Waterfalls near Bengaluru

21 waterfalls near Bengaluru, from Hesaraghatta Falls (29 km) to Gokak Falls (480 km). Every place below has its own page with timings, fees, the best season to go and how to get there.

Distances are road kilometres from Bengaluru.

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  1. Hesaraghatta Falls

    29 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls

    A small seasonal cascade near the Hesaraghatta reservoir, about 29 km from Bengaluru. It flows only in the peak monsoon months and is dry for the rest of the year.

    Best season: July to September (monsoon only) · Free entry

  2. Thottikallu Falls

    33 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Bangalore Urban

    Thottikallu is a place near Bangalore off the Kanakapura road in the Bangalore Urban district. It is famous for a falls called Thottikallu falls, more popularly known…

  3. Muthyala Maduvu

    40 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Bengaluru Urban

    Muthyalamaduvu, also known as Pearl Valley, is a tourist attraction located near Anekal in Bengaluru Urban district, about 40 km from Bangalore. It is known for a…

  4. Chunchi Falls

    83 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Ramanagara

    Chunchi Falls is a waterfall on the Arkavathi river, located near Haroshivanahalli in Ramanagara district. The river flows through this region before joining the Kaveri.

  5. Mekedatu Falls

    93 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Bengaluru South

    Mekedatu is a location along the Kaveri river on the border of Bengaluru South and Chamarajanagar districts, about 110 km from Bengaluru. It is known for a deep, narrow…

  6. Kaigal Falls

    120 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Chittoor

    A 40-foot waterfall inside the Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, about 28 km from Palamaner. It is formed by the Kaigal stream and is…

  7. Gaganachukki & Bharachukki

    130 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Mandya

    The twin Shivanasamudra Falls, where the Kaveri splits around Shivanasamudra island: Gaganachukki (90 m) on the western branch and Barachukki (69 m) on the eastern.…

    Best season: September to January (July to October for peak flow) · Entry ₹10 per person

  8. Shivanasamudra Falls

    130 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Mandya

    Shivanasamudra Falls is a series of segmented waterfalls on the Kaveri river in Mandya district. It consists of two series of drops, named Gagana Chukki and Bhara Chukki.

  9. Balmuri & Edmuri Falls

    175 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls

    Small cascades formed by a check dam across the Kaveri near Srirangapatna, on the way to the KRS dam about 15 km from Mysuru. Edmuri lies about 500 m east of Balmuri;…

    Free entry

  10. Hogenakkal Falls

    180 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Chamarajanagar

    Hogenakkal Falls is a waterfall on the Kaveri river on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. Its name derives…

  11. Chunchanakatte Falls

    190 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Mysuru

    A waterfall on the Kaveri near Chunchanakatte village, about 14 km from K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district, beside the old Kodanda Rama temple. The temple is unusual for…

    Best season: Monsoon

  12. Mallalli Falls

    250 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Kodagu

    A waterfall on the Kumaradhara river in the foothills of the Pushpagiri hills, Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu, dropping about 200 feet. It is reached by a short drive and a…

    Best season: June to September (nearly dry in summer) · Free entry

  13. Abbey Falls

    260 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Kodagu

    Abbey Falls, also spelled Abbi Falls, is a waterfall in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. It is located about 8 km from Madikeri.

  14. Iruppu Falls

    260 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Kodagu

    The Irupu Falls, also known as Lakshmana Tirtha Falls, are located in the Brahmagiri Range in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. It is a fresh water cascade and a major…

  15. Jhari Falls

    267 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Chikkamagaluru

    Also called Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall on the slopes of the Baba Budangiri range in Chikkamagaluru district, named for its broad white sheet of water. The last…

    Free entry

  16. Chelavara Falls

    270 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Kodagu

    Chelavara Falls is a natural waterfall formed by a small stream, a tributary of the Kaveri near Cheyyandane village in Karnataka. Due to its depth and dangerous waters,…

  17. Hebbe Falls

    270 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Chikkamagaluru

    A 168 m waterfall on the Bhadra river in Chikkamagaluru district that drops in two stages, Dodda Hebbe and Chikka Hebbe. It is reached from Kemmangundi hill station by…

    Best season: August to January

  18. Jog Falls

    380 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Shivamogga

    Jog Falls is a series of large, segmented waterfalls on the Sharavati River in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. It drops approximately 253 metres and splits into…

  19. Unchalli Falls

    400 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Uttara Kannada

    Unchalli Falls, also known as Lushington Falls, is a waterfall created by a 116-metre drop in the River Aghanashini in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. It is located…

  20. Magod Falls

    430 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Uttara Kannada

    A waterfall where the Bedti river drops about 650 feet in two leaps into a rocky ravine, in Yellapur taluk of Uttara Kannada. A walkway with handrails leads from the…

    Best season: July to December

  21. Gokak Falls

    480 km from Bengaluru

    Waterfalls · Belagavi

    Gokak Falls is a waterfall located on the Ghataprabha River in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The waterfall is situated about 6.5 kilometers away from Gokak town.

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