Adventure into the wilderness - K-Gudi

kvish · 21st October 2009, 15:40

It was months since the last vacation. And the trip to k-gudi (jungle lodges) was the perfect way to recharge the zombied self

The plan was to leave at 6am. And as clock ticked away to 7:00 we started from Bangalore. I planned to take the Mysore-Chamarajnagar, route instead of the Kanakpura Malavalli route. I shall elaborate on this mistake later!

Had good Breakfast at Mysore Siddartha hotel and off to Nanjangud. Traffic on this road is slightly chaotic. People drive extremely fast for some reason. Intermittent potholes along the way reminded me that I had not filled in air for the spare tyre. The sweaty exercise lasted for over 20 minutes. Incase you people are wondering, getting the spare wheel out and back into the adventure is slightly time consuming. Decided to fill in petrol. At 13 litres tank is full! Hurray!! fuel efficiency is around 13.5!

Reached Chamarajnagar at around 11:45.
Some sights along the way

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The perfect countryside. A drying lake, some grazing buffaloes and a hilly backdrop.

Road to K-gudi is quite bad from Chamrajnagar. Reached K-Gudi at around 1:15pm. After a very heavy lunch, we relaxed for sometime and headed to the safari.

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Never had a chance to take such a clear pic of a Barking deer!

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Wildlife sighting is lesser in Kgudi compared to Nagarhole. But the dense green forest and winding trails along the hill slopes are good enough reasons to head to K-gudi. Lots of birds can be sighted too.

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All three of them looking in the same direction. I realized this after uploading

Coming up.. Activities around K-gudi, more photos, the stay and the journey back including a visit to Shivanasamudram.

straightdrive · 21st October 2009, 15:51

Good pics.

By K-gudi do you mean Kemmangudi? Near Chikmagalur?

kvish · 21st October 2009, 15:55

Thanks!

K-gudi is short form of Kyatadevarayana gudi.
Its about 20Km from BR Hills. (famous during Veerappan days!)
Kemmangundi is closer to Hassan.

addyhemmige · 21st October 2009, 16:22

I'm sure you had a wonderful time there. The pictures are just lovely. The barking deer pic is very nice, also the 3 pics with birds looking in the same direction. I never noticed it until I read your comment on it

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Did you happen to drive to the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple from K Gudi? The drive through the dense forest is just exhilarating.

It reminds me of an incident there a few years back. We suffered a flat on this road and the wheel was jammed (it wouldn't come out). It was getting dark (at 5 pm) and we had wait for long until a forest dept jeep came down and helped us.

EDIT: Actually, Kemmangundi is closer to Chikmagalur, around 45 kms or so.

kvish · 21st October 2009, 16:58

The drive to the temple is amazing. Road is amazing!.
The driver says the increased traffic and buses plying on these roads have contributed to the lack of sighting of any animal in this route.

A flat tyre on that road in the evening is definitely one hell of an experience

Majic · 21st October 2009, 17:04

Kvish, that is a real nice teaser there, looking out for more pictures and narration to accompany them!

ampere · 21st October 2009, 22:39

Some time back the bridge on the river Kabini was broke at Najangud. How is it now? Should have been fixed. How is the water level?

anupkma · 9th November 2009, 10:15

Is the road from ChamarajaNagar doable on a Honda City (IDsi)? Any other precautions? I am worried about the recent rains

21st October 2009, 15:40	#1
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	Adventure into the wilderness - K-Gudi It was months since the last vacation. And the trip to k-gudi (jungle lodges) was the perfect way to recharge the zombied self The plan was to leave at 6am. And as clock ticked away to 7:00 we started from Bangalore. I planned to take the Mysore-Chamarajnagar, route instead of the Kanakpura Malavalli route. I shall elaborate on this mistake later! Had good Breakfast at Mysore Siddartha hotel and off to Nanjangud. Traffic on this road is slightly chaotic. People drive extremely fast for some reason. Intermittent potholes along the way reminded me that I had not filled in air for the spare tyre. The sweaty exercise lasted for over 20 minutes. Incase you people are wondering, getting the spare wheel out and back into the adventure is slightly time consuming. Decided to fill in petrol. At 13 litres tank is full! Hurray!! fuel efficiency is around 13.5! Reached Chamarajnagar at around 11:45. Some sights along the way The perfect countryside. A drying lake, some grazing buffaloes and a hilly backdrop. Road to K-gudi is quite bad from Chamrajnagar. Reached K-Gudi at around 1:15pm. After a very heavy lunch, we relaxed for sometime and headed to the safari. Never had a chance to take such a clear pic of a Barking deer! Wildlife sighting is lesser in Kgudi compared to Nagarhole. But the dense green forest and winding trails along the hill slopes are good enough reasons to head to K-gudi. Lots of birds can be sighted too. All three of them looking in the same direction. I realized this after uploading Coming up.. Activities around K-gudi, more photos, the stay and the journey back including a visit to Shivanasamudram.
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21st October 2009, 15:51	#2
straightdrive BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 259 Thanked: 5 Times	Good pics. By K-gudi do you mean Kemmangudi? Near Chikmagalur?
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21st October 2009, 15:55	#3
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	Thanks! K-gudi is short form of Kyatadevarayana gudi. Its about 20Km from BR Hills. (famous during Veerappan days!) Kemmangundi is closer to Hassan. Last edited by kvish : 21st October 2009 at 15:56.
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21st October 2009, 16:22	#4
addyhemmige Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore/Hassan Posts: 1,527 Thanked: 487 Times View My Garage	I'm sure you had a wonderful time there. The pictures are just lovely. The barking deer pic is very nice, also the 3 pics with birds looking in the same direction. I never noticed it until I read your comment on it. Did you happen to drive to the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple from K Gudi? The drive through the dense forest is just exhilarating. It reminds me of an incident there a few years back. We suffered a flat on this road and the wheel was jammed (it wouldn't come out). It was getting dark (at 5 pm) and we had wait for long until a forest dept jeep came down and helped us. EDIT: Actually, Kemmangundi is closer to Chikmagalur, around 45 kms or so. Last edited by addyhemmige : 21st October 2009 at 16:23.
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21st October 2009, 16:58	#5
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	The drive to the temple is amazing. Road is amazing!. The driver says the increased traffic and buses plying on these roads have contributed to the lack of sighting of any animal in this route. A flat tyre on that road in the evening is definitely one hell of an experience
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21st October 2009, 17:04	#6
Majic BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kottayam Posts: 588 Thanked: 8 Times	Kvish, that is a real nice teaser there, looking out for more pictures and narration to accompany them!
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21st October 2009, 22:39	#7
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,948 Thanked: 12,935 Times View My Garage	Some time back the bridge on the river Kabini was broke at Najangud. How is it now? Should have been fixed. How is the water level?
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9th November 2009, 10:15	#8
anupkma BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 26 Thanked: Once	I am planning a drive to K Gudi this weekend Is the road from ChamarajaNagar doable on a Honda City (IDsi)? Any other precautions? I am worried about the recent rains
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