Yana Rocks, Yana

One of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Truly a wonder that this place exists. The journey to this place is itself so scenic and beautiful that it takes you on a joyride through the coconut plantations and the hills. The roads too are in pretty good condition making it lovable to drive, even a rented scooter! I was in for a surprise when I first saw the mountain with the black rocks. Must visit once in your life.

One of the best day out tourist place from Sirsi. Pleasant drive, road deteriorates in last 4km. A sedan can reach the destination without any hassle. 500m walk from parking place to temple/rock. Best place for photography and scenic beauty.

It's a nice getaway for weekend. I visited during July. Around 5-6 kms road was terrible condition. Have to be very careful during this season. The rush was minimal. No entry fees. I took my pet 🐶 along with me. No restriction for that except u cannot enter the temple. Except the condition of road it's nice to visit once.

Beautiful place with big rocks inside forest. If possible avoid south entrance and try north entrance. We went via South Entrance. The road was in excellent condition and through dense forest, enjoyed it while going there. Do stop in the middle and enjoy it rather rushing to Yana. The parking there also good. There are toilets and food shop. Even govt bus service is there. But the real problem is 2 Km trekking from parking to cave. That is quite steep. As we went last week of May, it was very humid and no wind at all through jungle. And last 500 meters are steep stairs. Anyone having heart problem and old people must avoid entry from south side. If you have stamina you may go. Carry water and wear shoes. After reaching the cave found people coming from north entry which is just 500 meter and plain road. I recommend that. Once you reach there, there is a temple. So you have to remove shoes because the entry to cave is made through temple. This could have been avoided - but not sure why they made this way. You may wash your feet and buy food there at the top. You will have to take complete round around the cave and then come back to temple. Cave is not very big like Bora caves at Araku. Enjoy if you have time.

Nice and awesome place, Height black rocks looks beautiful. Such type of rocks we cannot see anywhere in India. Soil is also black. We need to walk for 2km from parking area to reach destination.