Sharavathi Adventure Camp

This is a jungle resort cum adventure camp built by 'Jungle Lodges and Resorts'  an initiative of Karnataka Tourism Department with dedication to conserve nature and  promote eco tourism in Karnataka. The Sharavathi camp is located near Jog Falls tucked snugly on the slopes of a hillock skirting the pristine shores of Talakalale Reservoir . …

Jog Falls, Karnataka

We left Hassan on 13th August morning by train for Sagara station, which was around 20 miles from the Padamasri Homestay, Jog Falls,  where we had booked accommodation for 2 nights. Train was AC Chair Car and comfortable. While enroute, we got a call from 'Make My Trip' MMT for short, the online hotel & …

Shravanbelagola, Halebidu & Belur

These are  very important tourist destinations in Hassan District of Karnataka. We decided to stay at Hassan city, which is in center of these tourist attractions. Shravanbelagola is an important Jain piligrim , famous for statue of Bahubali on top of vindhyagiri mountain . It is around 60 feet high monolithic statue carved out of …

Coorg, Karnataka

Coorg was an erstwhile independent princely state which was merged with Mysore state after Indian independence. It is on western ghats of south western Karnataka and is famous for coffee plantations.  The British planter  community which settled here in 19th century called it Scotland of India for similarities in two places.  It is now known …

Mysore, Karnataka

Mysore city is erstwhile capital of princely Mysore kingdom of Wodyiar dynasty. It is second most populous town of present day Karnataka State . It is situated on foothills of Chamundi hills and is well known for its   oppoulent royal palaces and beautiful gardens. Srirangapatnam, capital of Tipu Sultan and world famous Vrindavan Gardens …

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Reached comfortably by train from Chennai on 30th July . Prachi , Kochi's niece and her husband Ankit live here with their 18 months old daughter Amyra. We took an Uber to their home in Thubhrahalli. Both Prachi and Ankit are software engineers and are working long hours due to never ending project deadlines. However …

Chennai

Bus journey  from Pondicherry was comfortable . It was AC bus and direct to Chennai. We  got down at Ashoka Pillar and took Uber to Raghav's parents home in T Nagar. That evening we visited Raghav's grand parents and later spent some time on Phoenix market place, a nice mall. Next few days we preferred to …

Pondicherry

We reached Pondicherry on 23rd July from Trichy. We again had some difficulties in changing buses as there was no direct bus and we had to change at Villupuram a small town 45 km away. Now we have decided that in future if no direct bus is available to our destination, we would hire a …

Trichy & Tanjavur

We hired a cab from Kodaikanal for Trichy to avoid changing buses as there was no direct bus. Reached in 4 hours and checked in our  hotel. In the evening, we went to Rockfort, one of the main tourist attraction here. It  has been carved out of a granite hill, one of the oldest rock …

Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

Reached Kodaikanal today by State Road Transport buses. Though Munnar is around 100 miles away , there is no direct bus service. We had to change two buses on the way. It was 7 hours long drive, a bit tiring for us.  Kodaikanal is a hill town at 7000 ft altitude in Palani hills. It …