The Manipal Story.

I took a small break from Manipal and went to Sakrebyle Elephant Camp and stayed at Jungle Lodges and Resorts near Shivamogga which was only 130 kilometers away from Manipal and took me three hours to travel. One of the main advantages of this location is that it is only five hours away from Bangalore and one can always meet friends from Bangalore halfway and spend quality time with friends and family here in the forest. The route was very scenic and we travelled through a lot of hairpin bends to climb Augumbe Ghat and at times it felt we were driving through the clouds and visibility was limited. After Agumbe we drove towards Tirthalli and the drive was really good as on my right side was the overflowing Tunga River and I could see a lot of birds near the water in Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary and on my left was the Gajanaru reserve forest. We reached on time for lunch and after settling down we went for a small walk to the place where the elephants were trained. The camp had a trained