Trip to Saklespur - Oct 6th to Oct 8th

 Family: By car

 

Bangalore to sakleshpur: 5 hours travel

Stay: kaanana home stay

* No tv in homestay

* food all 3 times in home stay . ok food

* very dark in the night. this is 50+ acre site only with 3 cottages.


Site visited:

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manjrabad fort: Good one. more steps to climb

Bisle ghat section point: very good view of western ghats


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