[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by Samurai

This is the Bisle park during non-monsoon time

Here are some pics from my monsoon ride through Bisle Ghat back in 2007. First pic is that of the viewpoint. Please pardon the poor quality as these are taken using a cell-phone camera.

[ukderebail]

3 July Sunday

- Bangalore - Shivanasamudra - Srirangapatna - Mysore
- Check in at Mysore. Shopping. Mysore Palace. Evening lights at Palace. Rest

Suggestion stay at Brindavan gardens two option Royal Orchid and KSTDC


4 July Monday

- Chamundi Hills - Lalit Mahal Palace - Karanji Kere
- Shopping - KRS - Musical Fountain at KRS in the evening - Back to hotel

Assuming Brindavan Halt : Try to visit Kannyambadi temple on the other side of brindavan.


5 July Tuesday

- Mysore - Dubare Elephant Camp (reach by 8:30 AM)
- Bylakuppe - Madikeri Small trek,walk - Abbey Falls - Udupi. Rest

Suggestion : Golden temple, Dubbare, Raja Seat & Abbey Falls
Halt at Mercara lovely place.


6 July Wednesday

- Udupi Sri Krishna Temple
- Kaup beach - Malpe Beach - Marvanthe Beach - Manipal - Udupi.Rest

Suggestion : Early morning drive, visit Dharmasthala enroute to Udupi, different route and travel to Udupi finish Malpe and return Udupi Halt at Udupi ( Marvanthe to avoid distance and back is too much 200 Kms)

7 July Thursday

- Udupi - Kollur - Jog Falls - Sringeri - Kudremukh - Horanadu. Rest
(if time constraint or too tired, halt at Sringeri)

Suggestion Proceed to Kollur, Jog Falls and halt at Sringeri or Hornadu


8 July Friday

- Horanadu - Chikmagalur. Check into homestay. Kudremukh.Home stay.


9 July Saturday

- Chikmagalur - Belur - Halebeedu - Bangalore
(if time constraint, stay in Chikmagalur and leave for Bangalore on 10 July)

Suggestion travel at 7 pm and reach blore by 12 to 1 am on 10 morning.

Friend has return flight from Bangalore on 10 July at 4 PM. So should be at Bangalore airport by 2PM even if we leave Chikmagalur on 10th July.

I am not sure if the itinerary is too much for the given time frame. We don't plan to stay at every place at our own leisure but we don't want it to be touch and go. My friend should enjoy and go back with pleasant memories. Need your help in planning the drive folks. Thanks![/quote]

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by Samurai

There is no need to go via hassan. Madikeri-Somwarpet-Saniwarsante-Kodlipet-Donigal-Gundya-Dharmasthala-Karkala-Manipal-Udupi is the route.

+1. this road is in decent condition all the way to Donigal

Originally Posted by Samurai

If you have a SUV and are brave at heart, you can try the stunning but scary Bisle ghat monsoon experience. That would be Madikeri-Somwarpet-Shantalli-Kundalli-Bisle-Subramanya-Gundya-Dharmasthala-Karkala-Manipal-Udupi.

Monsoon is a big risk even in a SUV. There will be fallen trees all around. If the road is blocked, you will have to return all the way to Donigal to reach NH48.

I travelled on this road early last month from Subramanya. Initially I was very happy when I saw that the road was relaid. But my happiness ended just as I crossed the border into Hassan District. It kept on getting worse and worse, but then you will be traveling through one of the most beautiful evergreen forests in India. I was in a Scorpio and really it was a tiresome job negotiating the road.

Originally Posted by ampere

Samurai-san,

I have seen that snap of yours so many times and each I time I see, I want to be there more than ever. As per what you say, would Jan-Mar be a good time to go that route? Monsoons over and some patchwork would have been done.

Patchwork?? AFAIK, Bisle has not had any kind of patchwork done in the last few years. Atleast till last month, no patchwork of any kind was done.

