Two weeks back, June 1, I
was at Chikmangalur.. It is a beautiful Hill station, around 250 kms away from
Bangalore. The roads are Excellent, toll roads, via Belur, Hassan.
Last year, I visited
Trivandrum to witness the arrival of the Great Indian Monsoon, to hit the
southern tip of India on the same day 1st June 2013…!!!
However, this time also, my
main interest is witnessing the arrival of the great South West Monsoon,
however, as I was one week early to the normal date of onset of monsoon, in
this part, would like to see the cloud cover pattern and the pre-monsoon
showers. However, my visit proved to be little failure on monsoon front as for
the whole two days, there were no pre-monsoon showers, however on the way back
there were slight drizzle around!!!
Chikmagalur is situated in
south western part of Karnataka. Chikmagalur literally means "The town of
the younger daughter" in the Kannada language. Coffee plantations in the hills. The hill
stations around Chikmagalur are famous summer retreats since they remain cool
even during summers.
Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka
is 12 Kms away from Chikmagalur. The district is dotted with many holy spots
and tourist places. Number of rivers originates from the hills of Chikmagalur
district and flow in all the seasons.
Definately, I need to
mention, this hill station is different from others as I could see nature in
plenty, and unspoiled...Rich flora and fauna, this I could observe while our
vehicle reached the destination... Yes, we stayed in an interior resort. Called
"NATURE NIRVANA".. It is located around 35 kms away from Chikmagalur.
The resort "Nature
Nirvana" is amazing.. If you want to enjoy crowd free, pollution free,
Mobile free environment from the hustle buzzle of city life, this is one of the
perfect place to spend a weekend. This resort is located away from the crowd,
and one need to travel around 6 kms in hills, having no proper road, and the
journey by the resort Jeep / car is amazing. On the way you can find plenty of
wild animals, while I am going, we could spot, monkeys, deer, porcupine, hare,
mongoose and big deer- may be Nilgai..
Also there are plenty of
small waterfalls, and interesting to note that the famous rivers like Tunga and
Bhadra have their sources in the mountains here which are part of the Western
Ghats.
About Nature Nirvana.. I can
rate it as one of the best. It is unique, as the resort is located in the
middle of jungle, surrounded by coffee plantations.. Inside the resort area,
you can find exclusive lake, valley, and a water-falls.. The food in the resort
is excellent, camp fires, sports and games, trekking, boating, books are added
attractions. While you take a stroll around the nature, you will be guided by
the resort dogs- it is funny and amazing. The dogs in the resorts are very
friendly and will keep on accompanying you whenever you went out of the
campus..
Also the resort is having
cats, which is funny to watch. In the night, there is errie silence in the
night, which is distracted by the sounds of insects, howling of animals, birds,
bats, reptiles. And you can spot sudden twinkle in the night from dark corners,
and if you watch carefully, it could be light glowing insects.. mina mini
poochi!!!
Moreover, this resort is ideal for Corporates to conduct one or two day training program...the strength could be around 50 persons... for more details please refer the link
http://www.naturenirvana.com/
Moreover, this resort is ideal for Corporates to conduct one or two day training program...the strength could be around 50 persons... for more details please refer the link
http://www.naturenirvana.com/
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