Madikeri

About the city

Murmuring streams and rivulets, children of the mighty Cauvery, herself born within this realm, wending her way langourously through her land. Waterfalls, deep ravines, paddy fields, sloping glades, grassy downs. Coffee bushes studded with red berries. Pepper, cardamom, oranges, nutmeg, turmeric, lemon grass... a land fecund beyond belief. Flowers like the Coorg Rose and the Coorg Lilac in a riot of colour. Denizens including elephants, the Malabar squirrel and tigers. The highlanders, a martial race of men and women who compel a second glance with their chiselled profiles, stately bearing and striking dress. and, oh yes, crisp air-conditioned weather.

Madikeri,Tourist attractions in Coorg, Places to see in Coorg, Places to visit in Coorg, Weekend trips from Coorg Excursions, Events in Coorg, Festivals in Coorg Cool, beautiful-with lovely walks, wonderful views of the sea, and old buildings such as a historic fort and a palace-the small hill station of Madikeri, 125 km west of Mysore at an elevation of 1,525 metres, is set in the heart of the exotic coffee-growing country. Also known as Mercara, this little hill township is considered as the capital of the Coorg region. The town, which is perched on a series of ridges that command breathtaking views, was a miniscule state in its own right till a few decades ago. Around Madikeri roll the coffee estates. Karnataka leads in coffee production and Coorg accounts for almost half of the total coffee production in the state. The estates attract a large variety of birds, wild elephants and an occasional boar. The elephants search around for tender coconut shoots, jackfruits and papayas and it is not uncommon to come across them while motoring around in Coorg.