Tourism in Dandeli

"Dandeli - Where Adventure Meets Serenity"

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Tourism in Dandeli

Tourism in Dandeli

Dandeli is a small hill town in the Western Ghats in Karnataka.

Dandeli is famous country-wide for its insanely beautiful terrain and rich biodiversity. The city is home to the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours different species of leopards, black panthers, elephants, gaur, deer, antelopes, and many tigers. Dandeli offers significantly to the tiger conservation project in India, and one can see them roaming about in the wild. Located on the banks of the Kali River in northwest Karnataka, Dandeli also offers thrilling water sports adventures like kayaking, white water river rafting, canoeing, and more.

Plant & Animal Life

Dandeli is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka. It was designated a tiger reserve in 2007. The city is the natural habitat of over 270 species of birds, making it a haven for birdwatchers. Get your binoculars, and don’t miss seeing the Great Indian Hornbill. Even the rare and reclusive black panther is often seen around in Dandeli. Diverse forms of trees, shrubs, creepers, and wildflowers like Rosewood, Red Cedar, Indian Mahogany, Bishop wood, Freshwater mangrove, and more infuse a rich green fragrance in the air. Moreover, Dandeli is also the gateway to Anshi National Park or the Kali Tiger Reserve.

Dandeli Tourist Attractions

Owing to its reputation as a wildlife hub and adventure activities in the Kali River, Dandeli attracts numerous tourists yearly. Many luxury resorts have been developed in the city to cater to visitors. Eco-tourism is growing increasingly in Dandeli. As an adventure sports destination, Dandeli is genuinely one of the best places in South India. Rafting is possible even in the summer months of March to June. More popular activities include kayaking, zorbing, and jungle safaris. Kavala caves, Syntheri Rocks, Ulavi temple, Molangi Falls, Sykes Point, and Supa Dam are other prominent tourist places.

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Kavithasenthilnathan's 3 days trip to Dandeli

We had a pleasent trip. Rooms are nice and driver came for pickup on time. Mr Robin and Ms Sanjana supported well. As i had little bit follow up issues while booking the package but the trip was wonderful and everything is organised perfectly by Mr Robin and Ms Sanjana

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Shital's 5 days trip to Dandeli

Breakfast is very nice, 24 hrs hot water, extra matress is provided. Service is good . Package is worth...no extra cost taken

Shital Kshirsagar Pune

Puppala's 4 days trip to Dandeli

The itenary can be planned better. There are mis communications that has happened. Few places are tempirarily closed/in operational but still they are added in itenary. For one place visit there is completely mis communication has happened what I get from travel agent and what I heard from cab driver are quite opposite. .. Overall it's a good experience but can be made better. In quote shared it is mentioned as hotel stay inclusive of dinner but the hotel stay is booked without dinner.

Puppala Harsha Bengaluru

Mahesh's 4 days trip to Dandeli

The overall tour experience was good. The cab driver was polite, punctual, and guided us well throughout the trip. The hotel stay was comfortable; however, we were not provided with the balcony room as per our reservation. Although the issue was resolved the next day, such matters should ideally be addressed by the travel agent immediately to avoid inconvenience. Looking forward to better coordination in future trips.

Mahesh Sm Exitintent-from-location

Supriya's 4 days trip to Dandeli

Overall a good vacation.Ooty weather was good. Suggestion - Travel agents should connect with a local travel agencies to plan for a better itenary.Our maximum time went in siiting in a cab and reaching the destinations. We skipped many sightseeing points to relax in hotels/resorts

Supriya Patil Pune

Puja's 3 days trip to Dandeli

No doubt my Homestay is awesome but breakfast and all food service in homestay is worst View of my homestay ❤️

Puja GUPTA Bengaluru

Ash's 9 days trip to Dandeli

The whole trip was memorable and nice Coimbatore hotel given by the travel agent was a very nice place In future for Mysore some good hotel can be recommended by the travel agent The experience with the travel agent and the driver was awesome. Kiran - Travel Agent and Manoj - Driver Both were very cooperative and made our experience of the trip more memorable

Ash Mumbai

Vbchame's 5 days trip to Dandeli

I am quite happy for the services provided by the travel team.

Vbchame Pune

Deepika's 5 days trip to Dandeli

Package cost is too high for just 3 days. Driver was obedient but not much interactive. Smooth driving and trip went really well. Good assistance by travel agent Rahul. But I feel this package cost is little high. Toy Train experience was amazing. Good hotel view but still it's under construction.

Deepika Bandaru Andhra pradesh

Yogesh's 5 days trip to Dandeli

The Akshay palace is not even a 2 star hotel The washrooms was unclean The bed smelled of urine Breakfast / lunch area was also unclean. On top of it a very small room for 4 people. Overall not a good hotel. Jungle hill resort A good hotel to stay. Very good staff. Food options are very limited. They have only 1 cook. Driver Excellent driver Sunil Shetty. Very knowledgeable. And is very polite and gentleman

Yogesh Wani

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FAQ's of Dandeli

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Dandeli in Karnataka is most famous for its wildlife sanctuaries, white water rafting, and limestone caves.

Gokarna and Dandeli are both popular tourist towns in Karnataka. Gokarna is best for a beach vacation, while Dandeli is better for jungle safaris and river rafting.

Two days is enough time to visit most Dandeli tourist spots. Explore the forests and wildlife sanctuaries, go river rafting in the Kali River, visit Ulavi Temple and Dandelappa Temple, see one of the many waterfalls, or go trekking, hiking, or birding.

Dandeli has a lot of small-scale local industries. You can buy locally made handicrafts, spices, and honey. Buy clothes, bamboo souvenirs, and local sweets to take back home.

A Dandeli trip can cost something between INR 5,000 and 10,000, depending on the adventure activities and safaris you undertake.

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