Bheemeshwari Adventure and Nature Camp

A two and a half hours drive through picturesque roads brought us to this nature camp, right in the middle of a jungle, with the beautiful Cauvery river flowing by its side. This place is not a luxury resort , so one would have to bear the authentic jungle feel, monkeys around, no-Ac, and slightly irritating for city-dwellers like us, hoards of insects, small and tiny, specially in the evenings. This place is not really suited for the elderly, as one has to walk through uneven roads, even to reach the river one has to walk quite a lot through sloping surface. The surface is not wheelchair-friendly either. The dining room is also quite far, not walkable for the elderly at all. However as we were staying in the tents, the camp people very graciously arranged transfer through jeeps. If you must travel with the elderly, you must books the log huts, that are nearer the dining area. The tents are otherwise spacious , with big attached bathrooms. All non-ac though. If you are looking for an authentic jungle feel, this is the place to be. At night, wild boars and herds of deer roam around. The place is not too well-lit, so walking till the dining area under torchlight is another experience altogether. With extra charge, one can take part in adventure activities such as kayaking and zipline, the kids really enjoyed. Included in the adventure camp package is coracle ride on the Cauvery, very beautiful indeed. The food is good, has enough variety both in breakfast and dinner. There is a nice barbeque pre-dinner, only insects kind of played spoilsport. We live in the comforts of the city, used to an airconditioned, swiggy-instamart delivery existence. Spending even a day in these camps brings us, and specially the kids, closer to nature. Even for a small time period, we get an opportunity to live a life away from pollution, noise, mobile network (only available in the dining area), netflix, and television. This detox is surely better and recommended than any kind of detox concoctions.

I went there with colleagues for a team outing. The resort is around 100 km from Bangalore and road conditions were good. Mobile network was not there and the wifi signal they provide was too weak and that too not available throughout the resort. There are 20 cottages, some are loghuts (with AC) and some are tents (without AC I guess). - Excellent location. Right on the bank of River Kaveri. View from the resort was breathtaking. We went there for a day trip, so missed the jungle safari and barbeque dinner with bonfire. - You can feel nature there. The activities were good. They have indoor game area, a little place to play cricket, rope climbing etc. - The food was decent. We had buffet lunch, and both veg and non-veg options were there. You can enjoy chilled beer and soft drinks in the restaurant. - The cottages near the Restaurant area is good. But some cottages are a bit far away from the restaurant, and it might be difficult for senior citizens to come to the restaurant at night. - Lot of monkeys were there. So, do not eat anything outside and be careful while travelling with kids. - Staff were very helpful and cooperative. - You can enjoy boating and kayaking in River.

We took 3 log huts since we were senior citizens. It was near the dining hall and the coracle ride on the river Cauvery. The doors of rooms need to be closed - the monkeys enter into the room and take away anything that they can lay their hands. There are wild boars all over. You can not use wheelchair to reach your hut. One has to walk in river bank with small streams in between. There is enough parking. The food is with local flavor - enjoyable. Though we could not have bonfire due to bad weather, we got the barbecues. It is better to carry your drinks on your own. They serve only beer. The service is fantastic (expecting tips) during coracle ride and the trek. For wifi they give password of data sticks. Networks are fast on the mountain where everyone contacts their family and friends. Though i could not see an owl, i could see many water birds during coracle ride. For diabetics, it is better to carry few biscuits and don't eat in in the corridor (you have to share with monkeys). You can enjoy nature with a cup of coffee outside before the trek. Served in the huts. Monkeys just sit and watch. There is no fishing at all - they have banned fishing 10 years back itself.