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Explored Coastal Karnataka and Malnad region of Karnataka on a 9 day, 2500 km motorcycle ride with Anup, a friend of mine. Visited some of the finest beaches, exciting Jungles, Hill stations in one India's most green and forested area.
Some of the panaromas from the trip...
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Kas, Satara
Halebid Temple
Karwar
Muthodi Forest
Satara
Route Map:
View Coastal Karnataka & Malnad on a motorcycle! in a larger map
DAY 1
Route: Pune - Kolhapur - Amboli Ghat - Sawantwadi - Palolem Beach, South Goa. (530 KM)
Amboli ghat waterfall. Not much water due to lack of rains
Riding down the ghat
Something is better than nothing...
Delicious Surmai at Sawantwadi restaurant!
Palolem beach entrance
The lovely sunsets at Palolem!
Beautiful sunset at Palolem!
Another sunset shot
DAY 2
Route: Palolem - Galgibag Beach- Karwar - Gokarna - Om Beach (100 km approx.)
Galgibag Beach, a turtle nesting site in extreme south of Goa
Galgibag Beach, South Goa
Entering Karnataka from Goa
Karwar beach
Reached Om Beach, Gokarna
Rock formations near Om beach
Sunset at Om Beach
Beach view from Namaste cafe, Om beach
The Om beach forms the "Aum"
DAY 3
Route: Om beach - Murdeshwar beach - Marvanthe beach - Agumbe ghat -Sringeri - Chikamaglur (300 km approx.)
Steamed Idli breakfast at Kumta, Coastal Karnataka
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Nice looking restaurant at Murdeshwar, Coastal Karnataka
Huge Murdeshwar Temple!
Murdeshwar beach
Huge Shiva statue in Murdeshwar
Murdeshwar beach
Me at Marvanthe beach
The scenic Marvanthe beach
My bike at Marvanthe
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Turtle Bay beach
Overlooking the Agume ghats
Climbing Agumbe Ghats (Supposed to be second wettest place after Cherrapunji)
A truck climibing the winding roads of Agume Ghat
The road from Agumbe to Chickmaglur is one of the most scenic ride in India.
At a lake alongside the road
Tea n Coffee growing region
Coffee plantations on Agumbe - Chickmaglur road
River flowing near the Bhadra sanctuary
Coffee stop in one of the plantations before chickmaglur
Some refreshing fresh coffee!
Thats where it comes from!
Not yet ready!
The coffee outlet
Scenic countryside
DAY 4
Route: Chickmaglur - Halebid - Belur - Muthodi Nature camp, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary (130 km approx.)
Halebid heritage site
Covered most of the places on that road sign
Belur Temple
Tasty dosa for breakfast at Town Canteen, Chickmaglur
Scenic landscapes on the way to Muthodi
Entering the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Welcoming us probably!
Well...a road sign in Kannada right inside the forest and nobody there to show the way!!!
Dining area in the Muthodi camp inside the Bhadra Sanctuary
A informtion board in the camp describing the stream flowing through the Sanctuary
The nature camp, Muthodi
Soma Vahini, the stream flowing near the Camp
Thick evergreen forest
The view from our Cottage!
We had some of the biggest spiders for company with some bed bugs too...they remind you that you are in a forest!
DAY 5
Route: Muthodi Camp - Mulyangiri Peak - Kemnagundi - Chickmaglur - Muthodi Camp (180 km approx)
Spotted some deers on the morning safari inside the core area of the park in a 4x4 Mahindra pickup
Bison sighting
Jungle roads!
Breathaking road from Muthodi forest to Mulyangiri
Riding through the forest
Riding through the sanctuary roads which is supposed to have 35 Tigers!!
Ant attack on my bike!
Amazing road from Muthodi to Mulyangiri Peak ( Karnataka's Highest Peak)
All foggy climbing the Mulyangiri Peak
Strong winds near Mulyangiri peak actually push you...never seen such strong winds!
Whats written there at the peak...help needed!
