Coorg is one of the best tourist destination in South India. This is located in south-west part of Karnataka state in western ghat. This is best place to enjoy hills, jungle, trek and water sport. Madikeri city is the nearest small town at Coorg.
- Summary in short:
- Travel Type : Adventure/ Nature.
- Best Time to visit: During and post monsoon will get full green view also you can do water sports during this time. However winter is great to visit. So overall from July to March is great time to visit, specially from October to March is best time for trekking. But Coorg is a place to visit anytime of the year.
- Time to spend: 2-3 days.
- Nearest Major City: Mysore
- Best mode of travel: Personal car, bus from Bangalore, Mysore or Mangalore.
- Trekking route.
Madikeri city
- How to reach
- Train: Train service is available till Mysore (120km) however you can visit to Bangalore (260km) or Mangalore (140km) from there cab or bus service is available.
- Bus: From Bangalore and Mysore bus is available.
- Private Car: From Bangalore it will take about 4-5 hours to reach there.
- List of all places to visit for sightseeing in Coorg and distance from Madikeri as follows:
- Raja seat - 0.5km - Raja's Seat is a seasonal garden of flowers and artificial fountains. It is one of the most important tourist spots in Madikeri of Coorg.
Raja's seat view point
Sunset from Raja's seat
Sunset video from Raja's seat
- Omkareshwar Temple - 0.5km
- Abbey Falls - 5.5 km
- Mandalpatti - 18 km - Situated on an altitude of 4050 feet Mandalpatti is Madikeri’s famous hilltop.
- Kote Abbe Falls - 24km
- Nisargadhama - 28km - Kaveri Nisargadhama is a delta which is called as island by local people, formed by river Kaveri
- Dubare Elephant camp/Forest - 28km - Located on the banks of River Cauvery in Coorg, Dubare Elephant Camp is one of the most popular tourist spots in Coorg. Hotels are available there for night stay.
Dubare Elephant Camp Coorg Timings
| Day | Timing |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Wedesday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Sunday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
- Golden Temple - 32 km - This temple falls between Mysore and Coorg, so its better to visit while going to returning from Coorg. The Namdroling Nyingmapa Monastery is the largest teaching center of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Located in Bylakuppe, part of the Mysuru district of the state of Karnataka, the monastery is home to a sangha community of over five thousand lamas (both monks and nuns), a junior high school named Yeshe Wodsal Sherab Raldri Ling, a religious college (or shedra for both monks and nuns) and hospital.
Golden Temple in Coorg
Buddha statue in Golden Temple
- Chelavara Water Falls - 36km - Chelvara Falls is a natural waterfall formed by small stream, a tributary of Kaveri near Cheyyandane village which is on Virajpet - Talakaveri State Highway around 16 km from Virajpet, in the state of Karnataka, India.
- Tala Kaveri - 43 km- Talakaveri or Talacauvery is the place that is generally considered to be the source of the river Kaveri and a holy place for many Hindus. It is located on Brahmagiri hills near Bhagamandala in Coorg district, Karnataka.
Tala Kaveri
- Iruppu Waterfalls - 75km
- Where to stay: If you want to cover most of the places its better to stay at Madikeri city. In Coorg most of the places are spread and distance is quite more. So its best idea to stay at center point. But if you plan for trekking then you can stay outside of city.
There are lots of hotels in Madikeri city and at outside city lots of homestay are there. You will find hotels in all online website and homestay as well. Usually hotel cost remains about Rs. 1200-3000 or more. Homestay cost also around Rs. 1500 / person per day including food (2021).
A homestay in Coorg
- Restaurant for food: Coorg people like wine and pork a lot. However there are lots of vegetarian restaurant available. If you don't have any issue must try their traditional pork items which is excellent. Another traditional food is bamboo cooked meat/chicken also good.
Local food for breakfast
- Special things at the place: Coffee garden, traditional food and wine.
Butterflies in Coorg
Coffee garden in coorg
Coffee beans in coffee plant in coorg
Junglee flower in coorg
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