Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Trip to Mari Kanave aka Vani Vilasa Sagar Dam

This is a little known tourist spot about 175 kms from Bangalore. It is 17 kms off NH4 to the left after Hiriyur. It is one of the very beautiful scenic spots around Bangalore.
It has lot of beautiful hills with emerald green waters stored in the dam. A nice little dam not an ugly concrete structure. There are lots and lots of windmills on the hills which are starting to spoil to beauty of the place. because windmills are still new to us, it is still is an attraction.
The place is so windy the there are wave like in sea, not so big though. If anybody want to play, one can take a deviation to right just before the dam there is a small temple being built. trek for 1/2 to 1 kms depending on water level.
Water is shallow and bit muddy. Need to find a place without weeds. It was fun playing in the shallow waters, even my 4 year old had lot of fun. There is a small garden which looked pretty from outside which we missed going to.
Overall a nice place unspoilt by commercialization, go in a large group can have fun. An ideal one day trip away from maddening crowds of Bengaluru.
We also went to a place called All Rameshwara near Hosadurga, a place for religious minded, with lots of superstition. Seems to be quite popular definitely more popular than the dam. I dint bother to into the temple.

2 comments:

Haiku Poems said...

Gr8.nice pics u have taken of hills.
Haiku Poems

Kallu said...

Thanks for visting, actual place is even better