Category OffBeatDestination

Dandeli day 3 – Timber depot and Jacuzzi bath

Place: Govt Timber depot and Kali river, Dandeli Distance:  472 km from Bangalore Type: Bird Photography, Sightseeing, and Waterbody Ideal for:  Friends and Family It is my day-3 at Dandeli if you haven’t read the previous day posts then do…

Dandeli Day 2 – Syntheri Rocks and Dandeli Jungle Camp

Place: Syntheri Rocks and Dandeli Jungle Camp, Dandeli Distance:  472 km from Bangalore Type:  Bird Photography, Sightseeing, and Waterbody Ideal for:  Friends and Family The previous day was filled with adventure with Rafting in Kali River and spotting many species of…

Dandeli Day 1 – Old Magazine House and Rafting in Kali River

Place: Old Magazine House and Kali River, Dandeli Distance:  472 km from Bangalore Type:  Bird Watching, Photography, and Watersports Ideal for:  Friends and Family With its dense forest, enchanting river, fascinating resorts, thrilling rafting, chirping birds and wildlife, Dandeli is…

Avani Betta – A slice of history – Republic day ride 26/01/2018

Place: Avani betta, Avani Hills, Kolar, Karnataka Distance: 110 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking, historical temple Ideal for: Friends and family Trek Difficulty: Easy Trek Lenght: 1 kilometre one way Trek Duration: 1 hour one way I had started planning Kudremukha trek for…

Lepakshi and Avalabetta – A slice of History 28/08/2016

Place: Lepakshi Temple and Avalabetta Hilltop Distance: 300 km round trip Type: Hilltop, Temple Ideal for: Friends and family Bikes: BikeAvenger, Gixxer, Pulsar Crew: Vinay, Chandu, Pradeep, Jayraj, Bhimu, and me New bike and a new DSLR, do I need any better…

Kolli Hills – Bikers Paradise 13 & 14/06/2015

Place: Kolli Hills, Namakkal Tamilnadu Distance: 700 km round trip Route: Vijaynagar -> Hosuru -> Krishnagiri -> Salem -> Rasipuram -> Karavalli -> Semmudu – Kolli Hills Forest Bikes: Yamaha R15, RE ThunderBird, TVS Apache, and Honda Unicorn Crew:  Seena, Shaman, Srikant, Krishna, and Sagar…

Mandaragiri Hills / Basadi Betta – A Flavor of Jainism 07/06/2015

Places: Mandaragiri Hills (aka Basadi Betta), Kyathsandra, Tumkur Distance: 60 * 2 = 120 kms Route: Vijaynagar -> Dabaspete -> Right turn after 10.7kms from Dabaspete -> Mandaragiri Hills Crew:  Abdul, Arun, Ravi and Sagar (Myself) Type: Temple, Short Trekking  Ideal for: Friends & Family Bikes: Bajaj Discover and Honda Trigger…