Pilikula Nisargadhama is picnic spot / hangout at Vamanjoor

Vamanjoor

Vamanjoor is a small town which falls within the city corporation of Mangalore in Karnataka, India, it is located 15 km away from Mangalore city. It is en route to Moodabidri and Karkala by National Highway # 13.-Vamanjoor in Detail:...

 near Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

About Pilikula Lake

Pilikula literally means Tiger's lake. In Tulu

Tulu language

The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...

 language "pili" means tiger and "kula" means lake. In olden days, tigers used to come to this lake to drink water. Henceforth, this lake came to be known as Pilikula.

The Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

City Corporation has developed this area and it has now become the hot spot for people who are looking for scenic beauty & peace.
Pilikula has a huge lake & beautifully laid gardens encircling the entire lake. One can see swans & ducks moving around in the lake & sometimes they even move into the gardens. Boating facilities are available in the lake. One can either use pedaling boats (mostly preferred by couples) or bigger boats carry about 10 to 15 persons.

Botanical Garden, Zoo & Theme park

On the other side of the road, there is a huge botanical garden containing a variety of trees and a zoo featuring several wild animals. The speciality of this zoo is that the wild animals are not kept in cages. They are in the open. However, there are partitions like wide trenches or wire mesh, in order to avoid direct contact with visitors. There are tigers, leopards, bears and other wild animals inside the park.

There is also a variety of snakes & birds in the zoo

Manasa Water Park

Adjacent to this, there is a Manasa Water Park which is similar to the Water Kingdom in Mumbai.

Transport

City buses(Route no. 3) are available to this area. However, it would be better to have your own vehicle if you want to visit all 3 areas.

Golf Course

The Pilikula Golf Course is set in an area of 48 acres (194,249.3 m²). Currently it has nine fairways and nine greens, with a total yardage of about 3131 yards, have been laid traversing the hills and the dales. It is a very challenging course and has been appreciated by serious golfers from the region. Care has been taken to make sure the course is well laid out and maintained. With over 500 members it is slowly gaining popularity. The weather does come in the way of it being utilised fully, but it does not deter serious golfers from playing even during mid-day. Popular times of tee-off are usually early in the morning (06:30), which allows for a full 18-hole round(9 holes played twice) and in the evenings after four.

The Pilikula Challenge Cup, held every year attracts more than 150 golfers from Coorg, Mysore, Chikmagalur and Bangalore.

A new club house was inaugurated in December 2010. It has 7 rooms, a restaurant and a bar.