Place: Jog falls
How to reach: Reach the nearest city Shimoga by train/road and hire a local taxi
Nearest town: Sagar
Nearest city: Shimoga
Nearest airport: Hubli(165 kms), Mangalore(200 kms), Bangalore(275 kms)
Distance from Shimoga: 104 kms by road
Distance from Bangalore by road: 275 kms
Best time to visit: June till September (During monsoon season)

Jog falls another_closer_look
Jog falls
   
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Jog falls is the india's highest water fall. The river Sharavathi falls from an altitude of 800 feet to the ground amidst high ranging mountains. You see the mother nature's beauty all around with picturesque white water streams all around the dense forest. The main tourist spot is the water falls. So, this is one of the best places to visit in Karnataka if you love nature and water falls.

If you ever want to stay overnight, you can book a local hotel and enjoy this place. Usually, the budget hotels are ranging between Rs 400-800 per day depending on the season and the kind of hotel.

At the bottom of the falls, there is an hydro electric power plant producing electricity to the state of karnataka.

If you plan for a long trip you can combine touring Gokarna , Murudeshwara as well.

You may also wish to use all these below pictures as wallpapers.

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All four falls
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Another closer look
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Another view western ghats
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Beauty in a jungle
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Clear water sharavathi river
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Closer look at falls
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Crystal clear water
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Crystal clear drinking water
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Different water stream
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Falls closer look
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High altitude mountains
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Jog falls
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Jog falls another view
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Mountain peaks
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Mountain ranges
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Path to the falls round
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Mountain ranges western ghats
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Raja falls majesty
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Raja rani roarer racket falls
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Rani closer look
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Rani falls
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Roarer falls closer look
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Streams
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White water amidst greenary
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Water falls
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Water falls
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Water falls at jog
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Water streams closer look
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Water stream at jog
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Water vapours
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Falls view from distance
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Home in the jungle waterfalls
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Milky water
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Path leading to jog
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Wide screen water fall - Jog Falls
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Water falls closest view