Coorg & Chikmagalur
Coffee estates, two waterfalls and a homestay — close enough to Bangalore to be a long weekend.
- Suggested length
- 3–5 days
- Best time
- September to March
- Good for
- Weekend, Couples, Friends
- Indicative, per person
- from ₹16,500
What this trip is built around
- A working coffee estate homestay rather than a resort
- Abbey Falls and Raja's Seat at sunset in Coorg
- Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka, by road
- Dubare elephant camp in the morning, before the day-trippers
A suggested shape
A starting point, not a fixed plan. Every day here can move, stretch or go.
- 1
Bangalore to Coorg
Six hours by road, evening at Raja's Seat.
- 2
Coorg
Dubare, Abbey Falls, Namdroling monastery at Bylakuppe.
- 3
To Chikmagalur
Across to the coffee hills, estate walk in the afternoon.
- 4–5
Chikmagalur
Mullayanagiri, Baba Budangiri, Hebbe Falls, then back.
Everything we can cover here
The full set for this destination. Your version won't include all of it — tell us which matter and we'll build around those.
Typically included
- Homestay and hotel with breakfast
- Private vehicle from Bangalore and return
- Estate walk with a planter
- Dubare entry
Not included
- Jeep to Hebbe Falls
- Lunches and dinners
- Rafting
Worth knowing before you commit
- Hebbe Falls needs a forest-department jeep from Kemmangundi — private cars cannot go.
- Dubare's elephant interaction runs on a morning slot and is capped; late arrivals are turned away.
- June to September brings leeches on estate walks. Salt and long socks.
- Bangalore to Coorg is 6 hours on a good day and 8 on a Friday evening.
Common questions
Monsoon or not?
June to September is spectacular and very wet — leeches on the estate walks, and Mullayanagiri often closed in cloud. Worth it if you like rain, otherwise come after October.
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