Saturday, December 10, 2016

Travel Chitradurga

Distance - 202 Kms from Bangalore 
Travel period - 1 day.
Time to reach - 3 Hrs
Type - Historical Fort
Best time to visit - Throughout the year
Famous for: 
Historical Fort


From Bangalore head towards Bangalore-Pune highway which is a very beautiful highway to drive. We can reach the destination by 3 hours.

Highway

We can find lot of windmills when we reach near Chitradurga.

Wind Mill
Before reaching the fort we can head towards a mini Zoo located few Kms near the town called as Adumalleshwara mini zoo. The place is cool and neatly maintained. We can come across many animals as well.

View inside the zoo

Next lets head towards the fort which is called as Chitradurga Fort. Chitradurga is one of the historical places in Karnataka.   Chitragurga Fort Also known as "Kallina kote" which is a very large and well maintained fort. 

View as soon as we enter the fort
We come across few temples inside the fort as well. We need a lot of energy to go to the top of the fort and to return. There are few canteens which provide us few snacks and ice creams, there are few restrooms as well. As we move ahead we can see the pond.

Pond
If we move ahead then we can see the way towards a famous hole (Obavvana kindi) from where the soldiers of Hyder Ali entered the fort (Where obavva used onake to stop them)

Way leading to the hole
On a whole it will be a good experience and we will come to know about the historical facts.

View of the fort from inside


Few Random images


 






Next lets head towards Chandravalli Caves is located around 3 kms from the fort which is also know as Ankali Math where the saints were meditating in this place. We can also come across a beautiful lake near the cave which adds a beauty to it.


Cave



Lake

Lets end our day with this. :)


Sunday, December 4, 2016

Travel Muzhappilangad (Drive in beach)

Travel Muzhappilangad (Drive in beach)


Distance - 320 Kms from Bangalore 
Travel period - Preferably 2 days.
Time to reach - 7 Hrs
Type - Beach
Best time to visit - October to February 
Famous for: Drive-in beach


Muzhappilangad Beach is the Asia's No.1 Longest drive-in beach which is located between Kannur and Thalassery. This is the only drive in which is located in Kerala and stretches upto 4 kms long and also one of the top 6 drive-in beaches in the world. The beach festival takes place in the month of April. The black rock formation takes the strength of the waves (Current).
Early Morning view of the Beach


Muzhappilangad Beach is very close to Mahe (Union Territory). The beach is well maintained and good for swimming. The beach is located very close and parallel to national highway (Approx 1 KM). There are few water sports available. Dharmadam Island is located close to the beach which can be reach by walk when the tides are low, do not forget to take the permission.




Beach View


Road next to beach where few home stays are located






There are few homestays and hotels are located right next to the beach however if you like to have some nice breakfast, lunch or dinner its better to go to the highway.

Beach View from homestay

The Sunset looks marvelous and its very beautiful place for photography. If you are a photography lover then you can have a nice time with birds during early mornings.

Sunset view from home stay


How to reach:
Nearest railway station: Kannur  (Around 16 km); Thalassery (Around 12 km)
Nearest airport: Calicut (Around 102 km), Kannur (Under construction - Around 25 Kms)

Beach View

Near By Places:
Thalassery Fort
Kannur Fort
Dharmadam Island
Mahe
Pazhassi Dam