Destination for Rural Tourism

  Eco friendly resort best preferred for family/group who wants to get away from maddening city rush. This is one of the few veg. only resort available. The village resort situated... read more in calm village close to Cauvery river. There are less activities within resort but more to do with bird watching, bullock ride, farm visit etc. Mr. Sanjay, owner of the resort, is a kind, enthusiastic and knowledgeable person on eco farming. The staff are polite and courteous.The food spread is not huge but the food served is delicious and nutritious. Do not expect too much hospitality like any regular resorts. This place is preferred for those who love to spend time close to nature. Overall very good stay with family.

  Over the weekend, I visited Chukkimane for a one night stay and I really enjoyed it. The best part of the stay was living amidst nature, surrounded by plenty of... read more trees and sounds of birds. We were served a vegetarian food on a banana leaf to make us feel connected to the village life, the food was delicious and the chef Rajesh is too good.
As part of our stay, we visited a near by dam and had a chance to sit and relax by River Cauvery. And the owner Sanjay took us around a near by village called Belakavadi where the villagers were absolutely adorable and amazing. They welcomed us to their homes.
I highly recommend staying here if you are a passionate nature lover and want to unwind from the busy city life. More

  Had a horrible experience staying here. Service sucks for senior citizens and so also customer care. The owner is served hot food whereas customers are served cold food. Having to... read more cancel our stay due to the service, we were told to pay to compensate for the owners loss of booking.
I would not recommend this place.

  14 of our family members visited Chukki Mane on 19-20Dec 20. We were pleasantly surprised by the ambience and surroundings, which gives a real rural feel. The cottages are wonderfully... read more designed and the best part is that 8 people can be accommodated in a single cottage. The Youngsters were overjoyed to stay there. The local tour, bird sighting tour was very good and we could spot some exotic birds in their natural habitat.

The Veg food, served on plantain leaf, areca plate, was a delight to us and was very tasty. They were very generous in serving food to us.

The staff were very courteous and were of great help. The camp fire was an added fun. Mr and Mrs Sanjay made our stay very comfortable and Mr Sanjay knows in detail what he is doing, along with info on Birds, the place etc.

Overall we enjoyed our short stay and look forward to visiting again. More

  Chukki Manne is very new and I'm glad we had a chance to experience it. The owner Sanjay was fuss free about booking proceedings and his staff, especially Hema and... read more Karthik, were so welcoming. The cottages are uniquely designed to be environment friendly and each one houses 8 people for a very reasonable price which includes delectable local meals, bike rides, snacks etc. I had the best sambhar and chutney of my life at Chukki Manne. We didn't try activities because of lack of time but we'll definitely revisit soon to slow down, explore and enjoy the hearty meals again.

  My wife and I stayed in the newly built cottage which is very comfortable and tastefully designed with daylight inside your living space. This changes the whole ambience even during... read more clody days.

Food is home made. clean and all vegetarian with home grown vegetables and on rice field harvested unpolished rice.

The place is richly wooded with many avian visitors. One can stay there and so a lot of birding. Sanjay, who owns Chulli Mane with his family is very passionate and he cares for his guests. He took usfor nearby visits to Cauvery River and nearby villages inhis Bolero. We sighted many birds when we went out. Chukki Mane has has mantt BTWIN bicycles to go around for those who enjoy cycling. If you want to experience the thrill of bullock cart ride it is there for the asking.

Birds seen inside Chukki Mane:
1. Indian Grey Hornbill.
2. Blue-faced Malkoha.
3. Common Myna.
4. Jungle Myna.
5. Scaly breater Munia popait busy nesting.
6. Purple Sunbird.
7. Purple-rumped Sunbird.
8. Yello-billed Babbler.
9. Greater Coucal
10 Peacoks heard in the morning.
11. Silver bills in nearby grassland..
12. Ashy Prinia.

Bird sightings nearby while moving around near Cauvery river:
1. Spot-billed Pelican.
2. Painted Storks.
3. Rose-ringed Parakeets creating nest holw ina dead coconut tree.
4. Red-naped Ibis.
5. Little Cormoront.
6. Yellow footed Green Pigeon.
7. Baya Weaver.
8. Tri-coloured Munia.
9. Median egret.

