We went for the trip from our office at around 7.30. We were six in total and had booked a qualis. The condition was that we need to be back in 8 hrs (or 80 Km) and this tour would cost us Rs 1300/- We didnt have much idea of the place we are visiting and all our information was from this site http://www.bangalorebest.com/discoverbangalore/sightseeing/ban-home.asp which had the following info about this yet to be discovered location:
" MUTHYALA MADAVU (PEARL VALLEY)
(45 kms South of Bangalore)
For those who wish to escape for a day to a quiet retreat, Muthyala Maduvu would be the ideal choice. Situated in the midst of hills, nestled deep down in a valley, this secluded place makes a fascinating picnic spot.
The attraction of this spot is the water falls, formed by thin jets of water spurting down from a height of 90 mts. These jets of water at the bottom give an impression of a pond of pearls - Muthyala Maduvu in Telugu. Overlooking these falls is a small shrine dedicated to Shiva, adding a religious touch to the place.
View Route
We reached this place in less than a hours time though we had stopped enroute for our breakfast. This place is around 28Km away from our office (J.P. Nagar). The driver took us to Narayana Hridualaya for our breakfast. There was a beautiful temple in front of it which had four different gods facing four different direction and all sharing a same roof. This was a wonderful sight.
We reached the pearl valley and found the place completly deserted. We climbed down towards the valley where a beautifully laid steps took us to the bottom. We reached the botom to see a small stream running down (shown in image). We had taken all bathing gears and we found to our sadness that there was not enough water for such lavish endeavours. So we roamed around and I found some animals which i readily took a snap. This turned out to be one of the good photos i have taken in recent past!! We climbed back with a gloom (not completly though.. we had expected the worst) on our face and then planned a visit to Banargetta national park.
Wildlife @ pearl valley
So plan this place on rainy season when things would be great.
