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Ayyanakere Lake is situated in the Malnad region of Karnataka. Lake is situated around 30 KMs from Chikkamagaluru (near a village called Sakrepatna). The Ayyanakere Lake is the 2nd largest in the state. The lake is surrounded by hills and is one of the most popular destinations around Chikkamagaluru. We were in Chikkamagaluru for a quick hangout with friends. Its been quite some time we grouped together. We planned for a quick drive around Chikkamagaluru. Mahesh booked a homestay near Sakrepatna - Sirivasa Home Stay. Home stay is around 20 Kms away from Kaduru and 4 Kms from Sakrepatna. We started around 12.00 AM from Bengaluru. Though we could have started early morning from Bengaluru and reach the destination by check-in time we just started early to spend some time together. Chikkamagaluru is around 240 Kms from Bengaluru and can be reached within 5 hours. Plan was to visit Ayyanakere during sunset which is just around 4 Kms from the homestay we stayed. But because of l...

Bandipur is one of such places, you never get bored to visit this place again and again 😊 We were planning for a family get together and decided to visit places around Bandipur. Chetan booked one Homestay inside Bandipur (near Mangala village). There are lot of resorts around this village which is just outside the forest range of Bandipur. Bandipur is around 225 KMs from Bengaluru, but we took different route to reach Bandipur skipping main road Bengaluru - Mysuru - Gundlupete route. Plan was to take Kanankapura road, stop for Breakfast near Malavalli and visit BR Hills - K Gudi and take Chamarajanagara route to reach Gundlupete. Which is almost 60 KMS long route but journey will be memorable one. We started at 5.00 AM from Bengaluru, rain welcomed our journey! till we cross Kanankapura it was raining. We reached Malavalli around 8.00 AM for breakfast. After having breakfast, we headed towards BR hills which is around 170 KMS from Bengaluru. I just love to drive through this r...

After a memorable drive through Bandipur forest, Our next destination was Banasura Dam back waters Wayanad which was around 70KMs. We came back to Gundlupete and drive through Sultan Bathery Forest. Though the distance was less it took close to 3 hours to reach our destination Seagot Banasura Resorts & Villas . About Banasura Dam: Banasura Dam is the largest earth dam in India, and second largest in Asia. The Banasura Sagar Dam is situated at 20 Km from Kalpett (Wayanad), the district headquarters. Being an important tourist attraction, the Banasura Sagar dam is situated at the foot of Banasura Hill. The dam provides water for Kakkayam reservoir situated in the Kozhikode district. Banasura Sagar Dam supports kakkayam Hydroelectric power project that contributes to irrigation. The Resort is in a beautiful place. They provide different set of accommodation. 2 BHK, 3 BHK and 4 BHK villas facing towards dam backwaters. Even they provide tent accommodation. Very good pl...