TRAVEL TO COORG

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Traveling to Coorg

• Closest Airport: Bangalore (260 km), Mangalore (135 km)


• Closest Railway Station: Mysore (146 km)


• Road: The Mysore - Mangalore highway (NH48) passes via Kodagu. The district headquarters Madikeri (Mercara), is 260 km from Bangalore and 120 km from Mysore. The distance from Mangalore is 136 km and from Cannanore and Tellicherry, it is about 115 km. Regular buses ply from all these places to Madikeri.


• Best Time to visit Coorg: April to November

Nestled in the Western Ghats mountain range, Coorg is a place of unparalleled natural beauty. If you feel like getting away from the daily grind for sometime and closer to nature, travel to Coorg. For the dreary eyed city guys, Coorg is a paradise where concrete jungles do not hound you every waking moment.

Undulating paddy fields, rolling valleys with coffee plantation, misty peaks of the Nilgiris would welcome you with a pleasant shock as you travel to Coorg. The only sound you can hear is the chirping of birds and the gurgling of the brooks.

Pay a visit to Madikeri, Omkareshwara Temple, Abbi Falls, Somwarpet in your travel to Coorg. Wild life lovers, who travel to Coorg, can also take an excursion to Nagarhole National Park .

There is no best time too travel to Coorg. You can arrive here anytime round the year. Walk in the rains, watch the grayish mist rolling down the woods - Coorg has different form in every season, discover it.

Coorg still lies in the less trodden circuit for many travelers. But discerning travelers have begun to travel to Coorg. It would not take long to hit the bigger arena.