The two vagabonds - Travelogue

Madai : Tiger Reserve and Tawa Dam Place - Madhai, Hoshangabad, M.P. Closest airport - Bhopal Closest train station - Hoshangabad or Piparia Place we stayed - Wildernest by goldmark (  http://goldmarkresorts.com/wildernest/ )  About the place - Tawa Reservoir is a reservoir on the Tawa River in central India.  Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) also known as Satpura National Park is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh in India. It's name is derived from the Satpura range. It covers an area of 524 km2 (202 sq mi). Satpura National Park, along with the adjoining Bori and Pachmarhi wildlife sanctuaries, provides 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) of unique central Indian highland ecosystem.  Madhai is located at the entrance of the most exquisite and beautiful forests in India - Satpura. Few places in the world can compete with its raw wilderness, absolute tranquility and the air of mystique. It delights you with its rich wildlife, sprawling meadows, unending backwaters and spell-

Satdhara Barmaan   Place - Satdhara, Barmaan (Near Narsinghpur) Location - 100 km from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Trip type - Leisure, half day, 2-3 hours Thank you in advance for reading this blog, because this blog is about my hometown.  I have always blogged/written about places near Bangalore but now I am so thrilled/excited to write something about my hometown.  This place is around 100 km from Jabalpur and hardly 15 km from my home, situated on the bank of river Narmada. This place is called Satdhara, that means Seven streams, because here the river Narmada splits into seven(multiple) streams.  This is a raw beauty that you can soak in as much as you can and can enjoy the sceneries to your heart's 😀  Personally I can spend whole day here, with river & rocks and exploring/ soaking in the nature's beauty.  It was a cold and cloudy day. After spending many days at home without stepping out, WFH all mornings and evenings, we both had started to get restless and frustrat

 Anthargange Caves and trek Place : Anthargange caves (Near Kolar) Distance from Bangalore : Around 80 km Trip type : Day trip Day of travel : 18th September Trekking length/Duration : Approx 3 km (to and fro)/ Around 2-2.5 hours Difficulty level - Moderate Our lives these days resemble the song " Hum tum ek kamre mai band ho aur chabi kho jaaye... Socho kabhi yesa ho to kya ho... " We all are locked in our houses/city and don't know what to do.  Though everything is open but still it is wise to avoid unnecessary travel. Moreover travelling for vacation is still NO NO!! So, we continue to do what is considered safe and doable in a day. Tatva has now completed 3 beginner level trek, and I was thrilled to start next level of trekking with him. I decided multiple places like Madhugiri fort, Kabbaladurga and Anthargange and zeroed down to Antargange, because this is closest (55km) to Bengaluru, while Madhugiri and Kabbaladurga are around 110 km.  The view point at Anthar

Place : Mandaragiri hills Distance from Bangalore : Around 70 km Trip type : Day trip/Half day trip Day of travel : 29th August. After listening to our trek stories and reading our blog, our close relative who stays in Bengaluru showed their interest towards trekking. So we decided to have one group trek/outing with Social distancing. Considering kids in the group we decided to do the easier trek.  After doing some research we finalised the Mandaragiri Hills.  Mandaragiri Hills is around 70km from Bangalore, and took around 2 hours to reach to the parking spot. We saw around 10 more cars parked in the parking slot. It was a surprise for us because all the places we went earlier, hardly had any cars or people around. This was little disappointing to me but decided to continue anyways.  Mandaragiri hill on the background(White strip are Steps) The place - On the base of hill there is a Jain temple(which was closed due to Corona). Unlike other hills, this is a barren naked hill. there we