Sakleshpur

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Anita Rao Kashi

Anita Rao Kashi is a freelance travel and food writer based in Bangalore. After nearly 12 years with The Times of India in Bangalore,she went freelance in Jan 2006 to write about travel and food. Her stories have appeared in such publications as Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Magazine India, Economic Times, Jetwings, Femina, Tiger Tales, Silkwinds, Bangalore Mirror, The Star of Malaysia etc. Apart from writing for various national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, as well blogging on travel and food, she has worked on travel and food guides.

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Just bordering the Western Ghats, Sakleshpur is a little town in the Malnad area, about 150 km to the Northwest of Mysore. However, it is known more the magnificent coffee plantations that pack the hills and valleys in the area. It is a wonderful experience to wind your way through the countryside flanked by the thick, dark green plants growing under the shade of tall trees around which pepper and other vines grow in abundance. Interspersed between these are little streams and endearing waterfalls. There are many trekking and nature routes, opportunities for camping and other adventure activities. Just outside Sakleshpur, approached by a flight of about 200 steps is the Manjirabad Fort built by Tipu Sultan as a defensive fort with spectacular views of the Western Ghats.

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