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Big Banyan Tree To Manchanabele Dam Cycling And Kayaking

By Escape2explore

Sun, 25 Aug 6:30AM - 9:00PM + more dates

Outside Bangalore , Outdoors

Rs 1500

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Pricing & Offers

Zero convenience fee, ticket price shown below is the final price.

Sun, 25 Aug

, 6:30AM

- 9:00PM

Per Person

₹ 1,500

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Manchinbele Dam Cycling with Kayaking. Manchinbele is a water reservoir situated about 30 km from Bangalore until the turn off from Mysore road. This historical dam is constructed across the Arkavathi River and surrounded by ephemeral forests and rocky hills, the best place for trekking, cycling, swimming, and kayaking.
This exciting package for cycling in Bangalore brings back your childhood day of riding a bicycle, that too among the hilly road. The cycling will begin from Banyan Tree till Manchinbele dam. This 15.

Itinerary

06:30 am - pickup from Marathalli
07:00 am - silk board
07:15 am - b.t.m
07:40 am - Banashankari
08:15 am - RR. Nagar
08:30 am - have breakfast
09:30 am - start cycling from big banyan tree 15km cycling till Manachanabele dam
11:30 am - reach Manachanabele dam & start water activities swimming & kayaking
01:30 pm - have lunch
03:00 pm - head back to Bangalore
05:00 pm - reach back to Bangalore.

Inclusions:

Technical support
Breakfast& lunch
Cycles (Merida, giant, trek, b twin)
Water activities (swimming, kayaking)

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Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy

For Bookings made from Escape2Explore Website.

Departure Day or Less Than 24 Hours Prior To Departure - No refund.
Anytime More Than 24 Hours Prior To Departure - Full refund, 10% cancellation charges apply.
In case of unforeseen weather conditions or government restrictions, certain activities may be canceled and in such cases, we will try to provide an alternate
Feasible activity. However, no refund will be provided for the same.
If we cancel the event, we offer the full refund to all the participants.

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It is the responsibility of the client to communicate with the third party (booking website) for cancellation.
Cancellation / Refund is done by the third party based on their policies.

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Reviews 3.0 (1)

Reviews 3.0 (1)

Reviews 3.0

WE HAD THE UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING PICKED UP BY A BUS TO GO THE THE BIG BANYAN TREE AND WATER ACTIVITIES, ONLY TO FIND OUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT THIS TRIP HAD BEEN CANCELLED(WITHOUT OUR BEING NOTIFIED) AND WE WERE HEADING TO A FOREST OUTSIDE BANGALORE. WE WENT ALONG WITH THIS AS WE HAD GIVEN UP OUR DAY FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. WE ENDED UP SPENDING 4-5 HOURS ON BUSES AND HAD 2 HOURS MAX ON BICYCLES.

WHEN WE ASKED FOR SOME DISCOUNT (1,000 RUPEE, 1/3 OF WHTA WE PAID) WITH THE ORGANISER, HE REFUSED, THOUGH HER DID SINCERELY APOLOGISE FOR THE MISTAKE.

ESCAPE TO EXPLORE SEEM LIKE AN ORGANISATION WITH GREAT POTENTIAL. THE BICYLCES ARE WONDERFUL QUALITY. THE STAFF FOR THE MOSTPART WERE EXCELLENT AND IT OFFERS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT IN THE WONDERS OF THE OUTDOORS IN KARNATAKA AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. I HOPE OUR EXPERIENCES WAS A ONCE OFF. DESPITE OUR DISAPPOINTMENT IN SOME REGARDS OF THE TRIP, WE STILL HAD QUITE AN ENJOYABLE DAY. - by BRYAN for Big Banyan Tree To Manchanabele Dam Cycling And Kayaking .

