Misty Sakaleshpur , Amazing Rottikallu

Last weekend(July 12th,13th) we all went to Sakaleshpur as an office tour. We were 30 of us all mixed group and it was refreshing.

We traveled by AC bus from Bangalore. It took about 6 hours to reach Rottikallu resort which is 25kms from Sakaleshpur. In car I think it can be done in 5 hours with 30min breakfast break.

First sight of western guards playing hide and seek with clouds is amazing sight. There are small streams everywhere.

I think July-August is the right time to visit Sakaleshpur.

Anyone from Bangalore will all of sudden feel refreshed after inhaling the fresh air.

The resort is beautiful. Full of lush and green.

The resort manager and the employees are very friendly and courteous.

Here are some creative activities:
1 Beach volleyball: Water filled pit to play. When you are with a gang like us(30+), you would freak out. Boys played 3 matches, girls played 3 matches full of fun.
2. Small stream to play around. Beautiful,safe and fun. Water splashing and some area it flows with little force. Good fun
3. Rope bridges
4 Tarzan swing - Become kid again
5 Adventure activity - This is the best. You would hang in a rope and land in the stream from a height of 20m. Awesome experience.

All of the above and excellent lunch kept us busy till 5.30. Then they took us for a short trek to a place very close by. It's like a view point. Their lunch included Akki rotti, super spicy cutney, some payasam, nice pulav. I loved the food. It was all fresh, less/no oil, tasty and very different, unlimited.

Evening there was a camp fire set up and we totally enjoyed it.

Thier snacks(made to order) were also fantastic. Super spicy peanut masala, onion bakoda, capcicum bajji. Wow!

Dinner had chapathi, Benne kadubu(like Tamilnadu style kozhakattai) and some palyas. All were very nice.

Next day morning with our super energy group we left for the trek at 7 AM in the mist. The trek is of 4KM(one way) and of moderate difficulty level. With the group it was good fun. Some places were steep but absolutely safe.

The return route of the trek is different from onward. Return there was a beautiful waterfall which was a visual delight. I saw and entered into it for an awesome massage. Water heals, refreshes and re energizes you! Amazing! All the tiredness due to trekking is long gone after playing in water.

Returned to resort and hogs into hot set dosa, uppitu(Upma) and kesari bath.

Overall this was a wonderful trip to remember.

I strongly recommend rottikallu for
* Awesome super spicy food
* Friendly staff
* Games
* Clean rooms
* Location

Go with a group, you need people to have fun like us!