Arasina Gundi Falls, Kodachadri

This falls resides deep inside the forests close to Kodachadri hills, so needs to be covered whenever you visit Kodachadri. When I visited we went through one route which is in the opposite side of the Kollur route, where in you reach to the bottom of the Kodachadri hills, you find a empty play ground type of vacant area, where there is small hotel and some small temples around. You see some local kids playing in that area.

If you are have reached this place then you can ask anyone there where to go to Arasinagundi falls, they will guide you to the falls, the route runs inside the forest sometimes its highly possible that you may get lost. We were running in the forst in groups to reach the falls early as possible, some places were so dense that we use get scared if we encounter any wild animals. There is another way which is more safer and you have a guiding route when you come from Kollur-Nagara road.

This is one wonderful falls and a must visit place, untouched by humans, and possibly when you go there you will not find anyone else. You can enjoy the whole falls to you self. It’s believed that the under the water fall its very deep and high risk to swim and try to reach there. I strongly recommend not swimming in that area shown in picture, but to take bath in the small streams further downstream, and enjoy the beauty of the falls from there.

Kodachadri Hills

This is in the boarder of South Canara and Shimoga district. At the peak it is believed that 'Shankaracharya' did meditation. And to substantiate the same you will find a 'Sarvajna Peetha' at the top. En route to the peak you will also find a moderate sized water fall deep inside the evergreen forest of Kodachadri, which is called 'Agastya Teertha'. The peak presents a not to be missed life-time opportunity in the evening as the sun sets in the west. You can also have a golden glimpse of the Arabian Sea for a moment.

To get there first you need to reach Kollur, famous for its Mookambika temple in south canara. From Kollur catch a bus which goes towards Nagara (Shimoga Dist.), and get down at a place [a 45 minute journey].To your right you'll find a mud road where you can find a sign indicating the way towards kodachaadri. On the way you will find a small tea shop (kaka angadi) after one hour walk. There you will also find a small stream nearby for the early morning business. From here it is roughly 5 hours of trek to the peak. Just half-an-hour before the peak you will find a temple, which is an ideal place for camping.(for budget conscious trekkers like us). There is also a traveller’s bungalow nearby.