Butterflies:
1. Common Crow.
2. Dark Blue Tiger.
3. Blue Mormon.
4. Plenty of blues I cound not get close to observe.

All these were during casual observation during a one day trip in which relaxing amidst nature wasa priority and bird or butterfly watching was not a top priority.

  nature in its best form, be prepared for it else you will be disappointed. stayed for 2 nights. The place has 4 new cottages, quite stylish and 3 rooms in... read more the stone house. 2 others were being renovated with new thatched roof. it does get quite hot in march, and though the cottages looked good, it felt too hot for us as compared to the ground floor room in the stone house. The rooms are much more spacious, including bathroom in the cottages and ok sized in the stone house. Google maps takes you bang on to the gate and the cottages property is where you park. We arrived at noon and though there are many green trees, it was quite hot. Only the caretaker Naganna, was present, and it would have helped if we were shown all the alternatives, since we were the only one that weekend. Since we dont speak much kannada, it was challenging to get to see all alternatives, before choosing. We settled down with a sumptuous lunch. The cook, Rajesh, is simply awesome. Although they only have vegetarian food (so were we), his food is too tasty with enough varieties of finger licking food. Probably the best food tasted over 2 days at a stretch anywhere. Sanjay, the owner, arrived later in the afternoon and took us for a village tour - it was awesome to see the village architecture and we were even shown... nature in its best form, be prepared for it else you will be disappointed. stayed for 2 nights. The place has 4 new cottages, quite stylish and 3 rooms in the stone house. 2 others were being renovated with new thatched roof. it does get quite hot in march, and though the cottages looked good, it felt too hot for us as compared to the ground floor room in the stone house. The rooms are much more spacious, including bathroom in the cottages and ok sized in the stone house. Google maps takes you bang on to the gate and the cottages property is where you park. We arrived at noon and though there are many green trees, it was quite hot. Only the caretaker Naganna, was present, and it would have helped if we were shown all the alternatives, since we were the only one that weekend. Since we dont speak much kannada, it was challenging to get to see all alternatives, before choosing. We settled down with a sumptuous lunch. The cook, Rajesh, is simply awesome. Although they only have vegetarian food (so were we), his food is too tasty with enough varieties of finger licking food. Probably the best food tasted over 2 days at a stretch anywhere. Sanjay, the owner, arrived later in the afternoon and took us for a village tour - it was awesome to see the village architecture and we were even shown a village accomodation from inside - all the houses there have similar architecture with pillars outside. We then went to the cauvery river besides a temple and the serenity and birds we saw was nice. Sanjay has a very good knowledge of birds and it was awesome to see so many of the species. We also got a very good tour of the 4 acre farm with multiple fruit trees - tasted tamarind, lemons, wood apple etc - quite informative. Awesome part was to get to play village games - gulli danda, tyre pushing which was exciting for kids. An early riser, i took the cycle for rides on both days - one day towards the mountains (right side of the property) and next day towards the beautiful sunflower farms (other side) - seeing awesome views of sunrise over the mountains. Really enjoyed the fresh air and cycling around the numerous farms in the neighborhood. It would help to add a few games to play indoors - as it gets quite boring in the hot summers during the day time. Overall, if you are prepared with odomas for mosquitoes and are not bothered by ants, insects etc, you can enjoy the beautiful natural setting offered. Also another beautiful part was the crafts that Naganna showed kids how to make from coconut leaf - whistle, wrist band and deer - simply awesome 🙂 More

  I would like to convey our special thanks to the dedicated team of ChukkiMane on behalf of my whole group for providing us a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the weekend... read more with our extended family. I am glad that we had a great time here as we got a chance to explore and understand the roots of our Mother Nature as a part of Eco-Trek. Apart from learning something new and unique, we also got to spend some quality time with our loved ones as that is hardly possible in a city like Bangalore due to one’s busy schedule and the long distances to commute from one locality to another.

