Place : Sakrebyle Elephant Camp, Shimoga, Karnataka
Distance : 300 Kms. from Bengaluru, 12 Km from Shimoga.
Route from Bengaluru : Bengaluru-Tumkur (64Kms.)-Tiptur (64Kms.)-Arsikere (25Kms.) - Birur (44Kms.) - Tarikere (54Kms.) - Shimoga (35Kms.) - Sakrebyle Elephant Camp (12Kms.)
Sakrebyle elephant camp situated 12km away from Shimoga on Tirthahalli road, one can have close encounters with captive elephants in this camp. Nestled in a herbal garden, the camp provides a herbal trail, treks and boating.
Mandagadde bird sanctuaries is one of the few bird sanctuaries in the Malenaadu region of the Karnataka. The island formed in the middle of the River Tunga provides the necessary shelter and food for the birds is just 18 Kms. from this property.