This beautiful hill station of Karnataka in well situated in the grassy lands of the Western Ghats, just after the malenaadu region.
This place is around 8hours away from the state capital Bangalore. Though there is no direct bus to the place, the nearest place Tarikere can be reached by either Passenger train or a bus.
This place has good accommodation of all sorts, from dormitories to the Forest department inspection bungalows. For further information forest officials in the Aranya Bhavan in Bangalore may be contacted.
This place has a beautiful Rose Garden along with many other attractions. There is a place called Z-point at about 10minutes walk from this main place which gives a nice ariel view of the grass lands of the Western Ghats.

From here if one road takes you to the hebbe waterfall and en route to kemman gundi , about 20kms before there is deviation for one more waterfall know as Kalhatta giri water falls. This beautiful water fall has a temple nearby which can be approached after crossing the waterfall.