Bangalore to Bheemeshwari fishing camp..... One day adventure outing

The frustration resulting in the plan

Well it had been a long time since I went out for a trip with my friends and I desperately wanted a break after few hectic projects in office. My friend from Pune called and said he would be visiting Bangalore for a day and thus was born the idea for a weekend trip. My friend was Available for just a day and overnight stay was not possible, so all the far-away places like Chikmagalur & Coorg were ruled out. After much discussion and research online for day trip we narrowed down to Bheemeshwari Fishing camp run by Jungle lodges. We heard it was a good place for one day outing. We were planning to cover Mutathi/Mekedath on the way to the resort but due to time constraints we decided to directly go to the fishing camp. So the plan was set.. it was going to be a Bheemeshwari day trip in Bheemeshwari Jungle lodges.

Bheemeshwari Route

There are two routes to go to Bheemeshwari fishing camp.

Route1:- Bangalore->  Kanakpura-> Mutathi-> Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp

Route2:- Bangalore-> Kanakpura-> Halaguru-> Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp

Route1 has lot of bad stretches and so we chose to travel via the 2nd route. There is a Forest check post on route 2 where there are bag checks etc and where they note down your vehicle number and details, but there were no animals on the way though.

Jungle lodges and resorts Bheemeshwari

The look and feel of the Bheemeshwari Jungle lodges was not that great compared to Jungle lodges Kabini/Bandipur where you are admist nature and abundant wildlife. This resort is good for one day activities.

I feel the tariff of 1700 per person that the resort charges for just the activities and lunch was very high. But we couldn't do anything about it as we had no other option.

The Activities

We reached the resort by 12PM and were directed to the front office. We were given the itinerary for the day and directed to the cafeteria where we were served lemonade as the welcome drink. There was a guide assigned to us who took us to the spot where adventure activities were held. There were three tall trees to which ropes were tied to making a triangular circuit. The ropes were tied about 20feet above the ground. We were supposed to walk on these ropes and that constituted 3 activities ( Burmaloop, Elephant walk & parallel walk). We completed these activities and headed to our next activity which was called Zip line where you would be tied to a rope over your head and you will go from one end to another hanging on the rope. We completed this activity too and were directed to the dining room for lunch. The food was good and I liked the chicken a lot.

After Lunch we were made to sit on the round boats and ferried along the Bheemeshwari River. This was called the coracle ride. The Coracle ride was exciting as there were some good rapids in the water which threatened to topple the boat at some places. After the Coracle ride we spent some leisure time at the resort and were served Tea.

We checked out by 5.

All in all the experience was ok but I still feel the Bheemeshwari jungle resort tariff of Rs 1700 per person for the activities is way too much…. Hope the resort reduces the price someday and includes some more activities like Trekking etc. to the itinerary overall bheemeshwari fishing camp day trip was a funfilled day trip.