Sakleshpur is a mesmerising hill station town in Hassan District, Karnataka. Located 224 km away from Bangalore, this little town lies in the Malnad region on the hills of the biodiversity hotspot, the Western Ghats.

The southern range around Sakleshpur includes the Bisle Reserve Forest, which is among the top 18 biodiversity hotspots in the world.

It has a temperate climate surrounded by hills covered with Coffee estates, farmlands with pepper and areca plantations which are the main contributors to the economy of the taluk.

Sakleshpur lies on the National Highway 75 (NH 75) which connects the port city of Mangalore (128 km), with the capital city Bangalore (224 km). The Mangalore International Airport, which is the closet is 129km away and Bangalore International airport is at a distance of 243.6km from Sakleshpur.

The Western Ghats mountains extend along the western edge of the taluk. The Hemavathi River, a tributary of the Kaveri, that originates in the Chikkamagaluru district, flows through Sakleshpur town. Two rivers that originate in Sakleshpur are, the Kempuhole and the Kumaradhara.

The Kempuhole river originates near the Manjarabad Fort and flows towards the west joining the Netravati River, which flows into the Arabian Sea at Mangalore. The Kumaradhara river, also a tributary of the Netravati river, flows in the southwestern part, and into the Arabian Sea. It is believed that pilgrims visiting the famous Kukke Subrahmanya Temple in Sakleshpur, must cross the Kumaradhara River. It is a common practice among the pilgrims to take a holy bath in it before visiting the temple for Darshan.