Karnataka Post -2

3. Dandeli & Surrounding
Dandeli is a small town in the heart of Anshi wildlife sanctuary. Kali River flows in all its fury beside this quaint town. Kali river has a very short distance from its source to the Arabian sea, but is a very ferocious river to say. Its the only proppa White water (other than sita nadhi in Udupi district) south of the himalayas. (grade 3).
There are atleast 5 Dams constructed to river kali. Supa Dam at Ganesh Gudi is one of them. This dam is one of the deepest (tallest ) in karnataka. One can visit this place on the route from Dandeli to Londa road. A very experience to see the vast expanse of the reservior. You can also listen to the dam/forest guard's stories of how he worked in the Indian Army during Kargil and how he retired from there and is now a KPTCL security guard to protect this reservior from terrorist attacks. He also narrated a story of how a tiger visited the dam area from the surrouding Anshi and Dandeli wildlife sanctuary. I wont doubt him... cos there are atleast 200 tigers in that belt till Goa's jungles in the North.
A traveller can also visit the Dandeli wildlife santuary and take Night and early morning Jeep safaris. Dont worry you wont be among another 30 ppl in a bus. You can arrange for a jeep with just a driver and a guide. (Jeep could be open roof too!)
You can stay at "Jungle lodges & resorts" in the midst of the Dandeli forest, run by Govt of Karnataka for around 2000 Rs per head per night, inclusive of accom, all meals and safaris.
You can also stay at Hornbill resort and Bison River Resort near Ganesh Gudi. Both these resorts are on the bank of river kali. They will arrange White water rafting for 999 Rs per head. You also have Kayaks and Coracle rides. Dont expect more than 1 or 2 families to be here when u visit and that too the foreigner from Goa. Ppl rarely visit these places, as not many know about their existance at the first place.
If you have a bike, pls do visit the DhudhSagar Falls (tallest falls in India, if all steps are taken into account). No formal road is there to this Water falls , which is actaully on the Goa state.
A visit to Dandeli area, is defintely not complete without a visit to karwar beach, Sea bird Navy port, Devbagh beach resort (Island of the Karwar coast, Dream place !!), Kaiga Nuclear plant facility (not open for public now, need special permission ;) ) , Kadra, Idigunji (Ganesh temple), Yallapur (Magod falls).
Let me know if anybody wanna travel to these places in Uttara Kannada district.