Trip to Bheemeshwari

Went for whitewater rafting. As usual the trip was unplanned. This time I decided to rely on a professional agency - CareAdventure - for the transportations, food etc. All I had to do was pay CareAdventure an amount of Rs 1100/- ; go to the Majestic Railway Station and board a mini-bus that was waiting to take us to the Bheemeshwari fishing camp site. Whitewater rafting is conducted by Karnataka Tourism Department’s JungleLodges.

We started at 8:00 am on a Saturday. The route to the site was taken care by CareAdventure. The reason why I’m penning down the route details is because it might be helpful to folks who plan to use the service of their own pvt. vehicles.

The route that you need to take is Bangalore -> Kanakapura -> Sathnur -> Muttathi -> Bheemeshwari. There is another longer route: Bangalore -> Kanakapura -> Sangam -> Bheemeshwari. Sangam is another tourist spot on the banks of River Cauvery. Sangam is famous for Mekedatu. On the way to Mekedatu/Sangam you can also drop in at Chunchi waterfalls. The Bangalore -> Kanakapura -> Sangam -> Bheemeshwari route is a lengthy one. I doubt if one can cover all these places in a day, esp. on a bike.

Bike Trip to Savan Durga

The trip to Savan Durga was planned quickly. All that was known was that you will find - Savan Durga - at Magadi Road. Soon we would discover that there is one big part of Bangalore City that we have not yet explored.

I tried to get directions on how to reach Magadi Road. I couldn’t find any sites offering that help (Or is it due to my lack of googling skills).

I got the directions from a friend of mine. He asked me to go to Majestic Railway Station and ask someone there. In other words "Your way is in your mouth" :). So we were off and after a couple of questions, twists and turns we found ourselves at Magadi Road. It is a congested Rd. Hope BDA will broaden the road soon.

The directions are given below...

Magadi Road

I said the road was congested. You won’t find that congestion when you step out of the City limits. If you are used to the traffic in Mysore IR Tumkur Rds, you will wonder if you are heading in the right direction

You will have to keep traveling on this road - State Highway 17E - for quite sometime. You will pass ChamarajaSagar Water Treatment Plan (on your right) and a ghat region before you hit the next major turn. Once you take a left turn, you will have to travel another 12 kms. Another left turn and a 3 km ride will take you to the destination. You can spend sometime on top of that rock; visit the temple and head back to Bangalore.

If you are okay to adjust with snacks you can find some small shops on the roadside. You will find no major hotels. We had our lunch when we were almost near Bangalore.

The total distance to Savan Durga from Hudson Circle is around 70 kms.