Cool Drives within 150 km from Bangalore

goandude · 30th November 2009, 09:39

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Originally Posted by asethi

Yelagiri Hills almost 160kms from Bangalore on the Channai highway. Going there tomorrow, will let you know the details after coming back!

How was your trip? road conditions? things to do and see.

asethi · 30th November 2009, 10:32

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Originally Posted by goandude

How was your trip? road conditions? things to do and see.

Ohh, sorry didn't update here. Actually I wrote the trip log in another thread:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travelogues/70033-yelagiri-trip-few-pictures.html (Yelagiri Trip - Few Pictures)

Weather was great with short spells of rain, and the road conditions are mast too!

Pardus · 30th November 2009, 12:07

If you want a place which has good place to dine and stay then try of the below one day trips desitinations. All the below destinations are along Cauvery river and within 150Km from Bangalore.

Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp
Galibore fishing Camp
Doddamakali Fishing Camp

You can either make a day visit or stay overnight in one of these places through Jungle Lodges and Resorts. You can also try other properties of JLR which are good places and worth the price.

Few other regular tourist attractions are Ranganathittu and Srirangapatnam towards Mysore which can be done in one day within the your time frame.

Roameo · 24th December 2009, 11:30

Some detailed travelogues on places near Bangalore
:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...omnathpur.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-roadtrip.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-day-trip.html

ampere · 24th December 2009, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pardus

If you want a place which has good place to dine and stay then try of the below one day trips desitinations. All the below destinations are along Cauvery river and within 150Km from Bangalore.

Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp
Galibore fishing Camp
Doddamakali Fishing Camp

You can either make a day visit or stay overnight in one of these places through Jungle Lodges and Resorts. You can also try other properties of JLR which are good places and worth the price.

Few other regular tourist attractions are Ranganathittu and Srirangapatnam towards Mysore which can be done in one day within the your time frame.

Only problem with JLR is that you can never make an instant decision of driving to any of these places. They are always booked. You need to book in advance, which kind of spoils the fun. Because for a distance of 150-200Km you dont want to book 2 months in advance.

princezahed · 24th December 2009, 13:20

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Originally Posted by MCR

175 Kms - Kaveri Nisargadhama and Golden temple (near Kushalnagar).

Nisargadham and golden temple are about 220kms from bangalore, not 175kms. But you can reach there within 3.5hrs

Roameo · 29th December 2009, 20:52

If anyone thought Nandi hills is boring, read this:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ing-drive.html

And here is Yercaud ( for over night stay)

and Hogenekkal ( doable in a day)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...bangalore.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...alls-tn-2.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...l-quickie.html

ampere · 31st December 2009, 00:54

No one seems to remember Mekedatu

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...bangalore.html

And the Lepakshi ruins (North Bangalore)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...day-drive.html

sdp1975 · 31st December 2009, 13:56

Pandavapura close to Mandya is another good place.

ampere · 31st December 2009, 16:13

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Originally Posted by sdp1975

Pandavapura close to Mandya is another good place.

Any more details on this place? Never heard about it. Pardon my ignorance.

sdp1975 · 31st December 2009, 17:06

About 130 km from Bangalore. Nice , placid lake and some old temples. See Pandavapura - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I'm planning on a visit tomorrow, will post on a travelogue after returning.

Roameo · 1st January 2010, 12:49

Thanks all for your inputs. we are now beginning to get more info on places near Bangalore.

@sdp1975- do update a link in this thread on your trip to Pandavapura.

I did a search on Team-BHP, Could not find any travelogues on Kokkare bellur/ Korrebellur about 80km from Bangalore in Mandya District. It seems best time to visit is between Feb and May when migratory birds flock this village and its surroundings. A couple of my friends told me about this place and it seems storks walk about freely in the village and nobody bothers them:

Kokrebellur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ampere · 1st January 2010, 19:00

I had a real funny incident about Kukrebellur. It was the month of August/September (I think !). The year 2000. Those were the days when I was a parasite passenger (always on the backseat or the sideseat).

On a weekend we were having our brunch at the famous Manipal hospital canteen at 9AM, when someone mentioned why not motor to Kukrebellur. On a whim we started. I had never heard about it then.

So we all started on 4 bikes and drove till Maddur and asked for directions to Kukrebellur. We hit the correct road and saw a huge lake. We passed the lake but the sanctuary was nowhere to be seen. Just in the nick of time, I asked a villager, where is the santuary? He replied the tree next to where we were standing is the place.

It was one huge tree and I could see lots and lots of bird-droppings, which at least corroborated, what the guy was saying. But there was not a bird in sight. We went around that place and after treating ourselves to a great laugh, we came back to the lake. We enjoyed the serene silence for about an hour and came back all the way. The only visit to a bird sanctuary with no birds (I think it was not the season).

For a long time I still kept on thinking that the villager had duped us. But the memory faded away and it still remains a question mark !

Roameo · 1st January 2010, 21:25

@ampere - Yes, guess it was just the wrong season. May you can try this year : - )

Here are two excellent and informative travelogues for Melkote, one by Hotstuff and the second one by Snaronikar

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-day-trip.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-day-trip.html

ampere · 2nd January 2010, 08:53

For folks, with some railway passion and light trekking, you can try the Makali Durga. In an answer to querry on a post, I had posted some snaps also. Here is the link:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...-day-trip.html

Makali is a station on Hyderabad mainline after Dodbellapur (I guess about 70-80KM in total from Bangalore). You need to drive to the station, park your car (I hope its safe, I have done it) and start walking on the railway track for about 2KM, towards the HYD side. You will hit the base of the hill, and would be greeted by the Makali temple. Beyond the temple starts the trek to the top of the hill. It looks like a true setting of a dacoit movie

!

