Thursday, December 29, 2016

Trek to Bandaje Arbi Falls on Jan7th and 8th


Bandaje falls is a waterfall located in the Charmadi ghat section of the Western Ghats in the Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. The waterfalls can be reached only by undertaking trekking in thick forests and grass lands 

We are starting on Jan 6th night from Bengaluru to Ujire. Returning back on Jan 8th night and will reach Bengaluru on Jan9th early morning.

Route : Bangalore-> Dharmastala -> Ujire -> Gowdra mane -> Bandaje Falls Trail -> Ballarayanadurga Fort -> Sunkasale ->Horanadu

Transportation: Public Transport if more people joins will go for a TT
Budget : 2500/head
Trek length :  24 km total
Difficulty : Moderate
Total members : As of now 8 members are confirmed.

For more info contact:
trekgurubengaluru@gmail.com

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Tadiyandamol Trek - July2nd/3rd

Tadiandamol (Kannada: ತಡಿಯಂಡಮೋಳು, Tadiyandamolu, Kodava : ತಡಿಯಂಡಮೋಳ, Tadiyandamol, ) is the highest mountain of Kodagu district, Karnataka, India.

 It is the third highest peak in Karnataka. It is located Western Ghats range, and reaches an elevation of 1,748 m. The mountain has patches of shola forests in the valleys.




Tadiyandamol is located in Coorg and is the third highest peak in Karnataka. Height of the peak is 1748m from sea level



We started on Friday night @11 PM from Bengaluru and reached homestay at Madikeri @5AM. Started to the base of Tadiyandamol after freshening up and a good breakfast. Climate was very good as it was monsoon. Peak was fully covered with fog. Trek distance was 3.75 Kms from base to peak, difficulty level was from easy to moderate. Completed the trek by 4PM(both the ways) after spending lot of time at the peak.
Then started to TalaCauvery to enjoy its beauty and get blessed from Goddess Cauvery. This place was amazing with drizzling and fog. From TalaCauvery started back to homestay.
On Day2 after having a good breakfast started to Abbe falls.



Then went to Madikeri Palace and Omkareshwara Temple. Next went to Harangi Dam but entry was restricted and dam gates were closed. Next visited the Tibetan's Monarchy at Bylakuppe, Kushalnagar. Then started to Bengaluru via Mysuru and reached @9PM.


Fees was Rs.3000/- per person which includes:
Transport Type  -  Tempo Traveler with push back seats and DVD coach
Accommodation - In a home stay
Food - 2 BreakFast,2 Lunch and 1 Dinner
            Break Fast along with Boiled Eggs. Tea/Coffee
            Lunch : Veg meal
            Evening : Snacks with Tea/Coffee (both the days)
            Dinner : Both Veg and Non veg

Our next adventure is to Kudlu Theertha Falls and nearby places. Please fill the below form for more info.