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Reviews For Organizer 2.8 (20)

Organizer Reviews 2.8 (20)

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One of the best way to spend your weekend if you are looking for short trek and crazy fun around Bangalore.Would call it chota packet bada dhamaka!!The pickup was on time... reaching the campsite our very famous Mubarak gave us an insite of the itenary. The campsite looked amazing.. just looks like as you want your weekend to start.. those tents, music, campfire and lights was just perfect.. it was organised for a different team though... we had been to campsite to freshen up, use washrooms(decent one), tea and biscuits , grab walking stick to help us climb up and use the same for campfire when we reach the peak..The 20mins drive into the nature to reach to base of the Narayangiri trek was simply awesome for me...that cool breeze, freesh pure air ti breathe.. zero traffic.. Its a small well maintained village..We trekked roughly for about close to an hour.. its an easy trek to the peak.. Upon reaching the peak, noticed a temple, witnessed the beauty of Ramanagara under the dark sparkled with street lights... we also get to see Savandurga mountain. What an amazing way to spend the whole night admist the beauty of nature.....all your stress just vanishes away admiring and waiting for the sunset... After the sunset, we descended down and reached back to campsite. Had a superlicious breakfast and tea before we leave for Manchinbele dam. I Was pretty excited as it was my first time Kayaking and swimming in a lake.. It was an amazing experience for me.. the campsite in Manchinbele was top notch.. infact we all wished we stayed back here to extend this fun.I must admit this place is already in my bucket list for another visit.I loved kayaking in the lake... jusy lost in the Beauty of nature..rowing slowly.. brought up a smile on my face as I type this. Must try is the dive from the rock into the cold lake... i bet would want to do this on repeat.. and you dont have to worry about safety.. as we alll have to compulsorily wear life jackets.. hence though you don't know swimming.. nothing to worry.. you will still have fun as you float since tje life jac9 doesn't let you drown.. we spent a good amount of time here.. just didn't want to leave.. but time doesn't stop.. yet took back fabulous memory back home... Overall experience was amazing, wonderful, beautiful etc.. And ofcourse not to forget this was all possible because of our super duper trek leads - ever green famous Nadeem, our favourite Mubarak... And two other budding trek leads.. all packed with good sense of humour.I 100% recommend this place!! Tips:-Make sure you carry sleeping bag(provided by the team) and enough warm clothes(from home ofcourse) to keep yourself warm while you wait for sunrise.Carry extra pair of clothes as you cannot stop yourself from getting into the water.Carry snacks, food.. you will need it as soon as you come out of the water.. That's it!! Happy kayaking and trekking!! - by Poojitha Prakash for Narayangiri Sunrise Trek with water activities organized by Escape2explore .

Had a great time.Co ordinators were very friendly and helpful even during last minute boarding point changes.Guides were most patient and made sure we enjoyed the trek. They even mind to give us extra time (almost a hour) during the water activities.Bus had big seats which made us comfortable.From boarding to dropping, it was very enjoyable.Surely suggest to take this again. - by Anand for Kunti Betta Sunrise Trek With Water Activities organized by Escape2explore .

The food was bad and stale.we started very late and wasted time for no reason before starting. - by Aishwarya Sudhir for One Day Cycling Trip To Bhemeshwari Through The Off Road Muthathi Forest organized by Escape2explore .

It was a terrible experience.the guides were careless and started the descend without the entire group. We had to keep calling him to coordinate with him. No sleeping bags were provided. Overall really bad experience. - by Renuka Pareek for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Good - by Mohammed Azam Mohi Uddin for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

We never found the guide. Had to go thru a lot of trouble even to get the tickets and enter the area - by Mahendra Kariya for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

worst experience ever!!the guide was nowhere to be seen in the entire trek. The pick up bus driver was so horrible that everyone got down after reaching hebbal.and i do not know why they are charging 1100 on top of it.Forest charge is only 250.so i would suggest book a zoom car and go own your own. - by Rohan Kuruvatti for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

The driver and the guide were so mannerless.. the driver was teaching another guy to drive on the way and he himself was so insensible.. he fought with a bike's pillion and chased them for kms together.. driving was so horrible.. we all passenger in the bus decided to get off the bus while coming back and chose to return on our own! I really hope some action is taken against the driver and the guide.. even when all of us got off the bus.. they had no regret.. he drove off happily - by Monica Narang for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Terrible driving by the driver.I am afraid to take another ride with such kind of drivers. - by Naveen K V for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Terrible driving by the mini bus driver on return journey. We were literally holding our life in our hands sitting in the vehicle. So, finally, we all got down from the bus and went on our own.On the highway, driver was dangerously changing lanes creating danger for everyone.They also put up a fight with another bike fellows.I request you to pay back the money charged for drop as we had to find our own conveyance. - by Arjun for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

