Dandeli ( Karnataka)

 

Treehouse - Dandeli

Dandeli is a taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in the Western Ghats region

Dandeli is a natural habitat for wildlife, including tigers, leopards, black panthers, elephants, gaur, deer, antelopes, and bears. It is the second-largest wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka and was designated as a tiger reserve in 2007. The jungle is also home to several varieties of reptiles and almost 300 varieties of birds.

Detailed Itinerary

 Days required – a minimum of 2 days

 Budget – 6-7 k

 Best Month to Visit - December To June

How to reach?- From Pune

Fly to Goa, taxi  - 3h 23m. 

Train  - 0h 47m.
Fly to Hubli, taxi  - 5h 23m.
Bus, taxi  - 9h 24m.
Drive  - 6h 8m.

Where to stay?

Hornbill Resort - 2k to 3k per day per person including food 

https://hornbillriverresort.com/tariff/

Where to find good restaurants?

You will get tasty food from the resort itself. No need to go anywhere.

Places to visit and activities?

Kali River

River rafting

Jungle Safari

Natural jacuzzi 

Kayaking 

Swimming

Crocodile 

Hornbill bird

bluebird (kingfisher bird)

Trip Details - 

I visited Dandeli almost three times. Whenever I go there it always looks new to me. Dandeli is one of my favorite holiday destinations. The first time we went to Dandeli by train, traveling by train is good but it was a very long journey. After reaching the place we booked auto around 2000 rupees, which was very high. And one vital point to note is Dandeli is not commercialized, so every time we faced a connectivity issue.

The second and third time we went by Car. One thing we never changed in Dandeli is our stay (Hornbill Resort). We always stayed in Hornbill resort only. Food quality and stay are superb. You will get a variety of foods and fresh fruits.

In hornbill resort, you will get a variety of rooms - like a treehouse, a stone house, a tent house, even you can do camping as well.

The Resort is surrounded by trees. On one side of the resort, there is the Kali river, and Dandeli itself is in the dense forest.

All the activities provided by the Hornbill organization team. So nothing to worry about. Hornbill team will provide you many activities like river rafting, kayaking, and a natural jacuzzi.

For a jungle safari, you have to go by own. You have to purchase a ticket from the government office.

Day wise trip plan 

Day1:- 

Arrived at Dandeli. Book resort in advance. take a rest and get ready for the evening trekking to the forest. If you arrive early you can plan water activities, if you want to rest you can play badminton, carrom board, chess there are many more options.

Day2:- 

If you not done water activity on the first day then you can plan on the second day. To complete the activity you will need 4-5 hours.

If you planning for river rafting then choose morning time for rafting and do kayaking, jacuzzi, and swimming after lunch.

In the evening you can go for a nature walk, there will be a guide from the resort, he will tell you about trees and birds.

Day3:- 

Today you can plan a jungle safari, and you can plan to visit the crocodile.

On the way to Dandeli

                                               

Resort view

Place where we get the meal 

Natural jacuzzi 

Swimming

Jungle 

Evening trekking

Jungle Safari

Dam

Point to note-

As Dandeli is the forest, you can see a variety of worms and animals. 

1)Never forgot to take trekking shoes.

2)Always keep salt or body spray with you, it will help to get rid of the leech. Whenever you see leech in your body, don't panic just put a small amount of salt or do spray, it will leave your body.

3)Don't walk alone outside of the resort, might be you can see boar, which is very dangerous.