We cousins were extremely happy about the fact that our children loved the indoor and outdoor games, village tours and the bullock cart ride that were organized by the team. The best part was when they realized that there is a different world beyond Technology. Last, but not least the food was also very tasty and the efforts of the culinary team are commendable. I would recommend ChukkiMane to my friends and would also assure you to revisit the farm once again More

  I had visited ChukkiMane with my colleagues last weekend as we wanted to have some fun time, learn something new and educate our own and as well as school... read more children as we are teachers by profession. We had planned our trip on a long weekend and felt that our plan was worth it. The overview and the purpose of ChukkiMane made us realize that we have forgotten our roots and this is how we need to bring awareness to society. The practical part was the nature walk that was led by the owner Mr.Sanjay Shankarappa and we were surprised by his deep knowledge regarding the fields related to Plants, Birds, Flowers and Trees. We had also enjoyed different experiences like the Bullock Cart Ride, Village Tours and the interaction session with the residents of Javaganahalli. The village process was a new experience for some of us and a nostalgic tour for others as most of my friends were from a village background. We also got time to explore the nearby places like the Backwaters of Kaveri River, The twin falls of Shivanasamudra and the famous temples of Talakadu and this was definitely a refreshing change from our daily routine. We had also enjoyed many indoor and outdoor activities and I felt that we had become children all over again. The special mention of the delicious food prepared by the in-house cooks of Chukkimane is a must. Well, what more to... I had visited ChukkiMane with my colleagues last weekend as we wanted to have some fun time, learn something new and educate our own and as well as school children as we are teachers by profession. We had planned our trip on a long weekend and felt that our plan was worth it. The overview and the purpose of ChukkiMane made us realize that we have forgotten our roots and this is how we need to bring awareness to society. The practical part was the nature walk that was led by the owner Mr.Sanjay Shankarappa and we were surprised by his deep knowledge regarding the fields related to Plants, Birds, Flowers and Trees. We had also enjoyed different experiences like the Bullock Cart Ride, Village Tours and the interaction session with the residents of Javaganahalli. The village process was a new experience for some of us and a nostalgic tour for others as most of my friends were from a village background. We also got time to explore the nearby places like the Backwaters of Kaveri River, The twin falls of Shivanasamudra and the famous temples of Talakadu and this was definitely a refreshing change from our daily routine. We had also enjoyed many indoor and outdoor activities and I felt that we had become children all over again. The special mention of the delicious food prepared by the in-house cooks of Chukkimane is a must. Well, what more to say the entire credit goes to the owner Mr.Sanjay for his efforts in the creation of “ChukkiMane” More

  DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE IF - "YOUR TIME AND MONEY IS IMPORTANT"!!! 1. THIS IS NOT A RESORT OR HOMESTAY. ITS OWNER"S PRIVATE PROPERTY AND AGRICULTURE SCHOOL... read more WHERE OWNER TAKES MONEY TO TEACH YOU AND MAKE YOU LISTEN TO HIS STUPID LECTURES. 2. NO ENTERTAINMENT OR ACTIVITY AT ALL.. 3. FALSE AND MISLEADING MARKETING TRICKS TO FOOL PEOPLE AND BRING TO THEIR PLACE. I AM ONE OF THEM. 4. OVERPRICING Here I start - I and my fiancee wanted to celebrate new year in a pet friendly resort and found this place on internet (note again "RESORT"). I called on the number and inquired the followings - - Is there any new year celebration arrangement in your resort? Response- Yes, we have arrangements. - Can you share details please? Response - Once you book with us, Sanjay (owner) will share all the details. But yes, new year arrangements are there - How is the crowd there? Response- Many people are there. - What all activities you have in the resort? Response - We will share itinerary with you. - Return cab facility available? Response - Yes, we do have. - Pet friendly? Response- Yes. -Price - 3500 per person but for you it will be 3000 per person. Now, coming to the reality - I booked the place for 31st and 1st (2 night stay). on 31st night when I reached the place at 8.30 PM via CAB,... DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE IF - "YOUR TIME AND MONEY IS IMPORTANT"!!!

1. THIS IS NOT A RESORT OR HOMESTAY. ITS OWNER"S PRIVATE PROPERTY AND AGRICULTURE SCHOOL WHERE OWNER TAKES MONEY TO TEACH YOU AND MAKE YOU LISTEN TO HIS STUPID LECTURES.

