One Day Adventure Trip to Ramnagaram(Gabbar's Den).

greatDrive · 30th July 2007, 20:07

Sholey shooting was held on this location

Eventhough the trip was a company sponsored trip for our product team and not a trip done by me individually, I can't resist posting the details of the trip. I hope TBHPIans can plan for next Bangalore meet to this place. Its really fun doing these activities.
Trip Hosted by "VENTURE ADVENTURES club, Mysore Road, Ramnagaram (Bangalore)".

Minimum Participants should be - 25
Maximum can be - 100

These people have all equipments/gadets and trained staff to take care of people coming for adventure activities.

cheers

GD

Activities:
Breakfast
Play football, Voleyball,cricket etc..
Trekking
Monkey Crawling
Rock Climbing
Lunch
Rappling
Chimney Climbing
Group games if time permits
Bonfire & loud Music
Dinner

Since this trip was planned for last friday( 27th July), I had no option but to go by my Car because I was supposed to return back early. Started from homeat 8.15am , took "NICE corrider" to reach Mysore road and reached the destination at 9.00am. Rest of our team reached there by 3 different buses. Had breakfast and played voleyball for some time until all the people arrived.
Once everybody assembled, the coordinator of the trip briefed us about the activities and safety measures to be taken.Divided the team (70 people) in 3 teams and started having fun

I will post pictures to do the rest of the talking.

Parked my car after reaching

Tightening the rope for monkey crawling

Me - Upside down

Posing for the photo

Trekking up the mountain

Rappling Rocky mountain - This was really fun

Myself rappling down

Chiminey climbing - Most difficult and tiring

Chimney climbing - View from the top

Evening Bonfire & Music

I will highly recommend this adventure trip to people wanting to take break from the regular activties.

cheers
GD

Lukeskywalker · 30th July 2007, 20:12

Hey nice snaps there Greatdrive, must go sometime, always wondered what the interior of Ramanagaram lookslike while passing by.

toiingg · 30th July 2007, 20:22

Nice pictures, looks like you had a lot of fun.
Did you manage to bump into any Basanti's ? :P

akroy · 30th July 2007, 20:53

Hey nice drive GD, Is this the Gabbar's hill which we see from SH17 just before entering Ramanagaram...

Whenever I watch Sholay, it is that Yeh Dosti song which was sung on the road infront of Big banyan tree....The other day I bumped into the film Raja Hindustani, that first song was sung on the Mysore Road (our old 2 laned beauty road) also I felt some part of the song was also shot on the Nanjangud - Gundlupet stretch as well....

Mard and Toofan were fully shot in Talakkad, Shivasamudram...It was also nice to see Govinda dancing for Mein to Raste se ja raha tha in front of our Vidhana Soudha which has now become a traffic jam centre...

Maan, 60-90s hindi films shooting had only one place to head - Bangalore & outskirts...

Abhi

greatDrive · 30th July 2007, 21:05

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Originally Posted by akroy

Hey nice drive GD, Is this the Gabbar's hill which we see from SH17 just before entering Ramanagaram...

Whenever I watch Sholay, it is that Yeh Dosti song which was sung on the road infront of Big banyan tree....The other day I bumped into the film Raja Hindustani, that first song was sung on the Mysore Road (our old 2 laned beauty road) also I felt some part of the song was also shot on the Nanjangud - Gundlupet stretch as well....

Mard and Toofan were fully shot in Talakkad, Shivasamudram...It was also nice to see Govinda dancing for Mein to Raste se ja raha tha in front of our Vidhana Soudha which has now become a traffic jam centre...

Maan, 60-90s hindi films shooting had only one place to head - Bangalore & outskirts...

Abhi

Oh Man, you looked to be a encyclopedia of hindi movies. looks like you follow the bollywood very closely.

Quote:

Did you manage to bump into any Basanti's ? :P

LoL, we already had at least 20 basantis in our team

cheers

akroy · 30th July 2007, 22:03

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Originally Posted by greatDrive

Oh Man, you looked to be a encyclopedia of hindi movies. looks like you follow the bollywood very closely.

No it is the other way round, i follow the road closely on which i drove

, so whenever I see any such stuffs / sequence in the TV, I can identify it...

I even forgot names of the older movies where shooting site looked very familiar to me... The other day, while changing channels i entered setmax where Rajesh Khanna was dancing with Jayaprada in Gaganchukki falls in Shivasamudram at the following place:

Pic taken by me during a bike trip in Oct2004:

My friend posing

Abhi

dadu · 31st July 2007, 10:48

GD, is there a resort/place to eat around it, what if you dont plan to do all those adventure sports but want to do a quick day trip with family and back in the evening .

greatDrive · 31st July 2007, 11:19

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Originally Posted by dadu

GD, is there a resort/place to eat around it, what if you dont plan to do all those adventure sports but want to do a quick day trip with family and back in the evening .

You can only book this place if you are group of at least 10-150 people for getting a good deal. Booking is only done for holidays and weekends. I am not sure if this place have decent resorts/hotels nearby for families.

For details for this club, you can check out this site.
Venture Adventure Club (V.A.C)-The Spirit of Adventure

Kamat at Ramnagaram ( around 5 km from this place ) is best for eating out. Not sure about other restaurant nearby.

WhiteKnight · 31st July 2007, 11:44

GD, you guys didn't go to the hill-top temple nearby and night-trek?

greatDrive · 31st July 2007, 11:53

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Originally Posted by WhiteKnight

GD, you guys didn't go to the hill-top temple nearby and night-trek?