Originally Posted by ampere

Coming back to Ashwin's querry,

The route you mention, is it where one needs to turn off from Sanivarsanthe to Gundya and hit NH48?

I dont see this route stretch (Gundya-Kodlipet) neither in Google maps, MMI or Wikimapia.
Can you please help? Does one need to go via Sakleshpur?

As Samurai has already shown in the map, There is no direct route from Shanivarasante to Gundya. The only two possible routes are via Kodlipet-Shukravarasante-Donigal-NH48-Gundya and Shanivarasante-Palahalli-Vanagur Kuduraste-Bisle-Kulkunda (Subramanya)-Gundya

No need to go all the way to Sakleshpur.

Google maps has a lot of places missing. We cannot rely on it too much.

Originally Posted by ashwinsid

5 July Tuesday

- Mysore - Dubare Elephant Camp (reach by 8:30 AM)
- Bylakuppe - Madikeri Small trek,walk - Abbey Falls - Udupi. Rest

Abbey Falls itself is a small walk in a coffee estate. It will be late to reach Udupi (depending on the route you take).

Originally Posted by ashwinsid

7 July Thursday

- Udupi - Kollur - Jog Falls - Sringeri - Kudremukh - Horanadu. Rest
(if time constraint or too tired, halt at Sringeri)

This is very hectic. you may want to stay at Sringeri.

Originally Posted by ashwinsid

8 July Friday

- Horanadu - Chikmagalur. Check into homestay. Kudremukh.Home stay.

You staying in Kudremukh or in Chikmagalur? If you stay at Sringeri, you can visit Kudremukh, Horanadu and reach Chikmagalur by evening.

Originally Posted by ashwinsid

9 July Saturday

- Chikmagalur - Belur - Halebeedu - Bangalore
(if time constraint, stay in Chikmagalur and leave for Bangalore on 10 July)

Friend has return flight from Bangalore on 10 July at 4 PM. So should be at Bangalore airport by 2PM even if we leave Chikmagalur on 10th July.

This should be no problem, you can easily do in a day. In case you do need to stay over, why go back to Chikmagalur, stay over at Hassan and leave early in the morning. It saves at least an hour in your journey.

[sridhar-v]

Hi!

Have done this in 2 stages in 2006 & 2008.

Plan for covering average 40kms per hour actual running. (ur top speeds are immaterial as there are a lot of twisties.)

Also the scenery is mind-blowing. So there will be a lot of halts for photos.

NH 17 & 13 are in bad shape always. So you will encounter a lot of Volvo swallowing potholes. Take care not to scrape ur engine sump & suspensions.

Happy driving

Sridhar

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

I travelled on this road early last month from Subramanya. Initially I was very happy when I saw that the road was relaid. But my happiness ended just as I crossed the border into Hassan District.

The part you are describing was always in supreme condition, any season. Once you cross that forest gate, the nightmare being.

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

Patchwork?? AFAIK, Bisle has not had any kind of patchwork done in the last few years. Atleast till last month, no patchwork of any kind was done.

It was indeed patched up in December using red mud. I drove with family during Christmas and my wife commented that it wasn't half as bad as my earlier descriptions. In fact, it was in better shape than Shiradi in December. By now the mud must have been prised away by rain and traffic. Now Bisle has lot more traffic thanks to Sampaje close down.

[lohithrao]

Ashwin you need to factor heavy rains on the hills and aswell on the coast, this will slow you down considerably.

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by Samurai

It was indeed patched up in December using red mud. I drove with family during Christmas and my wife commented that it wasn't half as bad as my earlier descriptions. In fact, it was in better shape than Shiradi in December. By now the mud must have been prised away by rain and traffic. Now Bisle has lot more traffic thanks to Sampaje close down.

Filling mud into potholes cannot be termed as patchwork, can it? It just takes one rain to wash them off. When I did go there last month, all the mud on the road was washed off and whatever was left of the asphalt remained.

I don't know why the Dist administration/govt is neglecting this route. this is one of the most beautiful routes in the state.

