A weekend trip to coffee country – Coorg
Posted by Ashwini | Posted in Travelling | Posted on 23-02-2010
Tags: Bhagamandala, Brahmagiri Hills, Buddist Monestry, Bylukuppe Golden Temple, Coorg, Coorg Trip, Iruppu falls, Kodagu, madikeri, TalaCauvery, TalaKaveri, Tibetian Temple, Triveni Sangama, Weekend Gateways from Bangalore
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Staying in Bangalore and not seen Coorg yet?? So a weekend we were in Coorg with friends.
Coorg also called as Kodagu is 250km from Bangalore passing through Mysore.Since Mysore was not in our itinerary we bypassed it from Srirangapatnam and took the Bangalore – Mandya – Srirangapatnam – Hunsur – Piriyapatna – Kushalnagar – Suntikoppa – Madikeri route.
Coorg land is rich with many coffee estates and they grow the best coffee in India.Most of the houses in Kodagu have some one in the Indian army or navy.They are well known for their bravery and hospitality.There are many sites in the internet which gives info about homestays,food etc in Coorg so travelling is not at all a problem here.
First day we covered Iruppu falls,Bylakuppe Golden Temple,Dubare Elephant Camp.
Next day we went to TalaCuvery and BhagaMandalam.
Iruppu
Iruppu falls
Golden Temple is a major attraction at Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement. The gold coated Buddhist statues in the monastery are impressive and unique, explains the rich cultural heritage of Tibetans.
They have good accommodation facilities here.So we stayed here for a night and early morning visited the temple.
Golden Temple,BiluKoppe
Monks inside the temple
Monk & Buddha
Dalai Lama
GoldenStatues
Paintings on the wall
Dubare elephant camp is good for children.We can bath the elephants ,feed them,have a ride and enjoy.But there are timings for these activities.I remember we should be there before 10AM in the morning to do all these.
Dubare elephant camp
ElephantRide
Dubare Camp
Tala Cauvery where the river Cauvery originates, is my favt spot.We did pooja and archana here.We also did a small trekking to Brahmagiri, a small hillock near by which gives a nice view of western ghats.
TalaCauvery
View from Brahmagiri
Few kilometers away is Bhagamadala where River Cauvery merges with the rivers Kannike and Sujyothi to form a Triveni Sangama.
Triveni Sangama
Bhagandeshwara Temple
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nice pictures, i can see almost coorg here, thanks. Tibetan monasteries, waterfalls, elephant camps, talakaveri, bhagamandala. But ther are so many place to see and ten’s of waterfalls there, many of them are reachable by trekking. good post keep it up.
Bad Experience with Nisarga Tourism at Coorg – Nanda is not a man to be trusted
Coorg is certainly a nice place to visit. However if you really have to enjoy the place please make sure you make the right arrangements for Stay & Travel. I paid Rs 36,000/- for stay & travel. I was told that I will be given a 5 bedroom house as we were 16 of us. Nisarga Tourism cheated us by giving us only a 3 bedroom house where we had to stay with so much discomfort. To add to it, we were being taken in the van for 2 to 3 hours in the guise of finding a better house. This house searching happened also at night on the 3′rd day. Imagine with old people and children how we would have felt alone in the dark woods stopping here and there for a house and this fellow called Nanda from Nisarga Tourism is only on the phone directing the van driver. The advance amount was promptly plucked from us on the day of arrival. Had I known that Nisarga Tourism Mr Nanda was a man of no Ethics, I would not have paid the entire amount on day 1 itself. We did visit places and the children liked Coorg very much. However I think one should never go for homestay at coorg unless you are absolutely sure about the place & have some confirmation number etc so that you can press legal charges if there are flaws. The last day we stayed at a place which is owned by Mr Prasad and he advised us that people like Nanda are brokers and are only concerned in making money so dont trust that fellow. We then got his visiting card and said next time we will contact you directly.
Bottomline of the story, if you want to visit coorg, dont trust brokers like Mr Nanda and dont go to Nisarga Tourism. Instead stay in a hotel or at least if it is a homestay, then contact the owner directly. I hope I am able to prevent some one else getting frustrated like me. Again its only the ethics of Nanda & Nisarga tourism that frustrates me. Coorg is a nice place – Dubare, Cauvery, Abbey, Iruppu , Raja seat are the pleasant memories that help me see beyond Nisarga Tourism & Nanda.
Thanks for your candid comments. Thank you also for taking the time to write specific issues to avoid while planning a vacation.
Could you please give us the name/phone/emails of the homestays you found worthwhile since we know about the broker to avoid now.
Hey Ashwini, i am from Coorg. You have a nice way to tell the real story. good job. Liked ya blog, btw try to give some details on orange county resort in coorg, might make sense to the travel bug. Keep it goin
thanks Siddharth..appreaciate your comments