Visiting Places In Coorg

Coorg

Coorg also known as Kodagu is a District in Karnataka.Bangalore .

Abbey water falls is located between private coffee plantations with stocky coffee bushes and spice estate with trees entwined with pepper vines. Best time to visit the falls is during Monsoon, July to October. There is an over bridge just opposite to falls from where you can have a good view of water falls. Water is coming down from a height of 70 feet.

Dubare Elephant Camp

Dubare Elephant Camp is one of the popular tourist place in Coorg, a forest camp located on the banks of the river Kaveri and is surrounded by dense forest located in Kodagu, Karnataka. It is around 15 kms from Kushalnagar. Visitors can participate in various activities like can give bath to elephants in river Cauvery and feed elephants with ragi, jaggery, sugarcane, banana and coconuts and elephant ride to the jungle. There are many adventure sports activities like river rafting, trekking and coracle ride. There are also cottages in elephant camp where you can stay, different packages are available can check online. Local guides are available if you want to go for trekking.

Irupu Falls

Irupu falls is located in Brahmagiri Range in Kodagu District, Karnataka, bordering Wayanad district of Kerala. It is 48 kms from Virajpet on the highway to Nagarhole and 260 kms from Bangalore. Irupu is a major tourist attraction in Coorg. Best time to visit the falls is during Monsoons, July to October. The falls is also known as Lakshmana Tirtha Falls. Famous Shiva temple and Rameshwara temple is located on the banks of the Lakshmana Tirtha River. The path to Irupu falls is slippery and covered with thick forest both sides. It is believed that water flowing from the falls is sacred, taking dip in the water, clears the impurities of mind and soul.

Kote Betta Trek

Kote Betta trek which is 22 km from Madikeri, one of the popular tourist place for trekking in Coorg. Kote Betta is located in Madapur in between Somwarpet and Madikeri. Kote Betta is the third highest peak in Coorg after Tadiyandamol and Brahmagiri. Kote Betta is at a height of around 1620m above the sea level. There is a Shiva temple at the foot of the hill. Kote Betta means Fort Hill. An awesome place for trekking, better to take a guide for the trekking

Mallalli Falls

Mallalli Falls is 54 kms from Madikeri. Mallalli Falls is situated in northern region of Kodagu District, at the foot hills of Pushpagiri Hills. Mallalli Falls is one of the most popular waterfalls in Coorg, formed by Kumaradhara river and merges with Netravathi River, then empties into Arabian Sea. Best time to visit is during monsoon season. Have to trek around 1 km through coffee plantations to reach the view of water fall and have to climb down 300 to 350 steps to reach the foot of the falls. Better to carry food and water bottle as there are no eateries around.

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