K Gudi BR Hills Trip

This was a nice little two days and one night trip to K Gudi (Kyathadevaraya Gudi) Wilderness Camp of Jungle Lodges on the BR Hills (Biligiri Ranganna Hills).

Starting from Bangalore by 7 am on 28Dec22 (Wed), we reached there by 1:30 pm, covering the 200 km via Maddur - Malavalli - Kollegal - Yelandur - route shown here; end to end in 6.5 hours, with a few photo stops on the way. We also had a stop at Vaishali Channapatna here for breakfast at about 8:30 am.

For the return route, we started by 10:45 am, and drove down via the BR Hills route here to reach Kollegal, and then via the same Malavalli - Maddur route back to Bangalore. We had a stop at Adigas in Maddur here (PS: At the time of writing this in May2024, we drove past this location a week ago, and noticed this restaurant has been closed now; not sure if that is permanently, or they plan to reopen.) at 2:45 pm, and reached Bangalore by 4:45 pm; end to end in 6 hours.

Trip included: 

On the route from Bangalore to KGudi, we could stop and take pictures birds and scenic views. 

Extensive number of vast paddy fields in the Kollegal Cauvery belt was amazing to see.

We had booked the Log hut, that was Rs 16.5k for two including taxes.

Three meals (lunch, dinner, breakfast), and an evening snack was part of the package.

The wild safari from 3:45 pm to 6:30 pm was just ok; we saw deer, wild buffalo, turtle, etc.

Walking around the small water body outside the gate in front of the property was nice.

Further on the other side of the road in front was a watch tower (broken; avoid it) and a herd of deer grazing.

While returning we also stopped at Adavi, Soligara Samskarana Kendra; where they sell wild honey and a few other forest produces and other horticulture products made by natural and sustainable processing.

Scroll to see more pictures below; and also our Verdict about the whole trip.. at the end of this below. 

Please also see my Caught Special - 147 posting with some special pictures from this trip, here.

Verdict

Our ratings on a scale of 5 (1 is low, 5 is high).

• The drive to KGudi especially after Malavalli and Kollegal and on BR Hills: 4/5
  
• The Log hut Room, located at the far end, had windows on all sides: 4/5
  
• The Resort location, surroundings: 5/5
• 3 meals and 1 evening snacks at the Resort: 4/5
  
• The forest safari jeep ride: 3/5
  
• Morning walk on the front side of the Resort: 4/5
  
• Vaishali Channapatna breakfast while going: 3.5/5
• Adigas Maddur lunch while returning: 4/5

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