WEEKEND GETAWAYS FROM BANGALORE

Thursday, September 07, 2006

With the rains subsiding and the earth still wet, it is a good time for people who are looking for a weekend break and would like to get out of the city. This is a time when the rivers are still full of water, the forests and hills are green and everything looks beautiful. If you are wondering where to go, here is a list of places you can read about on India Travel Blog.

DAY-TRIP, LEISURE, PICNIC

1. Muthyala Maduvu or pearl valley
2. A morning in Nandi Hills
3. Muthathi
4. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
5. Sangama, Mekedatu and Chunchi falls
6. Shivanasamudra - Gaganachukki and Bharachukki waterfalls
7. Talkad
8. Balmuri Falls
9. Hogenakkal
10. KRS dam and Brindavan gardens
11. Melukote

TREKKING

1. Hiking in Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Trekking on the railway tracks to Yedakumari between Sakaleshapura and Subrahmanya
3. Bandipur National Park

NATURE, WILDLIFE

1. Driving to Coorg
2. Driving in rain: Jog falls, Karwar, Kali and Goa
3. Mullayyanagiri and Charmadi, Chickmagalur, in the monsoon
4. Bandipur National Park
5. Bhadra wildlife Sanctuary: Muthodi
6. A birding trip to Wayanad, Kerala
7. Dandeli: Wilderness and adventure

LEISURE, HISTORY, CULTURE AND MORE

1. Driving from Bangalore to Goa via Jog and Murdeshwara
2. Hampi
3. Belur and Halebeedu
4. Melukote
5. Gokarna
6. Badami and Banashankari
7. Aihole
8. Pattadakal
9. Mahakoota
10. Lepakshi