Mudumalai Hill Station Travel

Mudumalai is best visited during March-April. Avoid the visit during monsoons in May-June due to heavy rains in the region.

Tourist Offices
Forest Ranger, Reception Range
Office of the Wildlife Warden
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Ooty.

Tourist Information Centre
Government of Tamil Nadu
Bangalore City Railway Station
STD code- 0423

Located in the thick forests of the northern Nilgiris, Mudumalai is famous for its wildlife sanctuary. It is noted among one of the most important wildlife sanctuaries of India. Nestled amidst the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, Mudumalai is a part of the greater Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The range of wildlife is the same as in Bandipur (another famous sanctuary near it) but the Mudumalai has two features which makes it different from its neighbor-the Moyar river, and proximity to the Nilgiri mountain ranges which give it wider access to varied wildlife including elephants and gaurs.

Tourist Activities
The main attraction in Mudumalai is Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary was set up in 1932 and since then has emerged as an important wildlife conservation park of India. Evergreen forests, grasslands, swamps and a wide variety of wildlife are the main characteristics of this park. Wildlife here includes Indian elephants, Gaur, tigers, panthers, deer, wild boar and monitor lizards. The sanctuary also abounds with civets, antelopes, langurs and macaques.

You can enjoy jungle safari on the vehicles of the Forest Department. While on way you can spot herds of elephants and spotted dear, the sambar that pricks its ears, langurs jumping from one tree to another and many exotic varieties of birds including black woodpecker, parakeets, barbets, mynas, cuckoos, Malabar trogon, Malabar gray hornbill, crested hawk eagle, and crested serpent eagle. You can also enjoy elephant ride to even explore the area inaccessible by vehicles.

Hotels in Mudumalai
You can easily find an accommodation within the Mudumalai Reserve. There are plenty of Forest Department lodges taking care of your accommodation needs. The other famous resorts nearby are The Jungle Retreat, Monarch Safari Park, Blue Valley Jungle Resorts, Green park Resorts, Mountain Rest House, Bamboo Banks Farm Guest House and many more.