Things to Do in Coorg

Another one of the thrilling things to do in Coorg is trekking all the way up to Nishani Betta peak. The 12 km hike up to the peak is decked with the beauty of emerald green plains and fragrant coffee plantations. No less than any other peak around the world, the exquisite beauty of this one is breathtaking. The Brahmagiri range cocooning the Nishani peak will welcome you with a tight embrace while you marvel at the old world heritage of the Western Ghats. The peak boasts of a latitude of 60 degrees making the trek a bit difficult. The blue ridge trek is a 12 km long trek and can easily take 4-5 hours to complete.  Furthermore, the final stretch of 1 km is comparatively harder but worth the fight for the view from the top is unparalleled.

Location: Nishani Hills, Madikeri, Coorg, Karnataka  
Charges: Rs 800
Difficulty level: easy to moderate
Must Checkout - Trek to Nishani Motte Trek

Located in the western ghats, Coorg is an evergreen hill station and no matter which time of the year you visit this place, you will always enjoy your holidays. The climate stays pleasant throughout the year.

Summers can be a little hot and the maximum temperature during summer days may reach 40oC  but it never goes any higher than this. So, if you want to beat the summer heat by visiting this hill station, you can avoid visiting it during May and June. Rest of the year, the temperature will be quite pleasant. In winters, the temperature will not go below 10oC, and it's also a good time to visit the place. However, if you want to avoid too much rain, as the trekking becomes a little risky due to rain, you must not go during the monsoon season, that is July and August.

Of all, March and April are the best time to visit the place.

White water rafting is one of the best experiences that one can indulge in while visiting Coorg. It would be an enthralling and exciting experience for you. Barapole river is one of the most adventurous rafting sites in the entire state of Karnataka, and when you are in Coorg, you must not miss it.

The rafting in Coorg is a thrilling experience as there are a plethora of menacing and rousing rapids, but depending on your rafting skills, you can choose the rafting route. Though, the rapids are not very challenging, they certainly are risky. The Barapole river has 9 ferocious class 2 rapids. There are some level 3 and level 4 rapids as well.

In Coorg, children will enjoy activities like a visit to the Dubare Elephant camp where they can see as many as 150 elephants, and can see the mahouts giving bath to the elephants and training the Mysore Dasara festival. Here children can learn everything about the elephants.

Apart from this, they can enjoy the jeep safari to the various waterfalls and can have fun in Raja's Seat park. Children can also visit the various wildlife sanctuaries in Coorg and can witness the animals in their natural habitat.

Yes, Coorg is an amazing place for camping and one can enjoy overnight camping with family & friends here.  The most famous camping sites in Coorg include:

• Camping in Madikeri
• Civet Creek Camping
• Prakruth Homestay
• Camping in Gonikoppal
• Coorg Planter's Camp

Coorg is a land so rich in beauty and greenery, during the monsoons apart from its lush green carpet is the sound of numerous streams and waterfalls nearby that form a picturesque sight. Some of the must visit waterfalls in their whole gush and splendour are:

• Abbey Falls
• Burude Falls
• Iruppu Falls
• Mallalli Abbi Falls
• Irpu Falls

The following wildlife parks and sanctuaries can be best discovered with a Safari:

• Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nagarhole National Park
• Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Known basically for its tourist attraction, Coorg is also a center for devotion and pilgrimage. The following are some of the famous Temples of Coorg:

• Talakaveri
• Sri Omkareshwara Temple
• Bhagamandala
• Padi Igguthappa Temple