Western Ghat is Trekkers Paradise. List of Best Trekking Places around Mangalore and Western Ghats
Manjarabad Fort in Hassan district is one of the few remaining star-shaped forts in the country. It is easy to miss it, as no attempts have been made to highlight this rare monument. This is one of fine example of the French influence on our military. Just 10 km from Sakleshpur in Hassan district while Read more about Manjarabad Fort[…]
Yana is one of those beautiful treasures of coastal Karnataka located in between spectacular rain forests of Uttara Kannada district. One needs to travel in order to feel region shrouded under dense canopy of western ghats. Amidst this magnificent nature lies Yana which has almost 61 limestone rocks stamped on its surface. Of them, the Read more about Yana[…]
Yedakumeri is in Sakleshpur Yedakumeri is in Sakleshpur Taluk in the midst of western Ghats in the state of Karnataka, India. There is a railway station here. The place lies on route Mangalore to Bangalore railway line. The train running in between these two cities generally halt at Yedakumeri for technical reasons. Yedakumeri railway station Read more about Yedakumeri[…]
Banjarumale Hills is home to “Malekudiya” tribal people living deep inside the forests on the Western Ghats in Dakshina Kannada and is located on the Charmadi Ghat Road (Mangalore-Chikmagalur Road). Banjarumale is one of the thick forest in Charmadi range. One will find 11 hairpin curves while traveling from Mangalore-Chikmagalur, in the Charmadi and Banjarumale Read more about Banjarumale[…]
Mullayanagiri (also known as MULLAIAHNA GIRI) is the highest peak of Karnataka state located in Bababudangiri range of Chikmagalur district. Mullayanagiri is 12 km from Chikmagalaur, 265 km from Bangalore and 107 km from Mangalore. Mullayanagiri is part of the Bababudangiri hill range of western ghats. The height of Mullayanagiri is 6330 ft (1930 meters) Read more about Mullayanagiri[…]
Bandaje Falls or Bandaje-Arbi Waterfall is located in the Charmadi Ghat section of the Western Ghats in the Belthangady Taluk of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka. The Bandje Waterfalls offer a superb view and it flows as a single stream and falls from approximately 400 meters between the valleys of Western Ghats. The stream then join Read more about Bandaje Falls[…]
Western Ghats is one of the World’s 25 biological hot-spots, in terms of sheer nature beauty and rich biological diversity. Bisle Ghat(Bisilu in Kannada Language translates to hot sun) is part of Western Ghats and situated in the border of Hassan district and Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State, India.The wild mountain jungles of Bisle Read more about Bisle Ghat[…]
Kadamane Estate Kadamane estate is one of the largest estates in Sakleshpur with a holding of more than 10,000 hectares of land coverage. Sinnadorai’s Bungalow at Kadamane is at a distance of 22 kilometers form Sakaleshpur town and the road to the estate is pretty good. It is a big township with hospital, school and Read more about Kadamane Estate[…]
Jamalabad Fort is an old hilltop located in Beltangadi Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India. It is located in the Kudremukh range of hills, 8 km north of Beltangadi town and 65 km from Mangalore city. The fort is 1700 ft above sea level and was formerly called Narasimha Ghada, which refers to the granite Read more about Jamalabad Fort[…]
Kumara Parvatha or Pushpagiri, at 1,712 metres (5,617 ft), is the highest peak in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AKA Subramanya Hills) in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Kumara Parvatha is located in the Somwarpet Taluk, 20 kilometres from Somwarpet in the northern part of Kodagu (Coorg) district. This mountain is on the border between Dakshina Kannada(Mangalore) Read more about Kumara Parvatha[…]
Kudremukh also spelled Kuduremukha (in Kannada) is a mountain range and name of a peak located in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station cum mining town situated near the mountain, about 100 kilometers from Mangalore and about 48 kilometres from Karkala. The name Kuduremukha literally means Read more about Kudremukh[…]
Nature most commonly refers to the “natural environment”, the Earth’s environment or wilderness— including geology, forests, oceans, rivers, beaches, the atmosphere, life, and in general geographic areas that have not been substantially altered by humans, or which persist despite human intervention Natural Beauty In Kodachadri. Kodachadri is the one of the spectacular location in Karnataka, Read more about Kodachadri Natural Beauty[…]
Narahari Hill Near Mangalore Narahari Hill is located on NH48, the highway that connects Mangalore to Bangalore. From Pumpwell circle, Mangalore the Narahari Hill is exactly 26 kms (about 30 minutes drive if you start out early in the morning). Hit the highway and once you reach BC road then its 2 kms from BC Read more about Narahari Hill[…]
Kemmannugundi Hill Station Beautifully landscaped gardens and uprising mind clogging flowers, a scenic hill station, Chandra Drona Parvatha as Hindu puranas named it; Kemmannugundi is in the hill ranges of Baba Budan Giri which has the legacy of bearing the Karnataka’s tallest peak Mullayanagiri. The Krishnaraje Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore used this place Read more about Kemmannugundi Hill Station[…]
Mandala Patti, Madikeri Coorg district is famous not only for the hospitality of its residents, but also for its cool and pleasant weather. The beautiful and most sought-after tourist destinations such as Abbi waterfalls, Raja seat, Talakaveri, Tibetan colony at Bylakuppe apart there is a trekking point called Mandala Patti, a good 20 to 30 Read more about Mandala Patti, Madikeri – Trekkers’ Paradise[…]
Agumbe Tour from Mangalore Agumbe (Kannada: ಆಗುಂಬೆ) is a village located in the Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka, India. Lying in the Thirthahalli taluk and the Malnad region, Agumbe is among the places in India that receive very heavy rainfall earning it the sobriquet, “Cherrapunji of the South”. It is also the home Read more about Agumbe Tour[…]