Thursday, August 14, 2014

Bangalore - Horanadu - Sringeri - Belur - Bangalore ( 2 days )

Travel Summary:

Distance 
 Bangalore to Horanadu = 320 Kms
     Horanadu to Sringeri =  66 Kms
            Sringeri to Kigga =    8 Kms
Kigga to Siri Mane Falls =    5 Kms
             Sringeri to Belur = 120 Kms
              Belur to Hasana =  40 Kms
      Hasana to Bangalore = 180 Kms

Round trip = 750 Kms
Route Taken
Day1 :
Bangalore –Nelamangala-Kunigal-Hassan-Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehara-Kalasa-Horanadu

Horanadu-Kalasa bypass - Kalasa -Balehole- Basarikatte-Jayapura-Sringeri
Stay @ Sringeri
Day2:
Sringeri - Kigga - Siri mane falls - Kigga - Sringeri

Sringeri - Jayapura - Chickmagaluru - Belur - Hassan - Kunigal - Nelamangala - Bangalore

Time to reach Destination
6.5  hrs to reach Horanadu with multiple stops.
2 hrs to reach Sringeri from Horanadu with stops
7 hrs to reach Bangalore from Sringeri with stops

Toll Road
Toll Road from Bangalore to Hassan 

Food 
        Mayura Hotel - 110 Kms from Bangalore ( after Yediyur    to the left side of the road - expensive but neatly maintained with good parking space)

        Food @ Horanadu , Sringeri Temple
   
        Not many hotels @ Horanadu
        Decent hotels available @ Sringeri
Petrol/Diesel Station
Not an Issue

Road Condition
Bangalore – Hassan: Excellent Road ( NH48)


Accommodation
          
@Horanadu :
    - Accommodations  by Temple trust ( 150 Rs per double room per day(a.o 2014) )
 - Accommodations available for a couple of hours also on request

- Sri Devi Comforts (www.devicomforts.com/)
- Home stay options are also available

@Sringeri :
 - Accommodations  by Temple trust ( 150 Rs per double room per day(a.o 2014))

 - Hotel Sringeri Residency  & Many more decent lodges available (http://hotelsringeriresidency.com/)
- Home stay options available

Places to cover
Horanadu Temple
Sringeri Temple
Yagachi Dam , Belur Temple 
Halebidu Temple (12 kms from Belur)

If you have more than 2 days available for the trip, lot of places to cover around Chickmagaluru ( mullayanagiri, baba budangiri, kemman gundi and a lot of water falls)


                                                 on our way to Horanadu
                                             on our way to Sringeri
                                              Road side water falls on our way to Horanadu
                                                            Near Kigga
                                                         Siri Mane Water Falls
                                                    Horanadu Temple
                                                  Sringeri Temple
                                                  Sringeri Temple


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