The Laknavaram Festival Kick Started on the Eve of Holiday season, the Night Camping in Forest, many more adventurous activities by Forest Department. We heard about the stories of deep penetrating forest where never a survival is found, we read in the stories that deep forest take forward into dangerous but beautiful and incredible environment. It is said by our fore fathers but there is only cock and bull stories that people entered into these forest and never returns but people never dared to explore deep forest. Now there are many expediters discovered a right path to enter into these forest to enjoy the nature and make use of the resources there and one among them is Laknavaram reserve forest. Laknavaram is developed by forest department in such a way that it has many exiting and adventurous spots.
The Forest Department of Jayashankar Bhupalpally District has introduced many adventurous activities for the tourists. The various activities include Rock Climbing, Trekking, Cycling, and Night Camping along with bonfire, Jungle Safari, Lake View Safari etc. The Transportation system is easily accessible to reach here and the old traditional transportation by Bullock cart is another attraction.
Jayashankar District is now busy with many tourists coming from different parts of the country to visit Laknavaram. Laknavaram Lake which is in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is in a hamlet Laknavaram which comes under the mandal of Govindaropet, this lake is tourists place, extended in ten thousand acres. The most incredible 13 islands are located here, there is a beautiful suspension bridge is set for the tourists, most of the tourists from different parts of the state come to enjoy on this hanging bridge. This Laknavaram Laknavaram Lake is providing water facility to thousands of acres of Land under irrigation. There is also restaurant in the center of the island providing tasty recipes’ of Telangana State. This lake shows the great Kakatiyan dynasty used for easy accessing. This lake water is diverted to the nearest reservoir called “saddimadugu”. From there the water is sent to the canals and to fields nearby. Telangana state Government designed this place and taken it under tourism development. This tourist spot is now taken a big name in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district.
The forest department is extending various services and also conducting Laknavaram Festival making the tourists enjoy exiting adventurous activities and also enjoying the enchanting beauty of Laknavaram Lake, Suspension Bridge and islands for 24 hours where the trip begins from evening 4pm to next day 4 pm. The People who are busy with their life style students who are stressed out with their semesters, exams, labs etc., the families who look out for the outings are choosing Laknavaram and taking part in adventurous activities at Laknavaram. The working professionals from various educational institutions from Hyderabad are showing interest to spread the word about Laknavaram Festival and also encouraging ecotourism. Engineering, tourism, Post-graduation students etc are exploring the beauty of Laknavaram and writing the reviews of their visit in their internet blogs.
The festival begins when the tourist arrive at the spot by describing all the activities sightseeing places and the plan is designed for 24 hours to engage every tourists in a safe, Secured trip by escorting them. The trip begins amidst green plantation on the mud road where the cycling activity continues with Lake viewing up to 2.6km. This cycling activity is complete in 2 hours.
After Cycling the tourists are taken to night camping area through Laknavaram Forest, tourists are provided individual tents, big tents and also family tents based on their comfort and the whole night is spent with fun and entertainment along with bonfire.
In the morning this place is bewildered with beauty and enchanting the sounds of different kinds of birds, the famous birds which can be seen Kingfishers, Parakeets, Drongos, doves, tree pie, grey hornbill, jungle fowls, eagles, Red-Wattled Lapwing, purple heron, Indian Cormorant, Grey Heron, Indian Open bill, Black-Winged stilt, Little Egret, Common sandpiper etc. The location is favorable to take nature photography and also to record the sounds of birds.
Later the tourists are taken on to the Suspension bridge giving the safety escorting and allowing to take the photography. From the suspension bridge the trip is lead to boating towards Kakarakayala bodu island, in this island we can also see the restaurant and enjoy the recopies, from there tourists are taken to the trekking path starting point area passing through the islands where they may also spot various types of animals in the trekking like Antelopes, Deer’s, Spotted Deer’s, Nilgai, Chowsinga etc.
After reaching the trek end point where they reach at Laknavaram tank outlet area. The festival continues afternoon providing tasty delicious recipes of Telangana and allowed to relax for some time. And later on they were taken on the bullock carts around the forests, to watch the beauty of forests. Tourists are also taken to Lake View Safari. And here the Laknavaram festival ends guiding the tourists to take the respective destinies.
Tourists who are interested to participate in this Laknavaram lake festival can reach to Hanamkonda, through any kind of transportation, From Hanamkonda tourist can take Eturnagaram bus and get down at chalvai, from chalvai they can reach Laknavaram within 20 minutes .
The fee to participate in the festival is Rs. 2000/- which includes 24 hours trip activities like Cycling, Night Camping along with bonfire, Trekking, Boating, Island visits, Lake view Safari, Bullock cart ride and food is provided (Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch), each tourist can carry a baggage of only 1 kg, can bring torch, should ware loose dress comfortable for trekking, should ware trekking shoe and plastic is not allowed. This is “A COMPLETE ECO-FRIENDLY TRIP”.
For bookings please visit website www.ecotourism.bhupalpally.com for any queries & bookings please contact 9502853154 & 7382619363.
