General
Coffee Plantation tour to Coorg is a 7-day experiential tour across the Coffee growing region of Coorg & Malnad in Karnataka, South India. It is an escorted and private tour, which has been designed to stimulate all the 5 senses! The highlights of this tour are the marvelous stone temples of Belur & Halebid, stay inside a rainforest in Sakleshpur, experiencing life in a coffee plantation at Chikmagalur & Coorg, wild life, Tibetan culture in a settlement and royal Mysore.
Coffee Plantation tour to Coorg
Day 1 –Bangalore to Belur & Halebid
At 7 am we start from Bangalore towards our destination, Belur, the ancient capital of Hoyasala Empire, located 220 KMs from Bangalore. The drive will take 4 hrs. and we will reach Belur by 11am including a breakfast break along the way. After check-in at our accommodation, Lunch will be served.
We depart at 2pm towards the famed Chennakesava temple of Belur which took over a 100 years to build. The next couple of hours will be spent inside this temple complex. We ride next to Halebid, the old capital of the Hoyasala Empire. We spend a couple of hours in the 2 magnificent temples inside the complex dedicated to Hoysalesvara and Shantalesvara. We end the tour of Halebid with a visit to the Archaeological museum, which showcases a variety of Hoyasala style sculptures.
Around 7pm we ride back from Halebid to our hotel. Dinner & stay overnight at the same hotel.
Day 2 –Rainforest experience
We drive the 45 KM distance between Belur and coffee area of Sakleshpur. Then we go 11 kms deep into the dense forest with not a trace of civilization for miles. Our stay is planned in an eco resort inside the forest. The only lights you will ever see are fireflies flitting by. Activities to choose range from Birding (29 species of migratory & endemic avifauna are here), Herpwatch (watch & identify with a field guide the diverse species of herpetafauna endemic to this part of the western ghats, Lepidoptera (Photo data collection & document butterfly species of this region, spot bluebottles, red parrot, Tamil oak blue, common imperial), Apiary (Assist in Bee keeping & extraction) and Mountain (hard tail) cycling.
Day 3 & 4 –Coffee Estates
We say good-bye to the wild and move to coffee country of Chikmagalur. Our stay is in an ancestral plantation home which offers a glimpse into the planter’s life. Over the next 2 days we will do a coffee tour across the plantation, cycling and wildlife safari at Bhadra National Park, a Project Tiger reserve and home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.
Day 5-6 –Coffee & Trekking
We leave Chikmagalur and come south towards the other coffee growing district of Coorg. Our stay is in a home stay. This place is surrounded by magnificent rainforests and a lush green coffee estate where black pepper and cardamom are also grown. The highlight of this stay would be a ride to the place of origin of a sacred river.
Day 7 –Cultural immersion in Tibetan settlement
After checking out in the morning, we visit the Tibetan settlement at Kushal nagar where 10000 exiled Tibetans are living their traditional lifestyle. You will get to experience Tibet and Tibetan lifestyle through the Golden temple, educational monastic institutions and monasteries like Namdroling and Tashilunpo.
We move to Mysore to visit the world famous Palace. It is the former residence of the royal family of Mysore, who ruled the princely state from 1350 to 1950.
We return to Bangalore for an end to a magnificent week that flew past us.
Coffee Plantation Tour to Coorg includes
- Transport- Car/SUV/Coach or Motorcycles as chosen
- Services of a tour guide
- All Meals
- Mentioned activities & experiences
- Accommodation
Next Steps
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