Ganalu Falls is located in Ganalu, Malavalli Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka State. The Shinsha River flows to form the Ganalu Falls. This waterfall is also known as Benki Falls.
The distance between Bangalore and Ganalu falls is 99 km. It is 45 km from Mandya, 15 km from Malavalli and 69 km from Mysore.
It is surrounded by rocky terrain, and requires little bit of trek to reach the final place. The Shimsha river further flows down towards Shimshapura Hydro Electric Plant. This place is accessible to an extent by two wheelers and and not much by four wheeler. The path to the waterfall is a narrow mud road. It is a lesser known waterfall. Not many people are around this waterfall other than locals and bikers. The waterfalls comes to life by the month of October. The view of the rocky surface of the waterfall area is equally interesting to visit, to see the kind of rough surface. One needs to be cautious while ascending and descending towards the water fall. As the rocky surface can be dangerous in case of even minor mishaps.
