Pages

Tuesday 19 June 2012

KODAGU - KARNATAKA

             Kodagu is also known Coorg is a famous and beautiful district in Karnataka, India. Mercara is the head quarters of the district.
             Kodagu is blessed with rich wild life, it has 3 wildlife sanctuaries and one national park. The wild life sanctuaries are Bhrahmagiri, Thalakaveri and Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuaries and the famous national park in kodagu is the Nagarhole national park.
     
            The popular tourist attractions of this hill station are:
Thalakaveri: where the river kaveri originates.
Nisargadhama: a man made island.
Iruppu falls: its a sacred spot.
Abbey falls: which is a beautiful scenic water fall.
Dubare : an elephant catching and training center.
Bhagamandala: its the place where two rivers namely kaveri and kanika confluence. A third river                     namely sujyothi is said to be joining with them from underground.
            Other famous tourist spots are, Omkareshwara temple, Madikeri fort, Nalnad palace...
            
             Coorg is called the Scotland of India. The place has its own natural splendor and exotic scenic environment. The lush greenery of western ghats give it a high position among the hill stations in India.
             Dense teak wodden forest, lush green valleys , coffee plantations and the beautiful mountain ranges makes Coorg an exquisite location for tourist loving scenic beauty. The place also offers trekking..
             Coorg is about 115km from Hassan , or, 120 km from Mysore.
                                  




0 comments:

Post a Comment

 

Blogger news

Blogroll

About