Coorg : Scotland of India

I was visiting Mysuru and on the recommendation of my friends I decided to visit a very famous hill station of Karnataka known as Kodagu, or Coorg. It is also known as Scotland of India because of abundance of greenery surrounding this small little hill station. So I decided to explore this place.....

This beautiful hill station is situated approximately 206 k.m. from Mysuru and can be covred in 4- 5 hrs by car, It's a perfect long weekend destination from Mysuru. 

Day-1

I proceeded to Coorg from Mysuru early in the morning and my first stop was Namdroling Monastery a very famous and beautiful monastery situated on the way to Coorg. This Monastery was established by His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche and it is situated in Bylakuppe in Mysuru district of Karnataka.

For more details about the Monastery click here. ( My Vlog on Namdroling Monastery )

Namdroling Monastery

Namdroling Monastery

After witnessing the grandeur of this monastery I started my journey back to Coorg and reached to this beautiful hill station in the afternoon. ThenI check-in my beautiful resort Club Mahindra Madikeri Resort. Club Mahindra's this property is one of the most beautiful property with huge campus, Swimming pools,Spa, Kids area, Restaurents and most important Kodagu Style Architecture. After a traditional warm welcome I checked-in in the hotel and I decided to take some rest.

Coorg Coffee..................

Then at around 4:00 O'clock , I quickly took a shot of famous coffee of Coorg ( made with so much love) and proceeded to a very popular tourist spot known as  Raja's Tomb ( Gadhige) . After taking some pictures I quicky proceeded to withness the sun-set at Raja's Seat.

Raja's Tomb ( Gadhige)

Raja's Tomb ( Gadhige)

Though I could not see the Sun-set completely because of clouds ..still the spectacular views of valley and cool breeze refreshed me from within. 

View from Raja's Seat

In the evening I decided to explore the local market as this is the place where you can actually feels the vibe of the place. I also purchased lot of things such as local home made wines , spices and other Ayurvedic stuffs and most important Coorg Coffee. My bags were full but stomach was empty so rushed to one restaurant in the market itself to calm down my tummy. Now I was ready to take a good night sleep.

View from Raja's Seat

Day-2

Next day after breakfast I hopped on my car and moved to explore first temple known a of Coorg known as Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple.

Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple

Triveni Sangama , Close to Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple

Next in the list was Talakaveri, place considered to be the source of the river Kaveri.

Talakaveri

View from Talakaveri

After this I had my lunch in a authentic Coorg restaurant known as Coorg Cuisine at Stuart Hill , Opposite of Post Office . This hotel is situated on main street only. We had some local speciality of egg and one more local dish known as bamboo shoot curry. Both were very nice. About bamboo shoot curry I just want to say that if u you are experiemnetal in food than only go for it. Everyone will not like it.

Photo of a Coorg Lady  wearing famous Coorg Saree -Spotted in  Restaurent named Coorg Cusine

After this I proceeded to Abbey water fall. You have to walk a little bit to witness this beautiful water fall.

Abbey Water Fall

Abbey Water Fall

Abbey Water Fall

Next was Omkareshwara Temple, dedicated to lord Shiva , a beautiful old temple.

Omkareshwara Temple

At the end of the day..........I was exhausted but at the same time very happy to see such beautiful places.

Day-3

As this was my last day in this beautiful place, before leaving I decided to do one more must do of this place " Visit to a Spice Garden" and it turned out very interesting.

Spice Garden

Spice Garden

Spice Garden

Spice Garden

Now I know why it is called as Scotland of India. So if you haven't visited this place till now make your plan soon............