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River Tern Lodge

Behind Ranganathaswamy Temple, Bhadra Project | Lakkavalli, Chikamagalur 577115, India
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River Tern Lodge
4.0 of 5 stars 32 Reviews
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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

River Tern Resort is an amazing place to spend couple of days away from the city life. The JLR location is absolutely mesmerizing. Staff as in all JLRs are cordial and extremely helpful.The highlight for us was the Jungle safari which was organised 2 times - one in the evening and one in the early morning. Both the trips to... More

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Bangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

A beautiful place for nature lovers. This Jungle resort is on two small Islands connected with a country style wooden bridge. This place is hard to find on GPS, but difficult to leave once you reach there. My rating is 4/5, few things which you need to keep in mind are: 1. Location- Never Trust Google coordinates for this location.... More

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Bangalore, India
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35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

I am glad I chose JLR River Tern for my 2 day getaway. It is one of the better JLR properties ( though not as spacious as Kabini ). All loghuts and cottages have amazing view of the Bhadhra Reservoir from their balcony. And the best part, the loghuts and cottages are A/C ( something that I really missed at... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012
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Having been to River-Tern twice, 3yrs apart, I did see that the Resort had morphed quite a bit, but the forrest, lake, skies, still hold their head high at being untouched. The resort has a lot more villas (from 10 ->25 now), obviously nicer amenities in the newer villas (better baths, A/Cs for hot weather). Perched on a hill, above... More

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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012
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River Tern Lodge consists of cottages, spread over two little hills connected by a bridge, overlooking the Bhadra Lake. The older ones are close to where the reception and the restaurant; I stayied in one of the newer ones, on the other side. The accommodation itself was not exceptional - the furniture is very basic, and so is the quality... More

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Bangalore, India
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

We spent one day here at the River Tern Jungle Lodges, must say it was an amazing experience, though it was for a short period. The staff were very friendly, the food was very good, the rooms were excellent!! All cottages face the river, it was simply superb!,sitting in the balcony under the moonlight, listening to the water splash the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

River Tern Lodge is beautifully located on the banks of the Bhadra river. Nature-lovers will be delighted, and I am told this is one of Jungle Lodge's best properties. The property: The cottages are spread across two parts--one set is near the reception, the other set are on an island. To get to the cottages on the other island means... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012

Resort is built on two small hills overseeing Bhadravthi river, The view from rooms is magnificent...its a great experience to sitback in the balcony and watch the sunset....The safaris and the nature trail are very good. I was particularly impressed with the driving skills of the jeep safari driver. The staff is warm and helpful, very professional.Dont expect exotic mulit... More

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Brandon, Canada
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102 helpful votes 102 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

Excellent service, spacious cabins, good food, fantastic views, but a bit pricey. And you take your chances on the ‘game drive’ because staff don’t seem to know where to go - with either the jeep or the boat – to find wildlife. And a pig that wandered away from its village into the game sanctuary is not really a ‘wild... More

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Bangalore, India
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012

River Tern resorts is one of the Chain Resorts of Jungle Lodges in Karnataka. I have visited most of the resorts of Jungle Lodges and this indeed is very good one compared to all the other resort they maintained. This is close to the Bhardavathi dam and resort is located behind the dam this gives best view of the river.... More

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