Coorg Vacation

Last weekend, I was traveling in coffee country with my family. The Coorg is in southern part of Karnataka bordering kerala in one side. Coorgs needs no exaggeration. It is a serene weekend getaway near Bangalore. Out trip was a relaxing summer vacation. Climate was pleasant; it wasn't raining badly. We stayed in a home stay off Gonikoppa town in Coorg district. (Home stays are a novel concept popular in Coorg. We can chose to stay in home of a Coorg family. They will be our host, make our trip more interesting with their insights about coorgs and their lovely food). The Coorgis are known for their hospitality and our host in Hacienda are the best in the breed. Their friendly attitude and home food made our trip much more memorable.

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We headed off to Coorg on Thursday early morning. It took nearly five and half hours to reach Balele town. And more than an hour to reach our home stay aka Prasad's Green lands coffee estate. Enquiries with local people about Hacienda didn't help us. Prasad’s Green Lands Estate was more popular among localities than Hacienda. Our mobile phones didn’t have signal (Can’t expect mobile phone companies to network Heavens!! ;)) Thankfully, lot of PCO booths are on the way and our hosts were waiting near the phone to help us all along.

Their home and coffee estate is amazing. Blissful Heaven. It has a small lake inside and a tributary of river Cauvery borders one end of the estate. After a refreshing break, we headed onto Nagerhole National Park. It was raining badly during the jungle safari inside the forest there. Nagerhole is supposed to house tigers, elephants (rogue tuskers) and host of wild animals. But, all we could spot were Sambar Deers, Bisons and Spotted Deers. Luckily on our way back from National Park, we crossed a tusker standing in the side of state highway. Wow! It was standing like a mighty king of jungle. We couldn’t slowdown our car because tuskers are known to be rogue in nature and may topple the vehicles on the road.

Life has a special meaning in serene atmosphere of coffee country. The lush green coffee plantation and the hill is still green in my memories. Our hosts houses lot of pets in their home, dogs, love birds and cute little fishes. The first thing I noticed when entering the estate was the deafening chirping sounds of birds there. Those little rhythms soothes the soul. The next day, we went to picturesque Talacauvery, birthplace of river cauvery and Dubare elephant camp. It was hectic travel on hills for the whole day. Coorg has lot of tourist spots, but almost all of them needs a length travel in hills. The best way to enjoy Coorg is to limit the number of places you want to visit in a day, travel to a spot and relax for the day before returning back to your stay.

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