Tada falls is a good adventure spot which is located in Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh. Commercialization of this place hasn't begun till date. So, it is still a nice spot for trekking without the usual buzz of people and shops surrounding you. Locally the falls is called "Ubbalamadugu falls". Remember this name as it can come in handy if you are lost. Actually, just saying "falls' might do, but why take chances.
It’s a place where I really wanted to go during the weekends but had to drop every time without a companion. But this time I got companion and real good companion, I and my 3 office colleague out of whom one was my school friend cum colleague, decided to go Tada fall and reach the main fall. We decided to go there using Bike ride. So the trip begins :)
Started @ 8.00 AM, sunday after a sound breakfast, with liter water, Bear and some cash. On our way we went to Kalki temple, very beautiful completely white building, we rested there for few minutes, it was really quite and serene place and again set for our venture and reached the Tada parking lot exactly at 12:00 PM. We had to pay 50 + 50 at the entrance as fee for 2 wheeler and a camera. With a backpack, head out to enter the steel bridge which leads to the falls. While trekking we stopped in a tree watch tower and after sometime again we started our venture listening to the music of nature It’s a fairly easy trek till we reach a Siva temple which was at half way down the line. This is the point where most would stop to go no further because the trek ahead will get tougher and tougher.
After this point there is no proper path and you have to rely on the direction shown by a few people who are around the Siva Temple. You have to cross the stream and then look for a path. You will find a small clearing and this might help you on the way forward. From here on, the trek starts to become difficult. You encounter rocks and millipedes on those rocks on the way forward. (Remember to listen for the stream from this point on. This would be very helpful.)
After this point we had to trek on the rocks, boulders and logs to go upstream towards the falls. We stopped for few moments at a point (first fall) as we could not proceed further without a rope or some serious trekking tools. Rested for few minutes we had our bear & food that we packed while starting our journey, played in falls and again started further to reach the second Fall, this time it was really tougher and because of walking on the rocky boulder my legs were completely in pain, so we decided not to go any further as it was already 4 PM, so we rested for few minutes and started our reverse journey
It was a good trek to start end the weekend with fresh soul and refreshed body but want to visit again so that I can reach the main fall.
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