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I recently got married and went to a place called Coorg, for my honeymoon. We purchased our air tickets to India, packed our bags and were off to Coorg. It is a beautiful option for the India Traveler who wishes to go to a hill station on the Western Ghats (the mountain range on the western part India). It is located between dense green valleys, high mountains and lush teak wood forests. It lies on the southwestern end of the state of Karnataka, in southern part of India.

Getting Here:

• Closest Airport: For international tourists, the closest international airport is at Bangalore has(260 km), Mangalore has a domestic airport (135 km). The ride from Bangalore is 5 and a half hours by air conditioned taxi.
  
• Closest Railway Station: Mysore (146 km)
• Road: The Mysore - Mangalore highway (NH48) passes through 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. There are regular buses plying from these places to Madikeri.

Best Time To Visit: April to November

Activities: There are a lot of activities that Coorg offers for the traveller.

• Trekking: Coorg has many verdant trekking routes in the midst of forests and hills, and it’s best to go in the months from October to February

• Golf: For avid golfers there is a 9-hole course at Virajpet.

• Angling: Valanoor is the backwater of the river Cauvery. It attracts fishing lovers from all over India. The best season is from October to May.

• White Water Rafting: There are a few good camps around Coorg that offer rafting down the Cauvery river. For some fast paced action, visit the Upper Barapole River to the south of Coorg in Brahmagiri. The best time for rafting is from mid-June to mid-September.

• Food: Coorgi food is famous and unique, especially for non-vegetarians as it is based on game meats, pork and other delicious ingredients. Popular dishes are pandhi (pork), koli (chicken) and yarchi (lamb) spiced with pepper, kokum, bamboo shoot, red chilly, bembla curry, kadumbuttu, noolputu, voti and excellent coffee.

• Shopping: Some of the popular items to buy are coffee, honey, spices, cardamom, pepper, pineapple papads and oranges ( season). Coorgi silk saree are also very famous and they have a different style of wearing them.

• Fairs & Festivals: Schedule your visit to coincide with one of the colorful festivals of the region. The festivals of the Kodava community are largely around agriculture military activities.
  
• The ‘Festival of Arms - Keilpoldu’ is held in the months of June to September. During this festival the weapons are polished and worshipped before resuse.
• Cauvery Shankaramana is based around the river Cauver is held in October.
• The harvest festival ‘Puthar’ is celebrated in November or December. The festival is accompanied by folks songs and dances, performed by the different villagers at their temples.

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