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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Divyam Goenka, a young trekking enthusiast and founder of Kyuriosity, a Bangalore based trekking community. Today's destination: Savanadurga Trek!!Nearest Airport: Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore (BLR)Nearest Railway Station: Bangalore Railway station Prerequisites - Some trekking experience doesn't hurt! Packing - Make sure to carry enough water to stay hydrated and some energy bars for when the going gets tough!Time of the year - November to February is a good time to do this trekLength of the itinerary: 1 dayItinerary Highlights: - Divyam and his friend hit the road after an impromptu plan to do the trek. The hill is situated about 70 kms from Bangalore and is well connected by roads. - The Savanadurga peak is over 1200 m high and is Asia's biggest monolith rock! - The best option would be to start early in the day so that you can hit the peak around sunrise. The official timings of the trek are sunrise to sunset. - Make sure to stock yourself before hitting the trek as it can be tiring if you get dehydrated. There are a couple of options at the foot of the hill that offer very good food. - Make sure to follow the trail markers or the lamp posts all the way to the summit, and avoid getting lost (although you have to try really hard for that!)- You will encounter fort walls along the trek at a few places, these are the remnants of the fort built by Kempegowda, the founder of Bangalore and later used by other rulers like Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. - The trek is medium level of difficulty, unless there is rain, or you choose to do it on a hot day. - Make sure to start early so that you can catch the sunrise and a view of the nearby Manchabele dam and Arkavati river! - The views from the summit are quite beautiful and well worth the climb, make sure to catch visit the Nandi statue at the summit! - Once you spend time at the summit, you can head back down and have a wholesome meal at the little shack at the base of the hill. - If you have more time on hand, you can indulge in activities like kayaking near the dam! - All in all, a great day trek, to a place that has a lot of historical and geographicalsignificance! Links:Link to the Kyuriosity: InstagramFacebookOther links:https://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/savandurga-fort/IG: @kyuriosityofficialFollow the Musafir stories onTwitterFacebookInstagramwebsite: www.themusafirstories.comemail: themusafirstories@gmail.comitunes -  https://apple.co/2LPtTA3Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/2toY7lj or voice or google search "Ok Google, play The Musafir stories podcast"website - http://bit.ly/2xFZqOV Saavn - https://bit.ly/2J5rIqiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/2HLPSVipocketcasts - https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewgcastbox - https://bit.ly/2sqBDQiOvercast - https://bit.ly/2LN9wnfStitcher Radio - https://bit.ly/2JiBbhwaudioBoom - https://bit.ly/2oZZowSTuneIn - https://bit.ly/2xyQH4aRadioPublic - https://bit.ly/2snY9u0 iHeartradio - https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8RDeezer - https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Divyam Goenka, a young trekking enthusiast and founder of Kyuriosity, a Bangalore based trekking community. Today's destination: Savanadurga Trek!! Nearest Airport: Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore (BLR) Nearest Railway Station: Bangalore Railway station Prerequisites - Some trekking experience doesn't hurt! Packing - Make sure to carry enough water to stay hydrated and some energy bars for when the going gets tough! Time of the year - November to February is a good time to do this trek Length of the itinerary: 1 day Itinerary Highlights: - Divyam and his friend hit the road after an impromptu plan to do the trek. The hill is situated about 70 kms from Bangalore and is well connected by roads. - The Savanadurga peak is over 1200 m high and is Asia's biggest monolith rock! - The best option would be to start early in the day so that you can hit the peak around sunrise. The official timings of the trek are sunrise to sunset. - Make sure to stock yourself before hitting the trek as it can be tiring if you get dehydrated. There are a couple of options at the foot of the hill that offer very good food. - Make sure to follow the trail markers or the lamp posts all the way to the summit, and avoid getting lost (although you have to try really hard for that!) - You will encounter fort walls along the trek at a few places, these are the remnants of the fort built by Kempegowda, the founder of Bangalore and later used by other rulers like Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. - The trek is medium level of difficulty, unless there is rain, or you choose to do it on a hot day. - Make sure to start early so that you can catch the sunrise and a view of the nearby Manchabele dam and Arkavati river! - The views from the summit are quite beautiful and well worth the climb, make sure to catch visit the Nandi statue at the summit! - Once you spend time at the summit, you can head back down and have a wholesome meal at the little shack at the base of the hill. - If you have more time on hand, you can indulge in activities like kayaking near the dam! - All in all, a great day trek, to a place that has a lot of historical and geographical significance! Links: Link to the Kyuriosity: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyuriosityofficial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kyuriosityofficial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Other links: <a href="https://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/savandurga-fort/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/savandurga-fort/</a> IG: @kyuriosityofficial Follow the Musafir stories on <a href="https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> website: <a href="http://www.themusafirstories.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.themusafirstories.com</a> email: <a href="mailto:themusafirstories@gmail.com">themusafirstories@gmail.com</a> itunes -  <a href="https://apple.co/2LPtTA3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2LPtTA3</a> Google podcasts - <a href="http://bit.ly/2toY7lj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2toY7lj</a> or voice or google search "Ok Google, play The Musafir stories podcast" website - <a href="http://bit.ly/2xFZqOV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2xFZqOV</a> Saavn - <a href="https://bit.ly/2J5rIqi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2J5rIqi</a> Spotify - <a href="https://spoti.fi/2HLPSVi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/2HLPSVi</a> pocketcasts - <a href="https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewg</a> castbox - <a href="https://bit.ly/2sqBDQi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2sqBDQi</a> Overcast - <a href="https://bit.ly/2LN9wnf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2LN9wnf</a> Stitcher Radio - <a href="https://bit.ly/2JiBbhw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2JiBbhw</a> audioBoom - <a href="https://bit.ly/2oZZowS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2oZZowS</a> TuneIn - <a href="https://bit.ly/2xyQH4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2xyQH4a</a> RadioPublic - <a href="https://bit.ly/2snY9u0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2snY9u0</a> iHeartradio - <a href="https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8R</a> Deezer - <a href="https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

62: Savanadurga Trek with Divyam Goenka