In our recent visit to sonda vadiraja mutt during year end holidays, we covered iconic natural historical places near Sirsi. Nestled in deep forests, the region has some of the wonderful natural wonders to visit. Even though we could not cover all of them, I was satisfied with visit of Shivaganga falls, Unchalli falls, Banavasi, Marikamba temple, Sahasralinga and Manjuguni temple
This post is short briefing of our visit to shivaganga falls. The falls located amidst dense jungles of Western ghats near Vanalli village located 32 kms from Sirsi town. The Google maps helped a lot in reaching destination. Being far from civilization and midday, the visitors were feeble at the area. 200 steps down, you reach viewpoint where you can have beautiful distant glimpse of thundering waterfall.
If you can downtrek for one km which is steep & arduous and cross treacherous boulders, you can have closer glimpse of it. We wanted to have the downtrek and have closer look of waterfalls. Someone who had just climbed back from downtrek warned us that it would be impossible to achieve with kids. There are lot of hurdles to cross before achieving the target. Hence we refrained from further down-trek and returned to view point. Despite the unachieved target, I was delighted to visit the waterfall and enjoy its majesty. Someday I will plan for detailed expedition to this place. The visit for me was long pending dream fulfilled.
How to visit
From Sirsi town, the falls is 35 kms distant. Turn on google maps and you will reach the destination. A slight hiccup though during last 500m of the travel. The maps marker points to unknown location. You may feel as lost for sometime. A rickety plaque welcomes you to the shivaganga falls view point 500m before the destination. Make sure to notice this. From here, downhill along the ballast road leads you to the view point.
Best time
Winter is best time to visit. Since 2019 witnessed excess rainfall, the waterfall still had exuberant flow. December would be ideal timeline for the visit. Enjoy the drive from Sirsi to shivaganga falls with dense rainforest, intermittent wild animals. The roads are manageable with rare wear outs. Waterfall can also be visited during Monsoon season but down-trek is almost impossible due to tough terrain and biting leeches. It may be only practical to see it from view point.
Food
The route is absolutely uninhabited with rare traces of human presence. Especially after Vanalli., the human activity is hard to notice. Despite being 35 kms from main town, it feels as if we are on a long journey due to myriad curves, dense jungles and narrow roads. The strenuous drive may render the driver famished in early stages of journey itself. There are no shops as well. Hence, make sure to carry ample food and liquid along with you. Also keep your vehicle in good condition since there is neither repair centre nor petrol pumps throughout the route. The waterfall location had a small snack/beverage shop but was closed. Hence it is not possible to rely on this.
Last but not least, maintain cleanliness and preserve the sanctity of place.
And finally, here is short video of visit. Hope you enjoy it. Due to hazy mid day atmosphere, the pictures did not turn out well. Hence my presentation is restricted to only videography.
This post is short briefing of our visit to shivaganga falls. The falls located amidst dense jungles of Western ghats near Vanalli village located 32 kms from Sirsi town. The Google maps helped a lot in reaching destination. Being far from civilization and midday, the visitors were feeble at the area. 200 steps down, you reach viewpoint where you can have beautiful distant glimpse of thundering waterfall.
If you can downtrek for one km which is steep & arduous and cross treacherous boulders, you can have closer glimpse of it. We wanted to have the downtrek and have closer look of waterfalls. Someone who had just climbed back from downtrek warned us that it would be impossible to achieve with kids. There are lot of hurdles to cross before achieving the target. Hence we refrained from further down-trek and returned to view point. Despite the unachieved target, I was delighted to visit the waterfall and enjoy its majesty. Someday I will plan for detailed expedition to this place. The visit for me was long pending dream fulfilled.
How to visit
From Sirsi town, the falls is 35 kms distant. Turn on google maps and you will reach the destination. A slight hiccup though during last 500m of the travel. The maps marker points to unknown location. You may feel as lost for sometime. A rickety plaque welcomes you to the shivaganga falls view point 500m before the destination. Make sure to notice this. From here, downhill along the ballast road leads you to the view point.
Best time
Winter is best time to visit. Since 2019 witnessed excess rainfall, the waterfall still had exuberant flow. December would be ideal timeline for the visit. Enjoy the drive from Sirsi to shivaganga falls with dense rainforest, intermittent wild animals. The roads are manageable with rare wear outs. Waterfall can also be visited during Monsoon season but down-trek is almost impossible due to tough terrain and biting leeches. It may be only practical to see it from view point.
Food
The route is absolutely uninhabited with rare traces of human presence. Especially after Vanalli., the human activity is hard to notice. Despite being 35 kms from main town, it feels as if we are on a long journey due to myriad curves, dense jungles and narrow roads. The strenuous drive may render the driver famished in early stages of journey itself. There are no shops as well. Hence, make sure to carry ample food and liquid along with you. Also keep your vehicle in good condition since there is neither repair centre nor petrol pumps throughout the route. The waterfall location had a small snack/beverage shop but was closed. Hence it is not possible to rely on this.
Last but not least, maintain cleanliness and preserve the sanctity of place.
And finally, here is short video of visit. Hope you enjoy it. Due to hazy mid day atmosphere, the pictures did not turn out well. Hence my presentation is restricted to only videography.
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