SIDDARA BETTA

Siddara Betta, nearly 100 Kms from Bangalore is a nice place for one day outing. Good one for bikers. On the hill top you will find Siddeshwara temple inside caves. People say navakoti siddas did meditation here.

You could try going inside these caves (get help of local guides). A little bit of crawling, bit of rock climbing, its a good experience, you will love it. The hill is surrounded by lot of small hills all around. There is another Shiva temple; to go there you need to walk another 1 km from Siddeshwara temple. At the bottom there is "Suryana Gavi".

Route: Bangalore - Dabaspet - Koratagere - Tumabadi Village (On Madhugiri Raod) - Take left immediately after Tumbadi village (you will see an arch and sign boards) - From here 8 kms

You wont find any good hotels there. But at the bottom of the hill everyday there will be free meals available in the afternoon. so pack enough water and food. coffee tea shops are available. You could park your vehicles here. lot of monkey meanace too