Coorg
South India · Karnataka's Coffee Hills
CoorgCoorg (Kodagu) is Karnataka's coffee-growing hill country, a quieter, greener alternative to Kerala's tea hills, with working coffee and spice plantations spread across misty ridgelines.
It's known locally for its distinct culture and cuisine, and for travellers it offers an easy, low-key stretch of walks, waterfalls and plantation stays — a good counterpoint to a more temple- or heritage-heavy South India route.
October to March for clear views; the monsoon (June–September) is very lush but wet.
A 5–5.5 hour drive from Bangalore, or 2.5–3 hours from Mysore, usually the final hill stop on a Karnataka route.
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Plan My Trip WhatsApp UsBoth are hill-country plantation regions, but Coorg grows coffee rather than tea and has its own distinct Kodava culture and quieter, less-visited feel.
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