Chunchanakatte Falls
Chunchanakatte Falls is a waterfall on the Kaveri River, near the village of Chunchanakatte in saligrama taluk of Mysore district, Karnataka, India. Water cascades from a height of about 20 meters. It is in the Western Ghats. Here the river falls in two small cascades before j…
Chunchanakatte Falls is the kind of off‑beat waterfall that makes you question whether you’ve slipped into a regional marketing brochure. A 20‑metre drop on the Kaveri near the tiny village of Chunchanakatte (Saligrama taluk, Mysore district) splits into two neat ribbons before recombining, and the whole thing is tucked into the Western Ghats’ monsoonal mist. The best time to visit is post‑monsoon, late September to early November, when the water is a decent volume but the humidity isn’t a sauna. Arrive early – the narrow, unpaved lane from Mysore via Krishnarajanagar is a riffle of potholes that gets jammed by tea‑shop traffic around noon. There’s no formal entry fee, just a modest crowd‑control barrier that you can hop over if you’re willing to get your shoes wet. The nearest accommodation is a basic guesthouse in the hamlet of Hunsur; skip the shoddy “eco‑resort” on the hilltop – it’s a noisy construction site with fleeting Wi‑Fi. Bring sturdy sandals, a waterproof bag for your phone, and a thermos of filter‑coffee; the view from the lower viewing platform, with the twin cascades framing the river’s roar, is worth the mud‑splashed trek, while the upper point is a photographer’s cliché that can be ignored if you’re short on time.
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