Coorg Trip

Early this October,we got a chance to visit Coorg....a nice little hill station in the southern part of India,in the state of Karnataka.

I have shared the pics of the trip here and here

Ours was a group of 8 people.We booked a cottage for two days. It was cloudy and there was a slight drizzle throughout the trip.

We hired a local cab to tour us the area.

The town is typical of most Indian small ,remote towns.
We headed for the banks of the Kaveri river.
The ride was through winding roads and there was heavy downpour.
There was quite a bit of current in the river and people tried to do white water rafting.
After that we headed for the Buddhist monastery...it was awesome,why:
1.the school of the young would be lamas was resonating with the hyms and sound from their drums....which was a great sight
2.the huge statues of Buddha and other saints....looked golden...and so much of paintings and sculptures.

And there is unrestricted access...I have been to other such monasteries as well...the notable among them being the one in Dharamsala,Himachal Pradesh where Dalai Lama lives...and should say this one here at Coorg is bigger than the more famous one.

Next we went to a famous park from where tourists can have a great view of the hills around....watch the sun rise and set....it was evening and there was a dazzling display of light ,sound and water...musical fountain as they say.
Will update the remaining trip soon.

In case u want to visit Coorg,here are my two cents:
1.Bangalore is the best place to start for Coorg..there are frequent buses that take appox 6 hours...no train or flight.Charge around Rs 600 one way.
2.If there is a big group,better book a cottage....can be done from Bangalore..charges around Rs 2500 per night,excluding food.
3.More Info

Want to take something unique to this place ?If you think India is famous for spices,then you should also know that most of these spices are grown in Coorg and the nearby places.Apart from spices,coffee is another important crop.So you may grab a few packets of the varied spices and coffee.That's what I did.