Chikmagalur ( City / District ) - Travel Overview

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Chikmagalur ( City / District ) - Travel Overview - Location details

Chikmagalur ( City / District ) - Travel Overview, Destination Overview, Chikkamagaluru (Overview Entry), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Chikmagalur ( City / District ) - Travel Overview - Food details

Akki Rotti, Pathrode, Kadubu; Estate Coffee

Chikmagalur ( City / District ) - Travel Overview - History details

At the foothills of Mullayanagiri (Karnataka’s highest peak), Chikkamagaluru is the ‘Coffee Land’—coffee first cultivated here circa 1670 by Baba Budan. Geography spans Western Ghats sholas, Bhadra wildlife, plantations and Hoysala heritage nearby. Best Oct–Apr; gateways include Kadur/Birur rail or road from Bengaluru/Mangaluru; stays range from estate homestays to luxury resorts.