2. NO ENTERTAINMENT OR ACTIVITY AT ALL..

3. FALSE AND MISLEADING MARKETING TRICKS TO FOOL PEOPLE AND BRING TO THEIR PLACE. I AM ONE OF THEM.

4. OVERPRICING

Here I start -
I and my fiancee wanted to celebrate new year in a pet friendly resort and found this place on internet (note again "RESORT"). I called on the number and inquired the followings -

- Is there any new year celebration arrangement in your resort?
Response- Yes, we have arrangements.
- Can you share details please?
Response - Once you book with us, Sanjay (owner) will share all the details. But yes, new year arrangements are there
- How is the crowd there?
Response- Many people are there.
- What all activities you have in the resort?
Response - We will share itinerary with you.
- Return cab facility available?
Response - Yes, we do have.
- Pet friendly?
Response- Yes.
-Price - 3500 per person but for you it will be 3000 per person.
Now, coming to the reality - I booked the place for 31st and 1st (2 night stay). on 31st night when I reached the place at 8.30 PM via CAB, Sanjay(owner) welcomed us and asked us to carry the luggage (Wait what? No staff to carry our luggage to the room?). We picked up our luggage and moved to room he showed. Room was nicely maintain with two double beds in a wooden house BUT .. wait.. No TV, No WIFI, No Telephone, No water bottles & no refreshments???
Anyway we stayed there and suddenly Owner asked us to get ready and come in the ground for some activities. Okay.. It was 9:30 PM now and we got ready & reached the ground. It was round chair arrangement with campfire in the middle. 2 3 family was there along with their kids of age 5 - 10). In total there were only 15 16 people (As they mentioned, there was no CROWD). Now, owner started to begin his speech which was painful to listen. It was about his own Chukkimane objective. Once he completed after 30 minutes it was already 10:20 PM, he did not even care if people are hungry and started kannada plain music.

Well, there was no youth who could dance at such a bad simple music.When we started our dinner, there was no Non Veg option was owner did not allow it. We still somehow started eating the food (Hard cold chappati, cold dal, rice, 2 veg sabji) and the taste was awful.

After we finished eating, Owner gathered everyone around and asked to discuss on TOPIC - Conservation of water, soil, trees etc. Wait what??? Is it even a new year celebration activity. All of us got bored and it was 11:45 PM, i headed to my room in a bad mood. At sharp 12 midnight, owner came to my room and wished Happy new year and asked how's the place and discussed Conservation topic for 15 20 mins

NEXT DAY -
We got up at 6 AM and explored the place. Place was natural and we found different fruit trees everywhere. till 8 AM we visited the entire area.
8:30 AM: One of the staff came and called us for tea and breakfast.) We had coffee and breakfast and this time we sat bit far from the owner because he was already talking so much on Conservation again with other families.
9:30 AM - Owner called of the families (including us) for farm visit. We gathered, and again he started to give his torturing lecture on conservation and all of us got really bored.. (No activities at all). In the middle of his lecture of almost 1.5 hours, we left him and went to our room. Now, WHAT TO DO HERE - no wifi, no network, no water, no telephone, no nearby place, no ATM, nothing at all.

We immediately decided to go back to Bangalore. Now, as they said CAB will be available, there was no CAB. But, luckily we already booked a round trip cab with us.

Definitely, it's not a RESORT OR HOMESTAY but definitely an AGRICULTURE school where you take admission for the lectures. Good luck! More

  Good place... Large variety of trees, and good session with Mr Sanjay about nature and conservation. Very good food... And Bullock cart ride is a good experience... My kid enjoyed... read more a lot ... Thanks team chukki manne

  Chukkimane is a nice homely place with a lot of trees of different kinds, especially fruit trees, attracting birds making the place lively. It has a homely atmosphere; lot of... read more greenery; mountain view and yet tranquil and very refreshing. We feel rejuvenated every time we visit Chukkimane.
Chukkimane is surrounded by Cauvery. We visited the river near the resort for morning walk; visited Talakad for afternoon swim and visited Gaganchukki for evening relaxation. Its so conveniently placed from all these places.