Reached Kemangundi from Mulyangiri after a very rough ride through some really bad roads
Lokesh, our cook at Muthodi with his sons
Fantastic verndah of our cottage, we spent two amazing nights overlooking the deep forest and listening to some scary but breathtaking noises of the Jungle. One can spot deers, elephants right from the verandah itself...Amazing place!
The stream flowing near the camp
DAY 6
Route: Muthodi - Chickmaglur - Tarikere - Bhadravati town - Shimoga - Jog Falls - Om beach (300 km approx)
Superb NH206
One leech came all the way from Muthodi till Shimoga with me, causing this!!
Not able to spot tigers in Bhadra, we decided to take this safari near Shimoga!
And we spotted the Tiger!
Some posing!
Jog Falls, highest falls in India, engulfed in mist due to the rains that lashed Karnataka later in our trip and caused heavy flooding later on
Back to Om beach and it was raining nonstop from past 3-4 days, soon after we left the place...
DAY 7
Route: Om Beach - Ankola - Hubli - Belgaum (280 km aprox.)
We rode all in the rain the whole day getting drenched and had to cancel Dandeli due to such heavy rains and the road to Karwar was blocked due to flooding so we deicded to climb the ghat and reach Belagaon via Hubli.
It rained n rained n rained....
Morning at Namaste Cafe, Om beach,
DAY 8
Route: Belgaon - Kolhapur - Satara - Thoseghar - Chalkewadi - Satara(280 km approx)
Decided to spend last 2 days at Satara with Anup heading back to Pune
On my way to Thoseghar, Chalkewadi from Satara
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Flowering season, Satara
Thoseghar Falls, Satara
Thoseghar Falls, Satara
On way back to Satara with Sajjangad in the background
DAY 9
Route: Satara - Kas Plateau - Satara - Pune (170 km approx.)
Butterfly captured on the way to Kas
Kas Pathar (Plateau) flowering season
Mushroom!
Some flower!
Flowers everywhere!
More flowers!
Have you seen something like that, ever?
Different colours
Lake on Kas plateau filled with Lotus bloomings
Some of the panaromas from the trip...
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Kas, Satara
Halebid Temple
Karwar
Muthodi Forest
Satara
Route Map:
View Coastal Karnataka & Malnad on a motorcycle! in a larger map
DAY 1
Route: Pune - Kolhapur - Amboli Ghat - Sawantwadi - Palolem Beach, South Goa. (530 KM)
Amboli ghat waterfall. Not much water due to lack of rains
Riding down the ghat
Something is better than nothing...
Delicious Surmai at Sawantwadi restaurant!
Palolem beach entrance
The lovely sunsets at Palolem!
Beautiful sunset at Palolem!
Another sunset shot
DAY 2
Route: Palolem - Galgibag Beach- Karwar - Gokarna - Om Beach (100 km approx.)
Galgibag Beach, a turtle nesting site in extreme south of Goa
Galgibag Beach, South Goa
Entering Karnataka from Goa
Karwar beach
Reached Om Beach, Gokarna
Rock formations near Om beach
Sunset at Om Beach
Beach view from Namaste cafe, Om beach
The Om beach forms the "Aum"
DAY 3
Route: Om beach - Murdeshwar beach - Marvanthe beach - Agumbe ghat -Sringeri - Chikamaglur (300 km approx.)
Steamed Idli breakfast at Kumta, Coastal Karnataka
, Nice looking restaurant at Murdeshwar, Coastal Karnataka
Huge Murdeshwar Temple!
Murdeshwar beach
Huge Shiva statue in Murdeshwar
Murdeshwar beach
Me at Marvanthe beach
The scenic Marvanthe beach
My bike at Marvanthe
dTurtle Bay beach
Overlooking the Agume ghats
Climbing Agumbe Ghats (Supposed to be second wettest place after Cherrapunji)
A truck climibing the winding roads of Agume Ghat
The road from Agumbe to Chickmaglur is one of the most scenic ride in India.
