Karanji Lake

Karanji Lake is a popular tourist destination of Mysore. The lake is surrounded by a beautiful nature park, which has a butterfly park and a mind-catching walk-through aviary. Its most special thing is that it is the country's largest walk-through aviary.Karanji Lake is maintained by the Mysore Zoo Authority. It is spread over a total of 90 hectares and out of these the lake is built on 55 hectares. The lake has a coastal area of 35 hectares. If you wish, you can also enjoy boating in this lake.The walk-through aviary inside Karanji lake is the largest in India. The construction of this aviary, 60 meters long and 40 meters wide, cost about 3.8 million rupees. Besides, two small lakes are also built inside it. Inside this beautiful aviary, you can see more than peacocks, hornbills, turkeys, and black swans.The Butterfly Park inside the Karanji Lake is an excellent place to relax. You can see more than 45 types of butterflies in this garden spread far and wide. A large number of pollen plants have also been planted in the park to attract more butterflies.A large number of migratory birds come here every year. The birds that come here include pelican, cranes, heron, titihari, and black drongo, etc. A ticket has to be taken to enter this lake, and it is open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm. This lake is behind the Mysore Zoo and is easily accessible by bus.