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Didupe Falls -

"Hittala gida maddalla" is a famous saying in Kannada - Meaning we never value what is available in our own garden. Very true..!! It took 24 years for me to visit this place in spite of it being so beautiful and so close to my place. Hardly 40 kms from my Home..!!

It was a much awaited outing for we school friend who did not meet up for quite sometime and at the right time all of us were back home for Dasara holidays. Actually one of my blog post put in facebook triggered the idea of going somewhere and it was executed successfully too..!! A quick check on nice but less explored places near by lead us to these 2 places. Abhilash got his Car and we headed towards the destination.

Both the falls' are beautiful in their own way and are in par with many a famous falls'. But these are less explored and less famous. May be the connectivity and lack of knowledge about the place is main reason. One more reason might even be that not many tourist places around to make this one famous. (If abbey in Madikeri is so famous, then these deserve at least half of it undoubtedly)

Both Didupe and Ermai Challenge you a bit since no direct road till the falls and you need to walk at least a km for both.

If Didupe has only one level, Ermai has multiple levels and you can kind of go to the middle level with a little adventure. If you wanna take shower under falls then Didupe is the right place. To swim, Ermai is better. During rainy season, you might end up donating blood to a few leaches so be aware of that if you are visiting during Monsoon. Leaches are not as dangerous as slippery rocks. So be careful if you are visiting during monsoon. Mind you every foot step near rocks.

As of 2014, the place was decent with less dirt (Although not free from..!) I wish it remains the same even if it becomes famous. Not only these places, but lets try to keep any place we visit as clean as possible because no one wants to see dirt in such serene places

How To reach..?

Didupe - Ujire is the nearest town and didupe is 23 kms from Ujire. Take Charmadi road and in Somanthadka take a deviation. Ask for villagers to guide since no sign boards are available. You will need to trek ~2 kms to reach the falls.

Ermai - On the way to Didupe, take deviation from Kukkavu. Park vehicle near a water stream which blocks the path and walk in arecanut tree bridge.

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