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Sakleshpur Escape
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Sakleshpur Escape

Clouds rolling over the ghats, pepper vines and a fort shaped like a star.

Duration
2D / 1N
Difficulty
Easy
Best time
June – February
Pickup
Majestic, Bengaluru — Fri 11:00 PM

Trip highlights

  • Manjarabad Fort — the star-shaped hilltop fort
  • Bisle Ghat viewpoint over three mountain ranges
  • Mookanamane waterfalls in the forest
  • Coffee and pepper plantation stay with a bonfire night

Itinerary

  1. Day 0 — Friday night

    • 11:00 PM pickup from Majestic, Bengaluru
    • Overnight journey

  2. Day 1 — Forts & falls

    • Check in at the plantation stay, breakfast
    • Manjarabad Fort climb and views
    • Mookanamane waterfalls, lunch
    • Plantation walk, bonfire and dinner

  3. Day 2 — Bisle & return

    • Early drive to Bisle Ghat viewpoint
    • Breakfast and checkout
    • Sakleshwara temple on the Hemavathi river
    • Reach Bengaluru by 8:00 PM

What's included

  • Non-AC minibus travel from Bengaluru
  • Plantation stay (shared rooms)
  • 4 meals
  • Entry tickets
  • Vee Payana trip captain

Not included

  • Personal expenses
  • Anything not listed in inclusions

What to carry

  • Comfortable shoes with good grip
  • 2 litres of water
  • Cap, sunscreen and sunglasses
  • Light jacket or poncho
  • Personal medicines
  • Valid government ID

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