Saklespur is yet another perfect weekend destination from Bangalore. Road to Saklespur is awesome as it is in Bangalore<-> Mangalore highway.
Like chikmagalur, this place also famous for its homestay in coffee estates and forests. Many venture to this town for a peaceful stay or enjoy the nature or for trekking. Also this town is close to religious towns like kukke subramanya and dharmasthala.
We stayed in Brindhavan estate which is on the Saklespur to Virajpet road. This homestay is a newly constructed homestay which was only 2 months old when we went. It has couple of rooms, one dormitory, few games and campfire shelter. In their estate, they grow coffee, betel nuts, pepper and other spices.
The food provided in the homestay was very tasty and they prepared native dishes like akki roti, bamboo curry, mushroom, etc. They served all 3 times food in banana leaf which added additional taste.
Homestay guy told, he will show other part of his estate where we would get a nice view point. While going, I thought this would be going to be another peak point from where we would see bottom. But once we each the point, we did hold our breath for a while, it was a spectacular landscape view full of lush green lands. Even he mentioned lots of movie shooting will take place in areas surrounding Sakleshpur.
If venturing to Sakleshpur during monsoon then drive from Saklespur to kukke subramanya via Bisle Ghat road is a must try one. The distance is short (guess around 30 kms) but the travel time would be 3 hours, the drive was an amazing & thrilling experience. Since it was monsoon when we went, we could see lots of water falls, streams and heavy flow of water in road.
Like chikmagalur, this place also famous for its homestay in coffee estates and forests. Many venture to this town for a peaceful stay or enjoy the nature or for trekking. Also this town is close to religious towns like kukke subramanya and dharmasthala.
We stayed in Brindhavan estate which is on the Saklespur to Virajpet road. This homestay is a newly constructed homestay which was only 2 months old when we went. It has couple of rooms, one dormitory, few games and campfire shelter. In their estate, they grow coffee, betel nuts, pepper and other spices.
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| Brindhavan Estate homestay |
The food provided in the homestay was very tasty and they prepared native dishes like akki roti, bamboo curry, mushroom, etc. They served all 3 times food in banana leaf which added additional taste.
Homestay guy told, he will show other part of his estate where we would get a nice view point. While going, I thought this would be going to be another peak point from where we would see bottom. But once we each the point, we did hold our breath for a while, it was a spectacular landscape view full of lush green lands. Even he mentioned lots of movie shooting will take place in areas surrounding Sakleshpur.
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| Panoramic view of the landscape |
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| Selfie in the landscape |
If venturing to Sakleshpur during monsoon then drive from Saklespur to kukke subramanya via Bisle Ghat road is a must try one. The distance is short (guess around 30 kms) but the travel time would be 3 hours, the drive was an amazing & thrilling experience. Since it was monsoon when we went, we could see lots of water falls, streams and heavy flow of water in road.
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| Falls in Bisle Ghat road |
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| 1. Selfie in water stream on Bisle Ghat road 2. Lush green plants 3. Adventurous Bisle Ghat road |
