Hello and Greetings!

Welcome to this Blog on Dandeli, a small initiative to provide a clear picture about Dandeli as a place, and its surroundings.
Dandeli has been widely acclaimed for its natural beauty and the lush green jungles. This blog guides you and gives more information about the place how it is, what are the options available for you as a tourist, more information on sight seeing, staying options, travel arrangements, resorts, homestays, guest houses and food. Providing you detailed description about the facilities available in Dandeli is our main ideology. This blog will be a tool for you to get your information on the below listed points.

• Providing Tourist Information,
• Bookings to any resort in the region,
• Homestay accomodations,
• Nature camps stay arangement
• Formating a right travel package,
• Transportation,
• Jungle Safari,
• White water rafting 
• Bus ticket bookings or
  any thing you need... you just reach us.. we will arrange it for you.

Need any help in detailed information please do call on the number mentioned below in the blog.

Protect Nature!!!

In the recent few days Dandeli has been blessed with good rains and Its made the environment more lush in Green and the opportunity for tourism is higher. If you are planning to visit Dandeli also do not miss to ask for a visit to Dudh Sagar! another exotic and adventure filled place you would love to visit again!
While you are at Dandeli kindly follow a few guidelines which will help us restore the beauty of this place.

Some Do's :

• Wear dark colored clothing, Shoes would be a good option to be with.
• Have a stroll across the city, it relaxes you for a while.
• Adore the nature! You have come here for nature! 
• Preserve Nature, Spread awareness
• Plant a Tree in Dandeli.. Check for an option with us.

Some Don'ts :

• Plastic bags.. just avoid them,
• Do no litter..Water bottles into the jungles, you can carry them back to the city and dispose in trashcan.
• Loud Music scares the nature - enjoy the nature's music avoid Music
• Cigarettes.. unnoticed it may tend to create a wildfire.. keep them away!

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Staying Options in Dandeli!

There are lot many staying options in Dandeli. You can chose to stay in a tree house facing the river, a normal cottage in the city,  in the jungle, in tents, in guest houses and homestays. Check out options which may suit you the best!

Many of these resorts and homestays are initiated by localites which may lack professional services. These are homely yet needs to be refined. Few of them which have come up now are better.

Check out Wildflower Homestay this is in the city limits and your accessibility is better.  If you are a group of 40 people you can chose this as they have ample space and good food. For couples this would be a great place too.

Wild Flower Homestay in Dandeli

Dandeli Jungle Inn is a homestay on the outskirts of the city which has a capacity to accommodate
30persons plus food.
Kulgi is 7kms away and has Nature camp where you can stay in tents, which is well furnished and maintained by the Govt. of Karnataka. Jungle lodges managed resort and its good option to stay there since they provide you all the activities as a package.

There are resorts like Wildflower Homestay, Hornbill River Resort, Bison Resorts, Old magazine house, Dandeli Jungle Inn, Dandeli Jungle camp, Milinds Home stay and many others. You even have an option to stay in State Lodge opp to the main bus stand and avail additional activities you want with your own freedom.

For a complete nature experience you can opt for the nature camps located in Kulgi, but ensure you do not carry any liqor there. Kulgi nature camp is located in the jungle and is well guarded by the fence, they are around 15 tents and a dormitory, you can study about the wild facts. You need to book this well in advance as the no of tourists has increased and is hard to find the availability.

Jungle safari is carried out in the jungle for which one has to take the permission / pass from the forest department.You can find several people who undertake safari in the jungles.

For booking this nature camp you can contact Muralidhar on 9845028667, He is a resident person and can help you in getting the booking done.

Modes to reach Dandeli.

By Air: Hubli has a Airport closest and is 70kms from Dandeli you get bus from Hubi or you can take a bus to reach Dharwad then you will find plenty of bus to Dandeli, else pick a taxi.
Goa is also close by and you can reach by bus or a private taxi. distance is 110kms.

By Train: Londa junction is 40kms away and you can reach here if coming from Maharashtra, North India, get Down and you have jeeps or bus which takes you to Dandeli.
Alnavar or Hubli/ Dharwar are another option and best for people traveling from the south India.

By Road: From Belgaum Dandeli is 100kms, Hubli its 70kms, Dharwad is 50kms.Bangalore is 520kms and Mumbai is 560kms. Mangalore is 400kms, Karwar is 110kms far,Pune is 430kms, Goa is 120kms.Overnight buses ply from Bangalore to Dandeli via Shimoga as well as Davangere, Harihar, Dharwad.

You cannot expect good hotels in Dandeli, but you can get a few varieties of food you need to taste. Erappa khanavali, specializes the north karnataka food its a full meals here no options to choose from, Shetty Lunch home is good in North Indian and South Indian veg and non veg delicacies, Hotel Santosh is good for veg preference. You can get kachoris, samosas, and vada pav at some of the places you should not miss to have it, they are prepared by the typical north indian families.

Shopping?? You can find shops along the stretch of J N Road and Link Road.Commercial complexes parallel to link road has many of the options to chose from.Mobiles, gifts and electronic stuffs you will find at the Market complex.

Tips: Please try to avoid use of plastic bags as much as possible be environment friendly.Loud music for party purpose is strictly to be avoided, wear cotton clothes and good shoes.Carry torches along and a hat if you are in a mood to trek.A back pack with essential first aid will be beneficial in case of emergency. You should be aware of leeches in some places and its not a thing to worry about. The guide will guide where it would be and you can be careful.

Note!!
Please do not litter this place and make it a mess, Care for the environment and help us maintain the ecosystem.

Booking is just a call away!!!


For booking options and more details call 9845028667 Muralidhar, or mail us at impressionsdandeli@gmail.com