Spending time in Coorg means you get to enjoy and explore all the fun it has to offer. Planning a Coorg trip means you need not draw out an itinerary. The undulating green hills amidst the blue bright skies make Coorg a true Scotland of India. The region is scenic and is renowned for its coffee in high-quality. However, this ultimate guide to explore Coorg reveals that food connoisseurs, nature lovers, adventure enthusiasts, photographers, and culture vultures will also love to visit this place. There is nothing to stop from participating in interesting activities and here are a few best things that is worth doing in Coorg.
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At Dubare Elephant Camp, bathe elephants
Taking care and playing with elephants in Coorg is one of the fun activities. In Dubare, the elephant camp has a large herd of elephants and they allow you to feed, bathe, and also ride. This is a perfect place located ideally on the river bank and it allows to cool off during summers. Visit in May and enjoy doing the best things you never imagined of.

At the Golden Temple Experience Tibetan culture
Coorg in Southern India is the only place having a Tibetan settlement. A Tibetan monastery is locally referred to as the Golden Temple. The stalls surrounding this monastery have Tibetan foods such as thupka and momos.

Abbey Falls Photograph
Coorg is full of nature’s bounty and photographing is the best things in Coorg. The location of the milky waterfall is in a scenic plantation of coffee and spice offering a wonderful view making it an ideal choice for a photograph. Head to Abbey falls and take some good pictures.

Trek through the hills and jungles
The Western Ghats verdant dot Coorg that offers ample opportunities for trekking and hiking. Some treks include Kodachadri, Brahmagiri, Tadiandamol, Mullayanagiri, and Kumara Parvatha. Trekking in Coorg is ideal in winters as the forests are dry green and is an ultimate guide to explore Coorg..

Coorg Cuisine
Coorg cuisine is completely different. It is predominantly non-vegetarian and they make use of the forest produce local ingredients such as meat, rice-based products, and rice. Eating pandi curry or pork is the favorite in Coorg. However, the vegetarians can relish akki roti, koovaleputtu, and nool puttu.

Walking in a coffee plantation
Coffee bean picking in Coorg is the best things and being the largest coffee producer and so finding spice and coffee plantation is possible easily as it is spread all over. The season of coffee picking season is from November to January. This ultimate guide to explore Coorg is to explore the plantation through nature walks on Coorg.

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We will today shed some light on some of the most popular hill stations in southern India.

1. Coorg:

Coorg is located in a mountain range. As a result, the scenic beauty of the place is worth viewing. If you’re a nature lover, this is the hill station which you should definitely visit. There are plenty of accommodation options when you’re heading over to this hill station. Some of the tourist attractions which you should definitely visit include:

• Abbey Falls
• Talacauvery
• Nagarhole National Park

The best thing about this hill station is that it is still not fully commercialized. That is why you can easily relax when you visit the hill station and it is not thronged by thousands of crowds as well. That is why it is a calm and beautiful hill station which you can visit in southern India.

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2. Ooty:

Ooty is also known as the Queen of Hill stations. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in southern India. It is also a very popular honeymoon destination as well. It is surrounded by tourist attractions which are close to nature. As a result, if you want to experience a pleasant climate as well as be close to nature, this is the tourist destinations which you should definitely visit. Some of the tourist attractions which you can visit in this hill station include:

• Nilgiri Mountain Railway
• Ooty Lake
• Botanical Gardens

Ooty is a popular hill station which ensures that you will be able to get accommodation options in all budgets when you’re visiting this hill station. Moreover, it is well connected with the rest of India which ensures that reaching the tourist destination is also pretty easy.