Came back early, as I had some urgent work in bangalore.
But my friends told me that night trek was cancelled as it started raining heavily at 5.00pm.
cheers

moralfibre · 31st July 2007, 12:03

Greatdrive. Awesome, awesome, awesome! I am planning my next trip to this place. What were the costs involved? Anyone joining me for a trek?

greatDrive · 31st July 2007, 12:08

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Greatdrive. Awesome, awesome, awesome! I am planning my next trip to this place. What were the costs involved? Anyone joining me for a trek?

check out this site.
Venture Adventure Club (V.A.C)-The Spirit of Adventure

This club has branches all over india, I am sure they may be having nearby mumbai/Pune

Details of tariff

Fee per participant for a minimum of 10 participants excluding transportation and food would be Rs. 500/- (food is available in nearby Dhabas and Restaurants)
Fee per participant for a minimum of 25 participants excluding transportation would be Rs. 750/-
Fee per participant for a minimum of 26 and above till 45 participants excluding transportation would be Rs. 700/-
Fee per participant for a minimum of 46 and above till 59 participants excluding transportation would be Rs. 650/-
Fee per participant for a minimum of 60 and above till 80 participants excluding transportation would be Rs. 600/-
Fee per participant for a minimum of 81 and above till 100 participants excluding transportation would be Rs. 550/-
Fee per participant for a minimum of 100 and above participants excluding transportation would be Rs. 500/-
Fee per participant for a all the activities with food and overnight stay in tent excluding transportation would be Rs. 1125/-

deepakhon · 31st July 2007, 12:15

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Originally Posted by dadu

GD, is there a resort/place to eat around it, what if you dont plan to do all those adventure sports but want to do a quick day trip with family and back in the evening .

A good place which is reasonably close that I can think of is the Kamat Lokaruchi. It is on the right side b'ween Ramnagar and Channapatna while you are going towards Mysore.

30th July 2007, 20:07	#1
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	One Day Adventure Trip to Ramnagaram(Gabbar's Den). Sholey shooting was held on this location Eventhough the trip was a company sponsored trip for our product team and not a trip done by me individually, I can't resist posting the details of the trip. I hope TBHPIans can plan for next Bangalore meet to this place. Its really fun doing these activities. Trip Hosted by "VENTURE ADVENTURES club, Mysore Road, Ramnagaram (Bangalore)". Minimum Participants should be - 25 Maximum can be - 100 These people have all equipments/gadets and trained staff to take care of people coming for adventure activities. cheers GD Activities: Breakfast Play football, Voleyball,cricket etc.. Trekking Monkey Crawling Rock Climbing Lunch Rappling Chimney Climbing Group games if time permits Bonfire & loud Music Dinner Since this trip was planned for last friday( 27th July), I had no option but to go by my Car because I was supposed to return back early. Started from homeat 8.15am , took "NICE corrider" to reach Mysore road and reached the destination at 9.00am. Rest of our team reached there by 3 different buses. Had breakfast and played voleyball for some time until all the people arrived. Once everybody assembled, the coordinator of the trip briefed us about the activities and safety measures to be taken.Divided the team (70 people) in 3 teams and started having fun I will post pictures to do the rest of the talking. Parked my car after reaching Tightening the rope for monkey crawling Me - Upside down Posing for the photo Trekking up the mountain Rappling Rocky mountain - This was really fun Myself rappling down Chiminey climbing - Most difficult and tiring Chimney climbing - View from the top Evening Bonfire & Music I will highly recommend this adventure trip to people wanting to take break from the regular activties. cheers GD
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30th July 2007, 20:12	#2
Lukeskywalker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,397 Thanked: 1,243 Times View My Garage	Hey nice snaps there Greatdrive, must go sometime, always wondered what the interior of Ramanagaram lookslike while passing by.
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30th July 2007, 20:22	#3
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 639 Thanked: 266 Times	Nice pictures, looks like you had a lot of fun. Did you manage to bump into any Basanti's ? :P
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30th July 2007, 20:53	#4
akroy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Posts: 2,423 Thanked: 85 Times View My Garage	Hey nice drive GD, Is this the Gabbar's hill which we see from SH17 just before entering Ramanagaram... Whenever I watch Sholay, it is that Yeh Dosti song which was sung on the road infront of Big banyan tree....The other day I bumped into the film Raja Hindustani, that first song was sung on the Mysore Road (our old 2 laned beauty road) also I felt some part of the song was also shot on the Nanjangud - Gundlupet stretch as well.... Mard and Toofan were fully shot in Talakkad, Shivasamudram...It was also nice to see Govinda dancing for Mein to Raste se ja raha tha in front of our Vidhana Soudha which has now become a traffic jam centre... Maan, 60-90s hindi films shooting had only one place to head - Bangalore & outskirts... Abhi
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31st July 2007, 10:48	#7
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	GD, is there a resort/place to eat around it, what if you dont plan to do all those adventure sports but want to do a quick day trip with family and back in the evening .
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31st July 2007, 11:44	#9
WhiteKnight BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 999 Thanked: 662 Times View My Garage	GD, you guys didn't go to the hill-top temple nearby and night-trek?
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31st July 2007, 12:03	#11
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Greatdrive. Awesome, awesome, awesome! I am planning my next trip to this place. What were the costs involved? Anyone joining me for a trek?
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