Its one hell of a fun. If you start early morning, you can be back at Yelahanka by about 3-4 in the evening. The view from the top is stunning. The day we went there was hardly any sun. Hence it was not to hot.

Need to carry food; nothing good on the way.

30th November 2009, 12:07	#18
Pardus BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 140 Thanked: 262 Times	If you want a place which has good place to dine and stay then try of the below one day trips desitinations. All the below destinations are along Cauvery river and within 150Km from Bangalore. Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp Galibore fishing Camp Doddamakali Fishing Camp You can either make a day visit or stay overnight in one of these places through Jungle Lodges and Resorts. You can also try other properties of JLR which are good places and worth the price. Few other regular tourist attractions are Ranganathittu and Srirangapatnam towards Mysore which can be done in one day within the your time frame.
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24th December 2009, 11:30	#19
Roameo BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 127 Thanked: 47 Times	Some detailed travelogues on places near Bangalore : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...omnathpur.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-roadtrip.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-day-trip.html
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29th December 2009, 20:52	#22
Roameo BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 127 Thanked: 47 Times	If anyone thought Nandi hills is boring, read this: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ing-drive.html And here is Yercaud ( for over night stay) and Hogenekkal ( doable in a day) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...bangalore.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...alls-tn-2.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...l-quickie.html Last edited by Dippy : 30th December 2009 at 08:58. Reason: Back to back posts. Please use the edit function if posting within 20 minutes of your earlier post.
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31st December 2009, 00:54	#23
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,330 Thanked: 13,613 Times View My Garage	No one seems to remember Mekedatu http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...bangalore.html And the Lepakshi ruins (North Bangalore) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...day-drive.html
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31st December 2009, 13:56	#24
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,716 Thanked: 1,278 Times View My Garage	Pandavapura close to Mandya is another good place.
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31st December 2009, 17:06	#26
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,716 Thanked: 1,278 Times View My Garage	About 130 km from Bangalore. Nice , placid lake and some old temples. See Pandavapura - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I'm planning on a visit tomorrow, will post on a travelogue after returning. Last edited by sdp1975 : 31st December 2009 at 17:07.
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1st January 2010, 12:49	#27
Roameo BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 127 Thanked: 47 Times	Thanks all for your inputs. we are now beginning to get more info on places near Bangalore. @sdp1975- do update a link in this thread on your trip to Pandavapura. I did a search on Team-BHP, Could not find any travelogues on Kokkare bellur/ Korrebellur about 80km from Bangalore in Mandya District. It seems best time to visit is between Feb and May when migratory birds flock this village and its surroundings. A couple of my friends told me about this place and it seems storks walk about freely in the village and nobody bothers them: Kokrebellur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Last edited by Roameo : 1st January 2010 at 12:57.
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1st January 2010, 19:00	#28
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,330 Thanked: 13,613 Times View My Garage	I had a real funny incident about Kukrebellur. It was the month of August/September (I think !). The year 2000. Those were the days when I was a parasite passenger (always on the backseat or the sideseat). On a weekend we were having our brunch at the famous Manipal hospital canteen at 9AM, when someone mentioned why not motor to Kukrebellur. On a whim we started. I had never heard about it then. So we all started on 4 bikes and drove till Maddur and asked for directions to Kukrebellur. We hit the correct road and saw a huge lake. We passed the lake but the sanctuary was nowhere to be seen. Just in the nick of time, I asked a villager, where is the santuary? He replied the tree next to where we were standing is the place. It was one huge tree and I could see lots and lots of bird-droppings, which at least corroborated, what the guy was saying. But there was not a bird in sight. We went around that place and after treating ourselves to a great laugh, we came back to the lake. We enjoyed the serene silence for about an hour and came back all the way. The only visit to a bird sanctuary with no birds (I think it was not the season). For a long time I still kept on thinking that the villager had duped us. But the memory faded away and it still remains a question mark !
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1st January 2010, 21:25	#29
Roameo BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 127 Thanked: 47 Times	@ampere - Yes, guess it was just the wrong season. May you can try this year : - ) Here are two excellent and informative travelogues for Melkote, one by Hotstuff and the second one by Snaronikar http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-day-trip.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-day-trip.html Last edited by Roameo : 1st January 2010 at 21:29.
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2nd January 2010, 08:53	#30
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,330 Thanked: 13,613 Times View My Garage	For folks, with some railway passion and light trekking, you can try the Makali Durga. In an answer to querry on a post, I had posted some snaps also. Here is the link: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...-day-trip.html Makali is a station on Hyderabad mainline after Dodbellapur (I guess about 70-80KM in total from Bangalore). You need to drive to the station, park your car (I hope its safe, I have done it) and start walking on the railway track for about 2KM, towards the HYD side. You will hit the base of the hill, and would be greeted by the Makali temple. Beyond the temple starts the trek to the top of the hill. It looks like a true setting of a dacoit movie ! Its one hell of a fun. If you start early morning, you can be back at Yelahanka by about 3-4 in the evening. The view from the top is stunning. The day we went there was hardly any sun. Hence it was not to hot. Need to carry food; nothing good on the way.
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