Karnataka Reviews

Food, sight-seeing and shopping
Hotel New Mysore Cafe and GuruKrupa on the temple road offer delicious udupi tiffin. Apart from that they served a falooda type desert named ?Gutbutt?, which energized our tired mind and soul in an instance. SUBRAHMANYA TEMPLE: The Subrahmanya temple is situated in the bottom of the Kumara Parvatha hill, surrounded by greenery . It is the first destination for childless couples in Karnataka. The temple was built in Kerela style. Rules are all the same as you find in the kerela temples. Male devotees can only enter the temple bare chested.

Activities & things to do
KUMARA PARVATHA: Places around Kukke Subrahmanya is a trekkers delight. Kumara Parvatha hills stand 4000 feet above sea level, is one of the difficult trekking route in Karnataka. A 30 km upstrech trek into the deep forest from Kukke Subramanya town takes you to the top of the hill. It will take at least two days for a beginner to complete this trekking route. BISLE GHAT: Bisle ghat, to reach this place you need to travel 28 km uphill from Kukke Subrahmanya. We booked a Jeep from Kukke who charged as Rs. 700 for up and down travel to Bisle ghat. It takes at least 2 hours to reach the top, because there was so much to see on your way to Bisle ghat. The first stop was a Kali temple. People who travel through this ghat, believe that you have to first worship the goddess Kali in this temple before traveling further for a safe journey( from Wildlife and accident). After few hairpin bends, we reached a bridge. Water flows down under the bridge forming a stream. We spend around an hour under the bridge taking photographs and enjoying the nature around us. After few kilometers of traveling from the bridge, we reach a small tower from where we can view the valley. We were actually traveling this place in the hot summer month(June), but none of us were tired, because of the greenish view you get in each and every hairpin bend of this ghat. Our jeep driver told us, if we are in the same tower in the winter season, then you will be touching the cloud. When we reached the top of the ghat, a forest department gate was welcoming us for the breathtaking view of the ghat. The forest department has constructed a bridge at the edge of the mountain, from where you can see the gigantic Kumara Parvatha hills and beauty of bisle ghat. The view from the bridge is breathtaking. A river was flowing underneath flourishing the area around. Our jeep driver told us you that can sight minimum five waterfalls if we come here after the monsoon. And if you are lucky you can even spot animals drinking water from the river. But we were lucky enough to spot a couple of cows grazing in the meadow. The trip to the Bisle ghat inspired us enough to scale the Kumara Parvatha hill in our forthcoming trip.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc.
It is 290 km South West of Bangalore. It takes around 8 hrs to reach there. Kukke Subrahmanya is a small place so don?t expect a five star accommodation there. There are only few places to stay, so book well in advance. Hotel Mayura Residency is a good place to stay. Best time to visit: Between September and March