At a lake alongside the road
Tea n Coffee growing region
Coffee plantations on Agumbe - Chickmaglur road
River flowing near the Bhadra sanctuary
Coffee stop in one of the plantations before chickmaglur
Some refreshing fresh coffee!
Thats where it comes from!
Not yet ready!
The coffee outlet
Scenic countryside
DAY 4
Route: Chickmaglur - Halebid - Belur - Muthodi Nature camp, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary (130 km approx.)
Halebid heritage site
Covered most of the places on that road sign
Belur Temple
Tasty dosa for breakfast at Town Canteen, Chickmaglur
Scenic landscapes on the way to Muthodi
Entering the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Welcoming us probably!
Well...a road sign in Kannada right inside the forest and nobody there to show the way!!!
Dining area in the Muthodi camp inside the Bhadra Sanctuary
A informtion board in the camp describing the stream flowing through the Sanctuary
The nature camp, Muthodi
Soma Vahini, the stream flowing near the Camp
Thick evergreen forest
The view from our Cottage!
We had some of the biggest spiders for company with some bed bugs too...they remind you that you are in a forest!
DAY 5
Route: Muthodi Camp - Mulyangiri Peak - Kemnagundi - Chickmaglur - Muthodi Camp (180 km approx)
Spotted some deers on the morning safari inside the core area of the park in a 4x4 Mahindra pickup
Bison sighting
Jungle roads!
Breathaking road from Muthodi forest to Mulyangiri
Riding through the forest
Riding through the sanctuary roads which is supposed to have 35 Tigers!!
Ant attack on my bike!
Amazing road from Muthodi to Mulyangiri Peak ( Karnataka's Highest Peak)
All foggy climbing the Mulyangiri Peak
Strong winds near Mulyangiri peak actually push you...never seen such strong winds!
Whats written there at the peak...help needed!
Reached Kemangundi from Mulyangiri after a very rough ride through some really bad roads
Lokesh, our cook at Muthodi with his sons
Fantastic verndah of our cottage, we spent two amazing nights overlooking the deep forest and listening to some scary but breathtaking noises of the Jungle. One can spot deers, elephants right from the verandah itself...Amazing place!
The stream flowing near the camp
DAY 6
Route: Muthodi - Chickmaglur - Tarikere - Bhadravati town - Shimoga - Jog Falls - Om beach (300 km approx)
Superb NH206
One leech came all the way from Muthodi till Shimoga with me, causing this!!
Not able to spot tigers in Bhadra, we decided to take this safari near Shimoga!
And we spotted the Tiger!
Some posing!
Jog Falls, highest falls in India, engulfed in mist due to the rains that lashed Karnataka later in our trip and caused heavy flooding later on
Back to Om beach and it was raining nonstop from past 3-4 days, soon after we left the place...
DAY 7
Route: Om Beach - Ankola - Hubli - Belgaum (280 km aprox.)
We rode all in the rain the whole day getting drenched and had to cancel Dandeli due to such heavy rains and the road to Karwar was blocked due to flooding so we deicded to climb the ghat and reach Belagaon via Hubli.
It rained n rained n rained....
Morning at Namaste Cafe, Om beach,
DAY 8
Route: Belgaon - Kolhapur - Satara - Thoseghar - Chalkewadi - Satara(280 km approx)
Decided to spend last 2 days at Satara with Anup heading back to Pune
On my way to Thoseghar, Chalkewadi from Satara
aFlowering season, Satara
Thoseghar Falls, Satara
Thoseghar Falls, Satara
On way back to Satara with Sajjangad in the background
DAY 9
Route: Satara - Kas Plateau - Satara - Pune (170 km approx.)
Butterfly captured on the way to Kas
Kas Pathar (Plateau) flowering season
Mushroom!
Some flower!
Flowers everywhere!
More flowers!
Have you seen something like that, ever?
Different colours
Lake on Kas plateau filled with Lotus bloomings
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