“Unplanned moments are always better then the planned ones.” Sounds so true for me after we had been to this trip, we take couple of week or even more to plan and organize a trip, but we planned it a day before, merely not sure even the previous night, but ended with a fabulous trip than ever had before.
Well it was around 7a.m our friends(arjun,gaurav,joshi & vijay) left Shimoga, we were about to join them in Bhadravathi, in-fact we 7(me,imran,karan,keerthi,hithesh,sharath,balaji and pini)were waiting eagerly, ignorance of their driving skills necessarily added to the pounding rate of our hearts, especially all are afraid of joshi’s ride, all managed to fetch seats in other two car swiftly as soon as cars arrived, only me,karan and immu left looked at each other and joined joshi, we reached tarikere by 7:50 ,joshi grinned at us telling we reached ten minutes early then schedule, we grinned back though we never saw Speedo-meter going below 80kms/hr, in-fact joshi was more skilled, he was able to manage smoothly in great speed which boosted our confidence on him, we waited a while for other two cars to come went ‘swetha deluxe’ for break-fast.
swetha delux
We advanced towards mullayana giri(ಮುಳ್ಳಯ್ಯನಗಿರಿalso spelt Mullayangiri or Mullainagiri)hill which is Highest peak of Karnataka with height of about 1930 metres (6330 ft),the sites on the way made us to feel why chikmanglur has not included to malenad region, full of greenery blushed us initially though we get tired of it later, we reached top of hill, we are covered full of mist, so thick you will not be able to trace anything a feet far from you, the steps to climb to the top of hill appeared as steps to heaven, we were feeling clouds as just a hand distance apart, the moment of clouds created shade which was mesmerizing to view, wind was blowing with enough speed to push us slightly, we went for temple present on the top, a local guide took us and showed two caves telling gange-bagi cave’s, it was really a awesome view to see from the top, really a place one cannot miss
our travelling kit
mullayana giri hill
path to mullayanagiri hill
top view from mullayan giri
gange-bagi cave
our batch
Viji took us for "Sitalayanagiri" where you have Lord Shiva temple and a source of water that neither increases nor decreases, built on the birth place of some stream it was cold enough to chill you out, joshi took snap telling abhi film shooting was done here, viji added few more film names to the list, from there we went to manikyadara falls, we didn’t get wet as we planned to get into water in hatti-gundi falls,falls was nice and many monkeys, I believe surely they get delighted by seeing some of their kind(us).
We continued our journey to Baba-budanagiri also called data-peeta, a place which is renowned for its communal scandals in-fact the major communal scandal of India standing next to ayodya, It is a common worship place for both Hindu’s and Muslim’s, we did not get entry into darga because of some court case on the issue, well we managed to see some nice scene from top. all were tired enough as we didn’t had lunch so far,we decided to eat litely, see hatti-gundi falls and then to have lunch at chikmanglur
manikya-dara falls
Baba-budangiri
We went to Hatti-gundi falls, as planned ate litely took some biscuit’s to boost energy, you need to trek down at least a km to reach the falls, we get delighted by looking at falls, it was wide spread, it’s the perfect one if you wish to enjoy the falls, it’s safe and secure no bother of getting flooded in water, shallow enough and even less dangerous, few of my friends are caught by leaches on their body, but even leaches are far less when compared to other falls like Hebbe falls, we had lots of fun in water ,to trek up you’ll find grip to climb many friends found it difficult as we didn’t had lunch too.
hatti-gundi falls
hatti-gundi fall in horizonal view
We then advanced to chikmanglur had our lunch there nearly by 4pm, we called some of our friends from chikmanglur AIT engineering college to accompany us then we made a visit to AIT college, had a small photo session there too, though we took football to play there we couldn’t play more than couple of passes, as all wished we made a city beats, then viji took us to his school, ate enough in bakery advanced back to our homes listening to melodies ,packing the melodious memories we made a safe return……looking ahead for more of such kind
Tyarekoppa Lion Safari is an ideal lion and tiger safari park,it is a great place to enjoy nature and wildlife at a single place. Situated at a distance of 10 Km from Shimoga, established in the year 1988. Forest department organizes safaris regularly into the deep jungles even one can have a regular recreation and sightseeing outings. The safari is around an area of 200 hectares of dense forest with lions, tigers, cheetah, bear, deer and rare migratory birds.
Jog falls,Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Sakrebayalu Elephant Camp, Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary and Gudavi Bird Sanctuary are the nearby attractions.
If you are planning for a trip in rainy season and if you had not seen HEBBE falls so far then i suggest its the perfect destination,
This place is best suits especially one who loves adventure and one who loves nature, the atmosphere,the climate here is really awesome.
It situated about 10 km away Kemmangundi in Karnataka, India. This waterfalls is surrounded by dense forests and coffee plantations, Hebbe Falls gushes down from a height of 168 meters in two stages to form Dodda Hebbe (Big Falls) andChikka Hebbe (Small Falls.)
Hebbe falls is inside a coffee estate and can be reached either by walk or four-wheeler but if you love treking then no doubt in giving a refreshing and wonderful experience for you
WARNING:
Leaches Leaches Leaches you can find it in no time,beware of it if you are planning to trip there,take some salt or something to prevent it as far as possible
One more imporatnce you need to give if you choose treking is often there is chances of slipping as you need to trek a steep move,Be cautious about it
But this place is really superb, and the best trip among the one i had so far :)
Go for it and enjoy :)
FOOD FACILITY
Near by Hebbe falls you can find no good food avalability its better to take food with you
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