The world famous Jog Fall

 Jog fall

Jog  falls is a very popular waterfall in Karnataka. Situated in the Western Ghats on  the river Sharavathi ,which fall down  from a height of 830 feet here. 

This waterfalls is located in Shimoga District of Karnataka, approx . 390 kilometres away from Bangalore.The best time to see  it glory is during the monsoon season specifically july and August month. We went in early september and found water was little less than expected. Weather was also very humid but the view of fall is majestic no doubt. 

Very intresting fact i came to know from the locals that Jog is actually four falls in once named as Raja, Rocket, Roarer & Rani. All have been named according to their power and beauty 

We were group of 3 family with kids.We started our journey from Bangalore at early morning by 6 am and reached jog fall by 12.30 pm. In between breakfast halt n loo break we took on the way in tumkur highway.

There are actually three way to see the beauty of Jog fall. The first one is opposite to where the falls are. Karnataka tourism dept. has created stands, platforms  The second  view is closer to the falls near British bungalow. This place is nearly 4-5 km from the first view where the river splits. You will have to cross the river bridge.

We saw Rainbow 🌈and feel great to witness the nature beauty . The glory of water is flowing on the earth and spread seven colors which create incredible scenic view of nature.

There are staircase to go down to the foot of the waterfall. So You can able to enjoy the nearest view and also the joy of soaking in water. Most of the time they allowed for tourists to reach near Jog falls.For safety reason, some restrictions may occur, Only during monsoon.

Note :

The main jog fall view point has  entry fees is 10 / person and parking of 4 wheeler is 50.

There are small eateries around the fall including government canteen also.

Every evening at 7:30 PM, there is a free Musical Fountain show in the amphitheatre behind the Mayura Restaurant. With all-time Kannada superhit songs

After spending 2 hours at jog fall we headed towards our resort which was 70 km more ahead of jog fall. After reaching resort at bank of shravati  river ..we relaxed full night with campfire  and some scrumptious food prepared by the restaurant. The next day we planned to covered kodachadri trek which was 70 km drive from our resort. The blog on kodachadri trek will write separately.