Places in Karnataka
It started as a dream – I wanted to cover 100 places in the outskirts of Bangalore. So I started making a list of places in and around Bangalore. Soon this list became a list of places in Karnataka. There are still quite a few places that I intend to visit.
Meanwhile, here is a list of places in Karnataka that I have been to:
Places in Mysore district
- Talkad
- Balmuri and Edmuri
- Ranganathittu
- Karanji lake, Mysore
- Lingambudhi lake, Mysore
- Golden Temple, Bylakuppe
- Somnathpur
- Nagarhole National Park
Places in Mandya district
- Srirangapattana
- Bharachukki, Shivanasamudra
- Gaganachukki falls, Shivanasamudra
Places in Coorg(Kodagu) district
- Nisargadhama
- Abbey Falls
- Madikeri
- Mandalpatti
- Bhagamandala
- Dubare
- Iruppu falls
- Harangi Dam
- Igguthappa Temple
- Chelavara falls
- Pollibetta
- Devarakolli falls
- Mallalli falls
- Abbimatta falls
Places in Dakshina Kannada district
- Devaragundi falls
- Ombattu gudda
- Ettina Bhuja, Charmadi
- Thodikana Mallikarjuna temple
- Matsya Teertha, Thodikana
Places in Bangalore Rural
- Mekedatu
- Chunchi falls
Places in Shimoga district
- Honnemaradu
- Mandagadde
- Kuppalli
- Mattur
- Gajanur Dam
- Sakrebailu
- Jog Falls
- Aghoreshwara Temple, Ikkeri
- Varadamoola
- Sridhara Swamy Samadhi, Varadahalli
Places in Bangalore
- Bannerghatta National Park
- Art of Living – Vishalakshi Mantap
- Agara Lake
- Dodda Aalada Mara – 10 km from Manchina bele
- Skandagiri night trek
- Sankey tank, Sankey Tank sunset
- Lalbagh – early morning, Lalbagh – in the evening, Lalbagh Flower Show – 2007, Lalbagh Flower Show – 2009, Lalbagh Flower Show – 2011
- Manchina bale dam and backwaters
- Savandurga
- Begur Bangalore
- Turahalli
Places in Udupi district
- Sitanadi
- Baje Dam, Hiriadka
Places in Chamarajanagar district
Places in Chitradurga district
Places in Chikmagalur district
- Kalasa
- Horanadu
- Kudremukh
- Kadambi falls
- Bhagavathi Nature Camp
- Hanumangundi (Suthanabbe falls)
- Kalhatti falls (or Kalahasti falls)
- Kemmangundi
- Shanthi falls and Z-point
- Hebbe falls
- Mullayanagiri
- Sithalayangiri
If you need help about any of these places, let me know via the comments below and I may be able to help you out.





#1 by Arvind on May 13, 2011 - 9:51 am
Can you pls suggest place to stay for a family in hornadu, kudremukh, kemmangundi ?(we plan to go to hornadu/kudremukh this weekend. (11 members)
#2 by Ramya on December 9, 2011 - 9:51 am
I need a distance from mudigere to Mullayanagiri. And also bus convenience and fare
#3 by Gautham Pai on December 9, 2011 - 2:12 pm
It’s about 50km. I don’t know about buses, but you can check for buses from Chikmagalur.
#4 by sandeep on June 28, 2012 - 7:05 am
sir, charmadi, ettina bhujia and ombattu gudda are in dakishina kannada district not chikmagalur.
#5 by Subramanya CK on June 28, 2012 - 7:14 am
Dear Gautham. I loved your page. Very nice description about places and some very good photographs. In fact I am intending to cover some of the places you have mentioned.
#6 by Gautham Pai on June 30, 2012 - 2:59 pm
Thanks Sandeep. I have corrected it.
#7 by Gautham Pai on June 30, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Thank you Subramanya. I am glad I can be of help in discovering places of interest to photographers in Karnataka.
#8 by Sneha on September 27, 2012 - 4:28 am
Amazing places and photos… Karnataka is really so beautiful. Just loved your write-ups.