Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp
.........where nature meets adventure

Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp - Bheemeshwari Fishing and Nature Camp is within your reach. But, we can assure you it is completely out of the reach of crowd and commotion of city life. If you want to enjoy the fascinating combination of nature and adventure with peace and serenity, come to this fishing and nature camp nestled along the Cauvery, the most majestic and sacred river of South India. All you need to do is to take a 100-km drive from Bangalore via Kanakapura.

Wildlife

AT Bheemeshwari Fishing and Nature Camp, you can hang out with more than 200 species of birds such as gray headed fish eagle, pied crested cuckoo, darter etc. You can even spot deer, jackals, the highly endangered grizzled giant squirrel, the leopard and elephants there.

Also, if there is one thing that has been attracting people to the camp over the years is the mighty Mahseer, one of the largest fresh water sport fishes. Some have even landed 100 pounds and heavier Mahseer in this stretch of the river.

Activities

River Based Activities: Revitalize yourself by spending time with the refreshing Cauvery. Dip your feet in the pristine waters and you can feel the travail of city life fading away. Accompanied by guides, you can try a hand at joy fishing. Or, just ride down the Cauvery in a coracle and let the serenity and breathtaking natural views overpower your mind and thoughts.

Hundreds of professional anglers from across the globe swamp the fishing camps only for the Mahseer. The angling season starts during mid-November and continues till March the next year. We assist 8 to 10 guests a day with their fishing, providing them with fishing guides (gillies), coracle boats and bait. Fishing hours start at 6.30 am and lasts till 10.30 am in the morning and the evening session begins at 4 and continues till 7 pm. Here the angling goes eco-friendly way as well. The Mahseer caught are released back into the waters to ensure that this endangered species is conserved properly.

You can get the adrenalin flowing with the thrills of river rafting on Cauvery during the monsoon season (mid-June to September).

Land Based Activities: Take the excitement to the next level by trekking around the Basavana Betta. The 6-hour trek will offer you a panoramic view of the Cauvery flowing through the valley below. You can also opt for short-distance treks early in the mornings.

The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary with its rocks and hilly terrain welcomes you to enjoy treks. Corporate houses can carry out team-building exercises as well. Camping under the star-spangled skies is truly an unforgettable experience that you will cherish forever. Else, you can spend time chatting in the warmth of the campfire and settle down on the sandy riverbank till the barbecue gets done.

Season

If you want to enjoy nature at its best at Bheemeshwari Fishing and Nature Camp, plan your vacation during the monsoon months of June, July and August. The lush green forest and the Cauvery river - watch and get bemused with nature unfurling it unspoilt beauty before you. At other times of the year water recedes to reveal wide sand banks where you could lay back and rejuvenate yourself in the evenings.

The best time to visit the camp is between September and February. This is also the ideal time for bird watchers as river terns, fishing eagles, king fishers, and plenty of others species flock here. Summers (March-June) are usually very warm, especially in the afternoons.

Accomodation

The Camp overlooking the River Cauvery comprises eight ethnic log-huts or suits bending beautifully with the jungles behind. You can also settle down in any of the ten well-furnished tented cottages (twin-bedded with attached bathrooms) on the riverbank for a more closer-to-nature ambience.

Facilities

The camp takes pride in its Gol Ghar (open-to-sides, circular gazebo), an exclusive dining area for guests. The campus also has a lot open area with a tumbling net and machan for kids and adults for leisure. For those who prefer to spend times alone, there are hammocks fixed outside each tent and hut, where one could read a book to while away times or even fall asleep.

Spoil yourself with Ayurvedic body rejuvenation therapy available in Ayurvedic Hut managed by ‘Kottakal Ayurvaidya Sala,’ one of the pioneers in Ayurveda.

Cuisine

Break free from your regular diet to indulge in a sumptuous buffet of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine in an open-to-sides dining area, the Gol Ghar. Lunch after you check-in, tea in the evening, snacks around a campfire, dinner in the Gol Ghar, bed-tea at dawn and a breakfast - you will get everything you could have asked for.

Programme

Getting there

Bheemeshwari is located 100km away from the tech city of Bangalore, off the Kanakapura-Kollegal Highway. About 15km past the town of Kanakapura, you have to turn left at Sathnur and take the Muttathi Road. After 5-km drive from Muttathi, you will reach Bheemeshwari Fishing and Nature Camp. Welcome to the world of calm environs and adventures.

Activities at glance

Price:

Note:

• Tariffs are per person per night on twin-sharing basis.
  Transfers to & from our resorts are not included in the tariff.
• Single occupancy charges for Old Magazine House and Bannerghatta Nature Camp an additional of Rs.500 & EURO 15 per night for Indian & Foreigner respectively, and for the other properties additional of Rs.1000 & EURO 22.5 per night for Indian & Foreigner respectively
• Tariff for Children (accompanying parents) between 5 and 12 years is 50%.