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Mattur Lake

12 Reviews
#16 of 21 things to do in Shimoga
Nature & Parks, Bodies of Water
Mattur, Shimoga, India
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“Huge Lake with greenary”

Huge Lake with greenary, you can't get into the water. Nice place to have some photos clicked, road... read more

Reviewed June 16, 2019
Damodaramt
,
Bengaluru, India
“average”

this is a small lake.but in my words this is pone.relaxing place.the road to reach this place is... read more

Reviewed June 1, 2018
raja p
,
Hyderabad, India
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Jun 16, 2019
“Huge Lake with greenary”
Jun 1, 2018
“average”
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Reviewed June 16, 2019
Huge Lake with greenary

Huge Lake with greenary, you can't get into the water. Nice place to have some photos clicked, road to this place is not great though, it is a mud road. Cars can get in, if you get some other car opposite then it may be...More

Date of experience: June 2019
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Reviewed June 1, 2018
average

this is a small lake.but in my words this is pone.relaxing place.the road to reach this place is pathetic.

Date of experience: December 2017
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Reviewed May 22, 2018
Nice getaway from Shimoga!

A lovely experience in Shimoga, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Great place to soak in a sunset from!

Date of experience: May 2018
1  Thank Chichha
Reviewed March 21, 2018
Just another water body near shimoga

Mattur kere is nothing to rave about. U can sit this one out as there many more butiful places around shimoga

Date of experience: August 2017
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Reviewed March 10, 2017
road condition pathetic

small pond type located in a village.Calm place to relax but not a good attraction.Road toward mattu lake is pathetic

Date of experience: January 2017
2  Thank 467arpitar
Reviewed August 16, 2016
Nothing in the lake, but definitely visit the Shivalaya here

We looked at the reviews and added this place to our schedule in Shimoga We took an auto in the evening by about 5 from Shimoga and it took roughly 20 mins to reach this place. To our surprise, the place is not much popular...More

Date of experience: August 2016
2  Thank GKKrishna
Reviewed February 15, 2016
Mattur Lake- Sanskrit village in Shimoga Karnataka

Shimoga is well known as cultural capital of Karnataka and for its modern, progressive strong cultural family and warm hearted and nice behaved people. The special feature of this city, as I personally experienced, is the simple life style, normal cultural activities, low cost of...More

Date of experience: March 2015
8  Thank Profvns
Reviewed November 1, 2015
unique experience

a small village near shimoga,everyone here knows sanskrit and thats the uniqueness of this village,river tunga flows nearby and there are couple of temples,good place for sunday outing,not many eateries in this village but shimoga is near

2  Thank sganiger1972
Reviewed June 3, 2015
Matur Lake

Around 10-12Kms from Shimoga.Not much explored by tourists.Clean water. Kids and adults ca play in the water.Everyone speaks Sanskrit and they are very helpfull. I couldn't see places for staying there. Not exciting ,but not bad.

Date of experience: November 2014
3  Thank ShajiJV
Reviewed October 16, 2014
Takes you back in time!

My review is primarily about the village Mattur in Shimoga district in Karnataka. It was an absolute feast to visit this place. I had actually heard of this place in a Bajaj ad ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTVGNdDp2o ). I had wanted to visit this place ever since....More

Date of experience: November 2013
6  Thank Sh00nya
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KamleshJ115
December 27, 2016|
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Response from GKKrishna | Reviewed this property |
Actually, you can spend a day in Jog. You can trek down the 1400 steps to the bottom of the falls and enjoy the view You can take a cab and visit the other view points to get a glimpse of the green valley Other than Jog... More
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LaveenB4
November 27, 2016|
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Response from GKKrishna | Reviewed this property |
First I really feel there is nothing worth visiting in Mattur Village for 3-4 days. And if you are planning for a stay, better to stay in Shimoga for a day and go to Mattur and enquire if the local people can provide... More
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