This is one place that every one needs to visit. The Highest waterfalls in India at 253 meters (829 ft) is amazing. Created by the Sharavathi River which finds no mention in the top rivers river in india Jog is simply breath taking. Western Ghats offer some of the best rapids in india but there's nothing that can match the thundering jog falls!!
Best time to visit is After July / August, After a good monsoon, Jog really Rocks. But I wouldn't discourage any one from visiting is during other months too. People looking for a one day trek or a small adventure Jog should be on your list. This is a photo of jog taken during the rainy season. Its an amazing spectacle during the monsoon ! ! believe me itz chilly during the rainy season here.JOG FALLS in the summer
Summer is one of the worst times to visit jog as there is not enough water to create the falls. But certainly do not want to discourage you guys from goin there.This was taken in the month of march 2009, when i had a small trip to jog in the evening.
Going from left to right respectively in the picture, the names and the reasons for naming:
Raja (King): Named so because of its apparently 'dignified' and 'serene' fall.
Roarer: This stream appears out of a mass of rocks, making a tremendous amount of noise.
Rocket: Consists of a large volume of water streaming out at a very high speed.
Rani (Queen), also called Lady: The stream has a winding, twisting trajectory, said to resemble the movements of a female dancer.
I left for jog from shimoga. Though there are direct buses couldnt' get on one !! it was almost 2:30 Pm in the afternoon. So Caught a bus to sagara which is around 75 km from shimoga. Was expecting the journey to be smooth and it was ;) . With a fr
esh mind I set on my small time pass adventure :P. The view was amazing all around. Nice little villages , beautiful fields and the whole atmosphere was so refreshing. I really wanted to get down in a couple of places and soak all of thefreshness. Along the way I encounterd a couple of showers but wasn't in a mood to enjoy them ( was napping some time :) heheee... what do u expect in a journey :P ). Suprisingly there were a lot of wetlands along the way !! Quite unique to this part of the world i guess !! The Topology of the place is really enjoyable :)
Finally reached sagar at around 4 PM & then got on a bus to jog immediately. Was at jog falls around 5 pm and the skies were threatening . I was quite convinced that my trip was going to be washed away. But Rain gods had some other plans :)) Lucky Me !!!! So i enter the jog view area and start looking around for a rest room !!! long journey u c !! ehehe... There is a good rest room and also people good restaurants here. Main thing people all over are friendly and will help you out with problems.
There are good facilities available all around, Nice benches to enjoy the front view of jog , small recreational park for kids. This is the full package!!There were some guides available who asked me if i was interested to go around the place. Initially skeptical, was convinced by the security officials around the place that it was safe. So for a nominal charge of about 150 Rs the guide took me on his auto rickshaw !
After a good 5 mins ride (around 3-4 kms) i got to the top of the falls :) !! my god it was a breath taking view !!!
Best thing about going in the summer is you can get on the top of the falls. Here there is a rock on which you can lie down to get a clear view of falls from right on top of its head ( top of Raja Falls)
After the breathtaking view from top of the falls i went around to get on top of the Rani falls to enjoy the beautiful sunset. It was really picturesque. And finally bid bye to the small but exciting trip to Jog !! :)
How to Get there ? Jog is situated 30 kilometres away from Sagara ( shimoga Dist ) and 379 kilometres from Bangalore .
From Bangalore :
BUS: There are a couple of direct buses that take you directly to jog
Train: Nearest station is shimoga ( 5 Hrs from Bangalore ) , Jog is about 3 Hours journey from Shimoga. There is a night train(11:40 depature) from bangalore to shimoga which is the best option for people. It reaches shimoga early in the morning around 6 AM.
Airport: Nearest airport is mangalore ( 250 Km ) also Bangalore is about 379 Km