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3. Munnar:

Munnar is situated between 3 different rivers. It is famous for the tea estates as well as for the natural flora and fauna which is on display when you visit the hill station. It is a lesser-known hill station which ensures that you will be able to explore it without thousands of other tourists. This is one of the main reasons why you should visit this hill station when you’re in southern India. Some of the tourist attractions of this hill station include:

• Rose Garden
• Echo Point
• Elephant arrival spot

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So, whenever you’re looking to explore the some of the mesmerizing views from the hill stations in southern India, these are the 3 stations which you should definitely visit. Each of these hill stations has its own charm and that is why they have become pretty famous all over India.

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• Kareri Lake Trek

Kareri Lake Trek is an untouched glacial lake in Himachal Pradesh. At an altitude of 2950 meters, this shallow freshwater lake lies between Dhauladhar Range of Himalayas. The trail towards Kareri Lake makes its ways through forest loaded with beautiful Oak, Pine and Rhododendron trees.  Hiking through the narrow passes, stimulating terrains, timeless forests and rugged trails, you can witness the enchanted beauty of the Kareri Lake in Himachal Pradesh. If you are trekking for the first time, this is the right place for you.

• Kinner Kailash Circuit Trek

Kinnaur is one of the most scenic part of Himachal Pradesh. The place is located on the Indo-Tibet border. This trek is on steep, vertical rock in the Kinner Kailash mountain range, therefore, it is not recommended for first-time trekkers. It is meant only for the expert trekkers. Along the trek, while rejoicing yourselves in matchless picturesque vistas of beautiful pastures, apple orchards, hanging glaciers and lofty peaks, be ready to negotiate your ways through traitorous trails, narrow paths with loose gravel and stones and crossing large water streams. Best time to visit the place in September and October during the monsoon, the place face heavy rainfall which may lead to landslides, storms and cloudbursts.

• Zorbing and Paragliding in Manali

Manali is all about fun and adventure. In Manali, you can engage in several different adventurous ways. Zorbing and paragliding are most popular amongst all. Haigh altitudes and open spaces makes Manali, most appropriate for paragliding.

Zorbing is a recreational sport, in which a person rolls down the hill while inside a ball or a sphere. You go crazy sliding down the slopes of Manali. You are put inside huge PVC ball, well- strapped for safety and enjoy one terrifying ride. While inside the ball, you can enjoy the mesmerizing views of Manali from all angles. Zorbing is done throughout the year in Manali, except when place is covered with snow.

• Camping in Coorg:

Coorg a.k.a  Adventure Capital of Karnataka is also one of the greenest destinations in the entire country, Coorg has its own appeal and charisma. And when it comes to camping, this hill station offers some of the most fascinating as well as picturesque views. The Coleman Camping is one such camping tour, whereby the participants can also enjoy stream trek, white water rafting, trek to the Brahmagiri Hills and much more. While camping you get to witness spinning trails, picturesque tea and coffee plantations, numerous trekking routes and the hilly vicinities. This is one of the most amazing places in Southern part of India.

• Microlight Flying in Bangalore

If you are font of flying and watching things from bird’s eye view than there is nothing more exciting then Microlight Flying. Enjoy the ecstasy & excitement of flying over the garden city of India, and get a floating view of the city. The action of microlight flying in Bangalore will happen near Yelahanka. The area is encompassed two primary ones are Yelahanka Kere and Puttenhalli Lake.  Microlight Flying is such a unique experience, which is enhanced when you get to face the sturdy winds. Once you are in the air, appreciate the clearing perspectives of the sight beneath.

•  Hot Air Ballooning in Rajasthan

Hot air ballooning Rajasthan (Jaipur, Pushkar, Ranthambore National Park and Jaisalmer) promises a truly fascinating experience. Observe the fantastic sights, flying over palaces, forts and lakes capture them in your camera. The balloon ride is done in the morning and the afternoon, with suitable safety measures. The activity is done under the supervision of trained professionals. It is a dream like an experience, to drift along with those winds, in that balloon. Embraced by Mother Nature’s wonderful designs and complimenting them from a view of a bird’s eye is very exciting. This is one of the adventure sport that you can easily take along with your family and kids.

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