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Coorg Short Break — Two Nights in Coffee Country
Two nights in Kodagu, where most of India's arabica is grown and the coffee is planted under shade trees rather than in open rows. Abbey Falls and Raja's Seat, the Tibetan monastery at Bylakuppe, and an estate walk that explains why the pepper vines climb the same trunks as the coffee.
Journey overview
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
Two nights in Kodagu, where most of India's arabica is grown and the coffee is planted under shade trees rather than in open rows. Abbey Falls and Raja's Seat, the Tibetan monastery at Bylakuppe, and an estate walk that explains why the pepper vines climb the same trunks as the coffee.
Journey snapshot
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Duration
- 2 Nights / 3 Days
Starts
- Bangalore to Madikeri
Ends
- Kodagu to Bangalore
Route
- Bangalore to Madikeri → Madikeri and around → Kodagu to Bangalore
Travel style
- Adventure
Journey highlights
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
- A working coffee estate walk — arabica grown in shade, with pepper vines on the same trees
- Namdroling Monastery at Bylakuppe, the largest Tibetan settlement in south India
- Abbey Falls at its fullest, in and just after the monsoon months
- Raja's Seat at sunset, looking west over the ranges the Kodava kings watched from
- Talacauvery and Bhagamandala, where the Kaveri river is held to rise
- Dubare, where the elephant camp sits on the riverbank below Kushalnagar
- Kodava food, which is unlike anything else in Karnataka — pandi curry, kadumbuttu, akki roti
- A short drive from Bangalore, so the hills start on the first afternoon
Day-by-day itinerary
West out of Bangalore on the Mysuru road and then south-west into Kodagu — around 260 km and the better part of six hours, with the landscape turning from dry plateau to coffee the moment you pass Kushalnagar. Bylakuppe is the obvious break: Namdroling Monastery's golden Buddhas are startling in the middle of Karnataka, and the settlement around it has been home to Tibetan refugees since 1961. Into Madikeri by late afternoon, with the evening free. · Bangalore to Madikeri · overnight Coorg · Private car
The estate walk goes first, in the cool. Kodagu grows most of India's arabica and grows it under a canopy, so what you walk through is closer to woodland than plantation — pepper vines spiralling up the shade trees, cardamom in the damp corners, and the fruit picked by hand between November and February. Abbey Falls afterwards, which is a short walk down a plantation path and is at its best with water behind it. The afternoon climbs to Talacauvery and Bhagamandala at the head of the valley, where the Kaveri is held to rise, and finishes at Raja's Seat for the sunset the town is built around. · Madikeri and around · overnight Coorg · Private car
Down to the Kaveri at Dubare on the way out, where the forest department's elephant camp sits on the riverbank and the morning is the time the animals are at the water. Nisargadhama's bamboo island is five minutes further on if you want a last walk before the drive. Then east through Kushalnagar and back to Bangalore for the evening. Elephant interaction at Dubare is controlled by the forest department and what is permitted changes; your specialist confirms the current arrangement rather than promising a particular activity. · Kodagu to Bangalore · overnight — · Private car
Accommodation, meals & transport
What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.
🏨 Accommodation
- Comfort standard
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
🍽 Meals
- Daily breakfast
🚆 Transport
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
- All sightseeing and transfers as per the itinerary
- Toll, parking and driver allowances
- Private car
Flights, visa & practical
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✈ Flights
- Flights and rail travel to and from the start point
What's included & excluded
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Included
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
- All sightseeing and transfers as per the itinerary
- Toll, parking and driver allowances
- 24/7 on-trip support from Live Traveller
Excluded
- Flights and rail travel to and from the start point
- Lunches and dinners
- Monument, park and safari entry fees
- Optional experiences and personal expenses
- Anything not listed under inclusions
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