Eco-Tourism

Mysore

Apart from being heritage and cultural city, Mysuru also believes in sustainability and eco-tourism. Various measures have been taken to conserve and enhance the bio-cultural diversity of the city. With a large green-cover area, Eco-tourism has helped enrich the forests making an enchanting experience for adventure seekers and travellers. It has also created awareness regarding the conservation of forests and wildlife amongst travellers, especially children, and millennials. This has also helped in generating employment opportunities amongst the locals and utilizing the local resources available or growing the produce locally. Sustainable and eco-tourism has added a lot of value to the traveller’s experiences.

Srirangapatna

The historical and heritage town of Mandya also has one of the best places for Eco-tourism. The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary was declared a sanctuary in 1940 and is a paradise for bird watchers, and nature lovers. Located on the banks of River Cauvery, the sanctuary has resident and migratory birds like a painted stork, kingfishers, river tern, egrets, pelicans, and many more.