If you are tires of regular busy life, take a break. Planning for holidays is not that tough now, but yes must know your budget and then schedule a trip. On the web, you can search for the Homestay In Chikmagalur and travel modes to reach that particular place, when your family is going with you. Therefore, to make your family holidays extra special, you must choose to visit Chikmagalur.
Chikmagalur – The Blessed Land of Coffee
Chikmagalur lies in the south-western part of Karnataka and extremely popular for its coffee plantations, Baba Budangiri, and Mullayanagiri Peak hill ranges. Chikmagalur is known as “Coffee land of India”, however, you do not have to taste the finest “AAA” grade coffee developed here, which is sold somewhere else in the world. Over 70% of the coffee developed in India is from Karnataka.
In Kannada, “Chikka” implies younger and “Magala” implies daughter, “Ooru” implies Town. Henceforth, Chikkamagaluru implies younger daughter’s town. A few main towns in Chikmagalur district involve Chikmagalur, Koppa, Sringeri, Tarikere, Narasimharajapura, Kadur, and Mudigere.
There are a large number of places to view in Chikmagalur. Even four day may not be sufficient. Buttermilk waterfalls, exquisite green hills, and hairpin turns, green meadows above the hill, looks extremely awesome. You must visit Chikmagalur right after rains i.e. September to March, still, you can take a trip to this place throughout the year.
This is another great day trip from Bangalore, where you can use up your weekend as well as get back to work on Monday. Chikmagalur is only 5-hour drive from Bangalore.
How to plan your trip to cover almost every place in Chikmagalur?
Make a plan for at least 3 nights so that you can visit every place in Chikmagalur at ease. Bring water and snacks with you. And here you go-
Day 1: Visit the Peaks and Falls
- Begin early and initially, visit Mullayanagiri Peak (go on further from Sitalayyanagiri)
- On the way down, if concerned, visit Sitalayyanagiri and do a minute trek.
- Reach to Baba Budangiri Cave temples and after that, you can also do a small trek on Baba Budangiri hills
- Stopover Galikere, also known as Manasarovar of Karnataka. It is a lake in a stunning landscape.
- From the cave temple, you will discover the route to Manikyadhara falls. Go to the falls.
Day 2: Visit the “Ooty of Karnataka” and Waterfalls
- From Chikmagalur, make for Kalhatti Falls via Kaimara junction. (En route if you want to stop at Kumaragiri and visit Subramanya Temple).
- Visit Kemmangundi and trek
- Visit Hebbe falls.
Day 3: Visit Temples
- Sringeri Sharadha Peetham Temple
- Horanadu Annapoorneshwari Temple
- Kalasa Kalaseshwara temple
- Hiremagalur Kodandaramaswamy Temple
Note: Visit in the sequence above. Go by way of Balehonnur and come back on the same way.
Day 4: Visit Chikmagalur Town and Shopping
- Visit Panduranga Coffee available at MG Road and purchase coffee as well as the Moka pot for making espresso
- Visit Chamundi stores at MG Road for spices such as Cardamom, Pepper, Cinnamon, and Cloves
- Visit Coffee Museum – One should visit here to know the varieties in India, history of Coffee, process. They also show a video on Coffee making in India, which is first-class. Please note that they don’t sell anything here.
Other Places to see
To see Bhadra wildlife sanctuary as well as Kudremukh, you require another day. You can go on safari to Bhadra wildlife sanctuary, inside the forest to view the incredible wildlife. At Kudremukh, it is a viewpoint.
In Conclusion
So, this is how you can make a plan brimming with joys and adventures. Chikmagalur is seriously a must-see place to see the magnificence of the south. Also, for your stay, search on the web for Budget Homestay In Chikmagalur, if your budget is very tight. Don’t wait much, take your family with you to see this paradise.
