# Sakleshpur

Sakleshpur is a town in Karnataka.

## Get in

It is 230 km from Bangalore, 125 km from Mangalore and about 55 km from Hassan.

### By bus

Buses are available from Bengaluru from KSRTC$^{[deadlink]}$ and RedBus sites.

## See

* Shetthully Old Church
* 12.9175.7551 Manjarabad Fort (4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Sakleshpur town). This fort, shaped as an eight-pointed star, was built by Tipu Sultan in 1792 with the help of French military architects.
* Bisle ghat.
* Jenukal Gudda.
* Hemavathi Backwater.
* 12.6675.612 Kukke Subrahmanya Temple.
* Belur-Halebid.
* Dharmastala Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple (Sree Kshetra Dharmastala). (updated Feb 2018)

## Do

* Hiking - Various short and long treks make this a trekkers' favorite, the most famous being "The Green Route Trek", on railway tracks traversing high bridges and numerous tunnels. There are various companies in Bangalore who conduct these treks. One needs to have prior permission from the Forest Department. Also there are good home stays where you can stay during this trek. The route from Sakaleshpur (starting near Donigal Station) to Yedakumeri Station (20 km): after the highway-bridge over the tracks near Donigal, there are only 2 access points to the highway - one 4-km trek through jeep tracks from the base camp of the workers, just before the first tunnel which is at 55th km-mark (the trek starts near 48th km.) The other access to highway is a 5-km trek down the jungle-slopes behind Yedakumeri Station, crossing a shallow river next to the ghat-highway, with a rocky, slippery riverbed. This trek is part of 147 km of meter gauge rail track from Sakleshpur to Mangalore (Kankanadi).

## Buy

Coffee powder, and spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cashew & pepper.

## Eat

Akki rotti & chicken, pork curry is the specialty of the region.

## Drink

* Planters club.
* Cosmo club.
* Manjarabad club.

## Sleep

Homestays are popular here.
* CoffeeBean Villa, NH-48, Taluk, Bangalore - Mangalore Hwy (11 km From Sakleshpur), ☏ +91 7406339977, +91 9110445164, bookings@coffeebeanvilla.com. 1300/person, meals and activities included. (updated Sep 2018)
* Eka Resort, Hallibyle Village, Hethur Post, ☏ +91 9480891918, reservations@ekaresorts.com.
* 12.98983875.6171151 Mekanagadde Homestay, Mekanagadde, Devaladakere (between Sakleshpur taluk and mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur), ☏ +91 9241222504, mekanagadde.weebly@gmail.com. Check-in: 11:00, check-out: 11:00. This homestay is within Western Ghats where the hills run through. Homestay provides a traditional food and stay and you could experience urban nature around. Nearby hill places are Ettina Bhuja, Pandavar Gudda, Jenukal Gudda, Devermane Gudda. ₹2000.
* Hulivana, Survey no 23, Hodchalli, Hanbal Hobli (http://hulivana.com/contact-us.html), ☏ +91 9141635634, reservations@hulivana.com. 11 km deep into the dense forest with not a trace of civilization for miles. The only lights you will ever see are fireflies flitting by.
* Jenukallu Valley Retreat, Athibeedu, Devaladakere Post (http://jenukallu.com/directions.htm), ☏ +91 9241611610. ₹3500.
* MakkiThitta Home Stay, Donahalli Village (http://makkithitta.com/routemap.html), ☏ +91 9448318277, MakkiThittaHomeStay@gmail.com. ₹1600-2500/person.
* 12.88337175.7667032 Mugilu, Bugadahalli, Kyanahalli Post, ☏ +91 9845008875, chandan.gurukar@mugilu.com.
* Rotti-kallu, Bilisare village, ☏ +91 8095052225 (10:00-19:00), rottikallu99@gmail.com. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 11:00. ₹2500/person.
* Sentinel Agani, Agani Village Hanbal, ☏ +91 9880470004, yogeshbelaku1@gmail.com.
* The Hills, Kuntahalli Village, Hanbal Hobli, ☏ +91 9535511771, info@thehills.in. ₹7000.
* The Malnad Times, Devaladakere, ☏ +91 9845296485.
* Tusk & Dawn, Agani, Hanbal Post, ☏ +91 9845503354 (09:00 to 22:00), info@tuskanddawn.com. ₹2100/person.
* The Vasanthaparadise, Devaladakere, Hanbal, ☏ +91 9400553656, +91 9480780766, contact@vasanthaparadise.in. Surrounded by densely canopied hills, flowers, wooded forest and streams. (updated Feb 2017)
* 13.046375.8043 Triwoods Plantation Farmstay, Hassan (Dist) (in Anughatta village, 15 km away from Belur and 17 km from Saklespur), ☏ +91 9483873777, info@indianestates.co.in. On a 60-acre coffee estate in the Western Ghats, surrounded by greenery and the sounds of nature. ₹ 4000. (updated Jul 2019)
* Jagate's Mist Homestay Contact +91 9448055779 e-mail: shivakumar.jagate@gmail.com
* NatureTrek Homestay Deep forest economical homestay in the middle of nature. Contact +91 9901652145
* 12.78122275.7087734 Mookanana Resort, Hongadahalla Village, Hettur Hobli4 (a little further inside the jungle/forest, about 43 km via SH107), ☏ +91 8762766301, toll-free: +91 9986127640, gm@mookanana.com. Check-in: 11:00, check-out: 11:00. ₹3000. (updated Nov 2019)

## Go next

Trains and buses are available to Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore & Hassan