  The stay at Chukkimane homestay was an enriching experience
The hospitality was awesome and the facilities excellent
Staying in the lap of nature was very refreshing
Would... read more love to return once again for a longer stay

  This is not the right place for overnight stay. Owner promises moon and doesn’t deliver. We went there for family reunion and celebrate my son’s birthday. No one liked it.... read more Owner had so many restrictions. He wants to use public washrooms barefoot, leave slippers outside. Kids asked for volleyball but it didn’t have air when asked for the air, he was irritated and made some comments which kids left the place with disappointment. We were 16 people and didn’t have enough rooms and beds. Two people slept on the floor using our own blankets. For campfire we had to follow up several times. He told he will arrange games, vegetables/fruit carving, birds photography, farm tour. Nothing happened. We were so disappointed and didn’t have energy to follow up for everything. Only good thing was food. One can just stop for food. We could have checked reviews and spoken to people who had visited. Price is in par with other resorts. Kids above 12 considered as adults and they charge per person. We expected standard hospitality but we ended up with restrictions. More

  It was a awesome experience staying in chukki manae, felt one with nature . Staff including nagendra, mahesh and naveen were very friendly and treated us very well.... read more The menu had quite a few items and very tasty. The bullock cart ride was an experience. Will be back there for sure.

  A perfect weekend destination for all Bangalore residents. Just about 130 kms from Bangalore. We took the mysore Malavalli road to reach the eco friendly Chukkimane. One can’t miss the... read more sign boards that are placed at the correct places and the google destination is dropped...More

  A perfect weekend destination for all Bangalore residents. Just about 130 kms from Bangalore. We took the mysore Malavalli road to reach the eco friendly Chukkimane. One can’t miss the... read more sign boards that are placed at the correct places and the google destination is dropped at the exact location. The resort is just about 500 mts from the main road We were surprised with a welcome board written exclusively for us and were given welcome drink. Naveen, the care taker gave us a tour of the resort and options to plan the next two days. While relaxed for a while and the kids immediately took off with the cycles to take a look at the resort. Filled with greenery and well planned farm can keen very age group occupied. Especially people with some gardening skills and inclinations to understand nature should be able to relate to place better. Raju and Naveen are good care takers and Rajappa the cook ensured that we are all fed well and turned on our veg taste buds. Though we were the only family in the resort we were taken care well and checked with us before preparing the meal. All three meals can be given 5 stars and the service surrounded with caring ppl makes your stay every minute comfortable. Raju and Naveen were always around to all the sight seeing places and ensured we are updated with the information ... Convenient Rooms, Comfortable... A perfect weekend destination for all Bangalore residents. Just about 130 kms from Bangalore. We took the mysore Malavalli road to reach the eco friendly Chukkimane. One can’t miss the sign boards that are placed at the correct places and the google destination is dropped at the exact location. The resort is
just about 500 mts from the main road

We were surprised with a welcome board written exclusively for us and were given welcome drink. Naveen, the care taker gave us a tour of the resort and options to plan the next two days.

While relaxed for a while and the kids immediately took off with the cycles to take a look at the resort. Filled with greenery and well planned farm can keen very age group occupied. Especially people with some gardening skills and inclinations to understand nature should be able to relate to place better.

Raju and Naveen are good care takers and Rajappa the cook ensured that we are all fed well and turned on our veg taste buds.

Though we were the only family in the resort we were taken care well and checked with us before preparing the meal. All three meals can be given 5 stars and the service surrounded with caring ppl makes your stay every minute comfortable.

Raju and Naveen were always around to all the sight seeing places and ensured we are updated with the information ...

Convenient Rooms, Comfortable Toilets , Good recreational activities, closer to all the attractions like

Shivanasamudra
Gaganachukki
Barachukki
Talakad
Somanathapura Temple and a lot more

Overall a wonderful memory and the positives will ensure that we will choose the place once again in your travel diary. More

  We ( A group of 30 adults and 10 kids) visited Chukkimane on Jan 5th 2019 for 1 night stay. The host was very welcoming and friendly. The entire resort... read more was booked for us. For large groups, this place has ample space to play games....More

  Property is located at very ideal place with beautiful weather and green lush around. Food served is best at the paid price and can't expect. Staff is very friendly and... read more supportive. Special thanks to Mr. Sanjay who was extremely helpful and professional at handling things.He...More

  We visited ChukkiMane last weekend, it was a very nice experience. The rooms were clean and the food was good. Got to know quite a few things about farm and... read more gardening. Apart from a refreshing splash in the mini falls near the dam, enjoyed the...More