic.Your videos are like feast to m.Keep going.👍👍👍.

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Yes sir it was a great experience, Thanks 🙂🙏

[@ExplorerNaba]

Wonderful sighting of sloth bear and jungle fowl and it quite rare to see their behaviour. The leopard sighting at the end was the icing on the cake. Nice narrative too.. good vlog 👍

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks Naba...🙂

[@Darci.]

What an adventure you guys had!! Can’t wait to see the boat safari. Thank you so much for sharing this Shreyas! Such a beautiful place my friend, I’m so happy for you guys to have such a wonderful experience! 😊

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks a lot Darci 🙂🙏 Happy to know you liked it.

[@lavanyalavanya901]

Your videos always brings a sense of peace sir , so calm and so serine to watch , and your way of explaining is awesome, keep up this great work and waiting for many more videos of yours sir

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

That's good to know, Thanks 🙂🙏

[@XploreX_by_TSK]

Perfect..So lucky this time👍

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Lovely place forwild life lovers

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Yes, indeed a nice place.

[@MrPabhilash]

The owlet at 10:35 is a jungle owlet! Nice documentation.

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks for the information 🙂

[@Vasantha874]

Amazing video.

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks 🙏🙂

[@colourofnature8]

Wonderful

[@Charanms]

I have read KP Tejaswi's book based on Kenneth Anderson's book . One of them covers the Lakkavalli Incident with Tiger. It gave me goosebumps . I did visit the Bhadra lodge once , it was great food and people. The Safari on boat was nice but it got misty real quick like in minutes and we had to abandon it. The Land safari was a bit of bittersweet though. The Jeep which left alongside us got to see the Tiger (lean and thin one it was) but we ended seeing a group of hornbills playing in mud eating nuts. We surprised them but it was a nice experience. Still after years , haven't seen a Tiger in wild , LOL

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Off late it's becoming common seeing a tiger during safari, especially in kabini and Bandipur....

[@ashamahashwar953]

jungle fowl playing opportunist... hahha... 😄😀

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Nice place

[@tablabeatsbysanthoshhegde3188]

You are really lucky. Got so many sighting in one safari. I have done atleast 20 safaris at JLR river tern. Only once got leopard. No bear no tigers

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Oh, is it...and i was surprised as well since I have done many safaris where i haven't seen anything much.

[@prashantjoshi5046]

Very nice video

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks 🙂

[@alokede8423]

Very nice

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks...🙂

[@soumakbinduwildlife]

amazing

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks 🙂

[@ravikiran6008]

Very nice video SR, good sighting but expected a tusker,nearly you missed kenneth trail i think.

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks Ravi, I hadn't planned about the lakkavalli maneater, that is something I will have to plan an entire trip just for it .

[@bored-at-home]

Hello Shreyas ji, awesome sighting, magnificent creatures. You have been quite lucky in the recent few safaris. Looks like you have upgraded the camera setup, care to share the details please. Thanks.

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thank you 😃 I use a sony a7iv.

[@ಹಳ್ಳಿಯಹನುಮ]

can you pls give me more info about safari.. if i go just direct to the safari , can we buy on spot jeep safari tkts?

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

For people going for Direct safari, there is bus safari available, but not in jungle lodges, but need to go to lakkavalli forest department office and safari starts from there, also I heard the safari duration is short, maybe 1 or 1:30 hrs compared to 2:30hrs in jlr jeep.

[@alokede8423]

Ur vehicle is making noise does it nt disturb animals

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

It does disturb, but the animals in general have gotten used to the noise.

[@ranjirhodes]

Wow , great reserve . What camera gear you are using . How did you book these accommodations ?

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thank you....i use a sony a7iv.... please check the description for details for booking....

[@ojas3464]

🐅🐯👍

[@prabhuyg]

Very good video sir, but here u missed Kenneth Anderson tali (Maneater of Lakkavalli)..I am a local guy I know the exact location of this tail,, don’t worry when you will come to Lakkavavalli next time I will help you sir….

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Thanks 🙂 and yes, i will plan again for that trail of KA.

[@ojas3464]

If you find time, add a google map reference to places Kenneth refers, and their current names used by locals. Like him, I too was born during pre-partition times, know some Tamil and Hindustani, almost zero Kannada, spent some risky days in Bengaluru, a concrete jungle, unsure when I might be hit by a vehicle while crossing the roads in Malleswaram. I'm now content to enjoy all the wildlife experience virtually, from the safety of over 10 Myriameters. A big thanks to Shreyas and other vloggers for sharing their experiences. A friend recently took over 5 Hours to leave the city traffic of Bengaluru, so it must be taking a substantial amount of time before the first frame and after the last frame, for each video!

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Sure sir, will try adding Google maps location. Also, rightly said, there is quite a lot of effort that goes into planning, travelling, recording and editing. And when people watch and like the video, it sort of justifies the effort.🙂

[@Shreyas.Ranganath]

Can you message me on Instagram, will contact you when I plan for lakkavalli.

[@naturefirst7254]

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