Into the wild - BR Hills
BR hills also known as Biligiri ranganath sawmy temple wildlife sanctuary Situated at the south east of Karnataka along with Tamilnadu border This sanctuary is must visit place for all the wildlife lovers
Road distance from Bangalore - approx.180 km
Take around 4 hours to reach the hill. The forest gate closes at evening 6 pm so make sure u reach your destination before evening.
Surrounded by the lush green forest it's a perfect weekend getaways for all who love to be in wild.
Being a small hill and famous for temple there is no much option of resort n homestay . However 4-5 decent homestay are available apart from govt. Mayura hotel and K Gudi wilderness camp resort .
Things to do in B R hills
1. K.Gudi safari - This is must do things in B R Hills
Home for many wild animals .we were lucky enough to spot "Tiger" not in safari but with own vechile while reaching to safari jeep point ☺️
Find the tiger here 😅
The timing for Jeep safari is only twice early morning and in afternoon
Timing - morning 6 am to 9am
Evening 3 to 5.30 pm
Ticket price - Rs 400/- per person for Jeep safari
With the safari we spotted ,deer, wild gaur, giant squirrel , sambhar ,turtle ,elephant and many more birds.
Tuskar in the forest
2. B R swamy ranganath temple - when u do with safari you can also seek blessings from the god . It has most scenic view of mountains and forest from the top. Cool breeze and panoramic view of nature will definitely make u refresh.
Temple timings - morning 10.30 to 8.30 pm
On returning from temple we stopped our car for sunset and had amazing time with the nature
3. Hill view point - there are view point on some u turns on the way to temple.
Sunset photography
Beautiful hills at the background
4. Nature walk around your resorts -since it's a very small hill there is nothing much to do ..and you can Enjoy nature in and around.
Coffee plantation
Small ponds around the resort
Where to stay - there are some luxury option like Gorukarna apart from the govt . Mayura hotel (budget one ) and wilderness camp ( online booking and most of the time is not available) some budget homestay u can opt for like
Rajathdhari and Giridarshini also
We stayed at Giridarshini and we are happy with the services. The staff were very helpful and polite. The food serve here was only vegetarian (south style) but very tasty and has lots of option.
They don't serve non veg but on request arrange non veg food with extra cost . The rooms were clean n decent one.
It's recommended to book your room on advance as very limited option are available . On the way back to Bangalore you can also cover the famous "shivasamudram fall" .
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