This is a one day trip to Manchinbele Dam and surrounding
areas including Extremezone (http://extremezoneindia.com)
- What
to see?
- Manchinbele
Dam, surrounding areas
- Big Banyan Tree (Dodda Alada Mara)
- Extremezone
at Dabbaguli. Camp styled resort with tents and out door activities. They
also arrange for boating/canoeing in backwaters of manchinbele Dam
- Extremezone
has a package which includes lunch, tea, and outdoor activities like
burba walk, paint ball etc. For details refer the website.
-
Bangalore to Manchinbele Dam and Dabbaguli.
1.
From
nice road exit on mysore road, take the mysore road and just after Raj
Rajeshwari Dental college take the right that goes to Big Banyan Tree. Go in for few kilometers and you will find Big
Banyan tree on the left. The road continues further straight and after some
time you will reach a point from where if you take right you can reach magadi
road and left will take you to Manchinbele dam. The magadi road can be used if
you want to visit Shavanadurga hill. Take left at the junction and after few
kilometers you will find Manchinbele dam on the right. For extremezone continue
further till you reach a place with a board giving direction to Dabbaguli
totowards right. The road till this junction is good. After this the road is typical
non existent Indian rural road.
- Driving
directions
- If
you are coming from Marthahalli on the outer ring road, reach sick board
and take hosur road. Before electronic city take the NICE road and
continue till Mysore road exit. Then follow the directions mentioned above.
The toll on NICE road for cars was 90 at the time this article was
written.
- Where
to Eat?
- Carry
your own food if you are planning for Manchinbele Dam only. For extremezone
prior booking is required. They provide complete package.
- Other
points:
- Driving
/ Photography is allowed near the Dam.
- For
extremezone packages makes sense.
- You
can just go out to enjoy the drive and see Big Banyan tree and
Manchinbele Dam and come back.
- There
is a road from Manchinbele to Shavanadurga – this is NOT recommended for
small cars. The road is in horrible shape.
Photos:
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| Manchinbele Dam Backwaters |
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| We took the scorpio for a change |
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| Bad roads after the junction at Dabbaguli |
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| The road goes through forest for 3 kms |
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| View of Manchinbele backwaters from extremezone |
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| Camp extremezone |
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