点评:Do not visit Hogenakkal Falls. It’s not clean at all—too crowded, too dirty, and you can only smell fish everywhere. I had heard a lot about these falls since coming to BLR, but you will only regret going. You will find good reviews as well as I did but It's not at all worth it.
Let me share my experience from the beginning: We started from BLR at 6 AM, had a very good drive with scenic views, and it took us around 3.5 hours to reach Hogenakkal. We also had breakfast at The Border Bells, which was good and reasonably priced(Rs. 900 for 5 person).
To enter with your private vehicle, they charge you at multiple points (Rs. 50 + Rs. 150) for entry and parking, even though there was no parking spot available. We found another place and had to pay Rs. 200 more to get a parking spot.
After that, we went towards the coracle ride, for which you have to pass through a very crowded, narrow street with only the smell of fish all around. Fish is being sold on both sides, cut right there(If you are a veg, it will be difficult to pass through the street). Once you reach the river, you can take a coracle for ₹1,500 for 4 people(~40 Minutes). If you are more than 4, you need to reserve multiple coracles, even for just one extra person.
The water is not clean. People are getting massages in open areas with oil everywhere. The other path goes to the falls, which is again the same story: fish, people getting massages in only their underwear, and zero cleanliness. Fish are being cleaned and people are bathing in the same water, which is stagnant and very dirty.
Overall not a good experience, we got frustrated and didn't go for a coracle ride as the entire area was unhygenic. Eventually had dinner in BLR and came back by 6 PM. Not sure if the story would be different on a weekday as we went on sunday. Good luck in case if you are going. It was so smelly, didn't even stop to take a picture otherwise wood have posted them as well.
翻译:千万别去霍根纳卡尔瀑布。它一点也不干净——人太多、太脏,到处都能闻到鱼腥味。自从来到BLR之后,我听说过很多关于这个瀑布的事,但去了之后你一定会后悔的。你也会像我一样看到一些不错的评价,但绝对不值得。
让我从头开始分享我的体验:我们早上6点从BLR出发,一路风景优美,一路畅通,大约3.5小时才到达霍根纳卡尔瀑布。我们还在The Border Bells吃了早餐,味道不错,价格也很合理(5人900卢比)。
如果开车带私家车进去,即使没有停车位,他们也会在多个地点收取入场费和停车费(50卢比+150卢比)。我们找到了另一个地方,又多付了200卢比才找到一个停车位。
之后,我们去了乘坐小艇的地方,要穿过一条非常拥挤狭窄的街道,周围只有鱼腥味。两边都有卖鱼的,就地切鱼(如果你是素食主义者,穿过街道会很困难)。到达河边后,你可以乘坐一艘小艇,4 人(约 40 分钟)1500 卢比。如果超过 4 人,你需要预订多艘小艇,哪怕只多预订一人也行。
水不干净。人们在露天按摩,到处都是油污。另一条路通往瀑布,那里也是同样的情况:鱼,人们只穿着内衣按摩,而且毫无卫生可言。鱼被清洗,人们在同一片死水里洗澡,水很脏。
总的来说,这不是一次好的体验,我们很失望,没有去乘坐小艇,因为整个区域都很不卫生。最后在BLR吃了晚饭,下午6点就回来了。因为我们是周日去的,所以不知道工作日的情况会不会不一样。如果你要去的话,祝你好运。那里太臭了,我甚至都没停下来拍张照片,不然的话,他们也把照片发上来了。