The pickup was supposed to be at 12:50 AM opposite Esteem Mall for us.The van arrived a full 30 minutes late. During the drive to the hills, the driver was teaching another member of the crew how to drive a van, on the highway, putting us at risk. We started the trek at 4 AM and this part was fun and enjoyable. We all got back down by 9:30 and went for breakfast. On our way back to the drop-off points, the driver was driving the van in a rash manner, almost colliding with a biker and then chasing the biker and having a scuffle with him. He planned to chase him even further and that is where we intervened and asked him to stop the van. We all got off way before our pickup points. Simply horrible service! - by Vivek Pavani for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Excellent services and a very good breakfast except the pickup was little later than the time informed. - by Swati Khurana for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Pick up was late. Driver was driving the bus rashly. Driver was not listening to the passengers when requested to drive slowly even though we told there is absolutely no necessary to drive that fast. Driver was short tempered and got into a road rage with a biker while coming back and at one point of time we had thought we won't reach our homes without getting injured. Driver was so focussed on getting into a fight with the biker that at one of the intersection he got of the bus and fought with the biker. After all this we had to get down immediately for our safety. The guide was not at all interested who all are making it to the top of the peak. He just started climbing by himself and reached the peak, took photos and came back. When asked about being careless, his response was that we can complain about this to the company he doesn't mind. After paying Rs.1100 for this shitty service came to a conclusion that someone asks about trek organizers not that I will recommend the good organizers instead I will not recommend this organizers so that they don't even consider this for an option. To conclude your service was shitty and pathetic - by Akhil for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

I went for the skandgiri night trek with my brother. The trek was beautiful and the place is amazing. However, we felt there was no guidance at all from the guide. He or escape2explore only coordinated for the travel to and fro, tickets for the trek and the food. Which honestly was not great and will pick each later. The guide just left us after starting the trek and was nowhere to be seen. The group comprised of 50+ people and nobody got introduced and hence were all scattered. Nobody was there to guide on the way, motivate or to look into if their is an injury. On bus, the driver was rashing/ not driving carefully and getting into unnecessary fights with bikers along the way. the guide even stepped out with a rod, all this without thinking even once about the 50+ people in the bus. Both the driver and the guide were irresponsible. Few of us tried to contact the helpdesk but to no avail.Food was highway side eatery which was said to be unlimited breakfast where most of the things were stocked out, hence were left to fewer options. I would rate 2 on a scale of 5 for it.Ticket at the counter- had no problem with it. - by Neha Arora for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Awesome - by Sweety for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

The night trek was great but next day rappeling was not.We were told we will be in bangalore by 10:30 but we were teamed with other individuals for rappeling. - by Srushtee for Ramanagara Sunrise Trek with Rappeling organized by Escape2explore .

It was a good night trekking and awesome experience.We booked ticket online at 550 per head and guide called us to reach at 2:30AM so we started trek journey from Bengaluru at 1AM and reached 2:30AM but trek started from 3:30AM onwards. It took 1 hr 40 mins to reach destination point at top of hill but it was a foggy weather so didn't get a chance to see sunrise which is main attraction of Skandgiri night trekking but overall it was a very adventurous, thrilling and enjoyful experience.Trekking shoes, Torch & energy drink are suggested to make trekking more comfortable. - by Abhishek Singh for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Worth it - by Chaitra Naresh for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Really tough trek to climb , no proper directions to the way top and no facilities available incase of emergencies. - by AKASH ACHARYA for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

Awesome trip, had nice time with group...breakfast was also very good - by SRINIVASA CHAKRAVARTHY for Skandagiri Sunrise Trek organized by Escape2explore .

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Q. Do we need to carry our own bicycle?
10:45 AM, 07 Nov, 2017
A. Hi Som This event is not listed on our website. Regards EH
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