Chikmanglur – Sringeri - Hornadu

This post is dedicated to aggressive travelers who wish to visit a lot of places and run short of time. There would be a compromise on some nice to have things but its worth it. Our itinerary at a glance.

We went in the rainy season and it was mostly fog that we saw. So most of the view point looked the same ☹ other than treks. It surly calls in for some adventure in the green abode.

Day 1:
·         Started at 5:30 AM from Blore.
·         Hit the highway after 1.5 hrs of city drive.
·         Pit stop for a tea after 3 hours of driving.
·         Reached the hotel a little before 11:00 AM
·         11:30 Started for Sitalyangiri near Mulyangiri. Had a small walk/ trek there.
·         01:00 PM started for baba Budyangiri.
·         Reached hotel by 06:00 PM.
·         Relax and get good rest.

      A great drive! We saw a beautiful lady laying relaxed in a galore of nature. A head turning charm all credits to the creative mind behind it. 

Baba Budyangiri was a challenging drive as it was off roading. Watch out for the wild shrubs you could find some interesting ones that are sold in nurseries for a good price.

Day2:
·         Started at 7:15 AM to visit a 1200 yr old Rama temple. before breakfast.
·         Reached back hotel by 08:10 AM.
·         Started for Z-point and Hebbey waterfalls at 09:00 PM
·         Reached the jeep start point for Hebbey falls by noon and waited for around 2 hrs to get a jeep. They charge Rs. 400 per head.
·         Reached the Hebbey falls trek start by 2:30 PM
·         Trek completed by 03:45 PM.
·         Reached chikmangaluru by 07:00 PM

Trek to Hebbey falls was an interesting one as you walk amongst the tall trees and coffee estates. It was drizzling when we were there and it was recommended that we trek bare foot as there are many leeches there. We had to cross streams walk on slant rocks gripping tree branches. People often slip and fall in the sludge as it is very slippery. We would often stop and spot people trying to get rid of leeches. But all was worth an experience to see the falls. We enjoyed it thoroughly.

Day 3:
·         Started at 06:30 AM for Annapurneshwari temple - Hornadu.
·         Reached Sringeri by 11:00 AM
·         Started at noon for hoysaleshwar temple and reached at 03:00 PM.
·         Started for B’lore at 04:00 PM, hit killer traffic and reached at 09:00 PM.

A beautiful offbeat drive to Annapurneshwari temple. We would come across some not luxurious but charismatic living in peace. A few locations made our day as we drifted across on the almost isolated roads. The temple is on the banks of river Bhadra, western ghats. A clean temple with good aura.

Sringeri is a clean temple in the greens reverberating with hymns.

We were awestruck with the temple sculptures at Hoysaleshwar temple. The precision they had with detailing and the symmetry makes me wonder how they do.