[airguitar]

I did take the Sampaje Ghat a couple of weeks back - took me about 4 hours Mangalore - Madikeri. But you never know how much you end up paying the cops ( I didn't any ) - it's a chance thing.

[ashwinsid]

Originally Posted by Fauji

My two cents

a) Take your friend to Kukkanahalli Lake in Mysore University premises for an ealrly morning walk. It is just lovely!

b) Have meals at The Green hotel. The hotel is run very well by old British couple and is a Heritage property.
The Green Hotel, Mysore

c) If he is coming with Kids, a visit to Museaum of natural history - with huge Dinosauraus models - will be loved by Kids.

h) Since you will now will be staying in Madikeri, include Iruppu falls in itenarary.

i) Is your friend sea food lover? Make a halt at Shetty Lunch home at Kundapur for Kane fry and Chicken Ghee roast!!

j) Make him eat fried idlis and Gadbad ice cream at Diana hotel and Iconic Masale Dose and Goli bajji in Mitra Samaja restuarant in Udupi.

i) After Jog, it will be better to stay in Tirthahalli/Koppa which has good home stay options than Sringeri. Next day you can visit Sringeri, Horanadu and then reach CKM comfortably.

j) When you come from Jog, try and cross backwaters at Sagara to Sigandur in ferry - instead of driving down - to give your friend out of the world experience and drive down and stay in Tirthahalli.

THANK YOU! That really helped. I wanted tips on places to eat. And its a She , a friend from Mumbai. And she LOVES Prawns.

Originally Posted by ukderebail

3 July Sunday

- Bangalore - Shivanasamudra - Srirangapatna - Mysore
- Check in at Mysore. Shopping. Mysore Palace. Evening lights at Palace. Rest

Suggestion stay at Brindavan gardens two option Royal Orchid and KSTDC

I might stay at Dasaprakash Paradise. Royal Orchid is bit expensive for the budget we have. Noted your suggestion on beach too thank you Sir

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

It kept on getting worse and worse, but then you will be traveling through one of the most beautiful evergreen forests in India.

That makes it worth to try and drive on the route Abbey falls is optional. Once we visit Bylakuppe, we will start towards Dharmasthala and en route if we see any nice places we will stop for some time. Maybe we will halt at Dharmastala for the night and proceed to Udupi next morning. I am planning to stay at Greendale near Chikmagalur (read about them on TBHP) I guess its an hour away from Kemmangundi. Staying at Hassan is a good idea! Thank You Sir

Thank You everyone for the replies and routes. If any tips on places to eat and must eat items, would be helpful. We love food

[ukderebail]

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[ukderebail]

Thank You everyone for the replies and routes. If any tips on places to eat and must eat items, would be helpful. We love food [/quote]

In case you are at Mlore, there is Pabbas ice cream Parlour Try them, it is a unit of Ideal Ice cream, it is next to Mlore corporation. You can check out for the mess or hotel for non veg at Mannagude at Pabbas. Don t miss Paradise for Non veg in Udupi, the best sea food i have tasted in my life. In case you are passing Surathkal than you can check out food in hotel Sadanand too. Of course Green Hotel is recommended for food at Mysore little expensive , or in case you love Biryani try RR in Mysore.

[narayans80]

As a part of my trip, am looking to reach Madikeri from Maravanthe. Is Maravanthe-Mangalore-Sampaje Ghat-Madikeri the best ? I saw a route via Talacauvery-Panathur-Bekal. I'll be driving an i10.

[ampere]

I am not sure if Sampaje ghat road is opened yet. You need to confirm.
Else you need to go via Sakleshpur.

[narayans80]

What is the route to go via Sakleshpur, ampere ?

[ampere]

Originally Posted by narayans80

What is the route to go via Sakleshpur, ampere ?

Samurai's post (on the same thread) is the answer, Sorry its not Sakleshpur but,
its Gundya where you join the NH48.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post2371090

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