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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Kudremukh (Kalsa)

Kudremukh is located in wester ghats (wester karnataka) about 300 kms from Bangalore city. What you see here is amazing lush green ghats, full of paddy fields, tea estates and dense forest. Kudremukh once better know for iron ore minning is a very unique experience in itself. If you love nature then this is the best place in Karnataka.



Travel Plan: Kudremukh (Kalsa) is about 300 kms from Bangalore. It is about 8 to 9 hours of drive most of which has good roads. From Bangalore you must take following route - Neelamanagala >> Hasan >> Belur >> Mudigeree >> Kalsa. Roads upto Mudigere is very good. After this the ghat sections starts which is about 40 to 50 kms and takes anything between 90 to 120 minutes. One must start early from Bangalore (not latter than 6) and try and reach by 2:00 PM to Kalsa.







Other locations close by: You can cover temples of Belure, hallipeth on the way to Kalsa.





Stay time: While 2 nights and 3 days would be sufficient. I would suggest you plan one more day (3 nights and 4 days).




Plan your day: (Always cary you camera with you)
Day 1: you reach by lunch time, so have lunch first, relax and go for evening walk in peddy fields. Do not try and cover and site seeing on this day.


Day 2: Wake-up early, by 5:30 or so. Take a walk and rediscover the nature. Post break fast you can travel towards Kudremukh national park. You will find number of spots you make like to wait and spend some time. Most prominent ones are, Hanumanthgundi water fall, the dam etc
Post lunch you can spend some time in water or if sky is clear then try for sun set.


Day 3: If you missed sunset on previous day, plan today. Try and arrange some trekking session.

Day 4: Have timely break fast and then start by 10:30 AM. Back to bangalore.



Funtertainment: Being with Nature

Avoid: Avoid if you get bored being with Nature.

Budget: This is one of those places where you would like to visit in group rather in just one family. You will have good options to stay, hotels, resorts etc. Total distance you will travel should be less than 900 kms. This includes local travel and travel from Bangalore to Kudremukh.


Overall rating - 4 out of 5