Sakleshpur

Sakleshpur is a town in Karnataka.

Views from a train passing through Sakleshpur

Manjarabad Fort, Sakleshpur

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 and RedBus sites.

Get around

See

• Shetthully Old Church
• 🌍 Manjarabad fort. 
• Bisle ghat. 
• Jenukal Gudda. 
• Hemavathi Backwater. 
• 🌍 Kukke Subrahmanya Temple. 
• Belur-Halebid. 
• Dharmastala Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple (Sree Kshetra Dharmastala). (updated Feb 2018)

Do

Trekking

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), ☎ [phone], [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 1300/person, meals and activities included. (updated Sep 2018)
• Eka Resort, Hallibyle Village, Hethur Post, Sakleshpur Taluk, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• 🌍 Mekanagadde Homestay, Mekanagadde, Devaladakere (between Sakleshpur taluk and mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 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, Saklespur Taluk (http://hulivana.com/contact-us.html), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 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, Sakleshpur Taluk (http://jenukallu.com/directions.htm), ☎ [phone]. ₹3500. 
• MakkiThitta Home Stay, Donahalli Village, Sakleshpur Taluk (http://makkithitta.com/routemap.html), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. ₹1600-2500/person. 
• 🌍 Mugilu, Bugadahalli, Kyanahalli Post, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• Rotti-kallu, Bilisare village, Sakleshpur Taluk, ☎ [phone] (10:00-19:00), e-mail: [e-mail]. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 11:00. ₹2500/person. 
• Sentinel Agani, Agani Village Hanbal, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• The Hills, Kuntahalli Village, Hanbal Hobli, Saklespur Taluk, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. ₹7000. 
• The Malnad Times, Devaladakere, Sakleshpur Taluk, ☎ [phone]. 
• Tusk & Dawn, Agani, Hanbal Post, Sakleshpur Taluk (http://tuskanddawn.com/Content/Get_There/ ), ☎ [phone] (09:00 to 22:00), e-mail: [e-mail]. ₹2100/person. 
• The Vasanthaparadise, VasanthaParadise HomeStay Hodachahalli, Devaladakere, Hanbal, ☎ [phone], [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Surrounded by densely canopied hills, flowers, wooded forest and streams. (updated Feb 2017)
• Jagate's Mist Homestay Contact [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]
• NatureTrek Homestay Deep forest economical homestay in Sakleshpur in the middle of nature. Contact [phone]

Go next

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