Adventure, Offroading, Forests:Weekend getaway from Bangalore|Kms<300 Rs <2000

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Amazing Waterfall at 300 kms from Bangalore: Hidden Gems of Karnataka

Watch the video to see the trek route and the waterfall.

The waterfall is locally known as Kemmanagundi waterfalls. 'Kemmanagundi' means a place where deer comes.

It's a 15-20 mins trek from Didupe.

My stay in Didupe was with a farmer.

Dinesh Anna was my host.

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Day 1

Didupe falls in the western ghats.

A peaceful village,at a distance of approx. 300 kms from Bangalore.

I started from Bangalore in the afternoon and reached Didupe around 9 pm.

This was my stay for 2 days. This place is the base camp for lot of treks in and around Didupe.

The waterfall was at a 20 mins trek from my place of stay.

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Laksmi and Panchami two cows of Dinesh Anna are integral part of his livelihood.

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Farming, need not to mention, is his main occupation.

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Day 1 was a tiring day as I got stuck in rains and rode for around 50 kms of Charmadi ghat region in heavy rains.

And after riding for 300 kms I wanted to just get into my tent and sleep off.

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Day 2

Day 2 started with a beautiful sunrise from sunrise valley at a distance of 30 kms from Didupe.

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Came back from the sunrise and it was time for some hospitality by Dinesh Anna.

Had amazing local breakfast with some coconut milk.

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After the breakfast it was time to trek to the Kemmanagundi waterfalls and a walk through lush green jungles.

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This was a walk through Dinesh Anna's farms on the way to the waterfall.

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The main waterfall is after 3 small waterfalls.

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Two can be seen in the pic below.

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Then came the final waterfall.

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This was a mandatory pic.

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Watch the video shared at the beginning to see the trek and the waterfall.

How to Reach:

On way to Mangalore, Once you cross Charmadi ghat, there is a small village called Mundaje. From Mundaje take right towards Didupe which is at a distance of 15 kms from Mundaje. This waterfall called Didupe waterfall is 15-20 mins trek from Didupe.