There are two reasons for the comparison. The first is historical while the other is geographical. The historical reasons seems far more significant than the geographical. Most of the early planters ( of Coffee ) in Coorg during the colonial … Continue reading →

Coorg is not the name of a specific place. Rather it is the name of the region, to be specific name of the district. In other words you’ll not find any bus with ‘Coorg’ written as destination. So in touristic … Continue reading →

And finally when you make it to Coorg, you find everything changed in one stroke. The air is cold and misty. The smell is predominantly of coffee, but still with a hint of dried ginger, cardamom and orange in that … Continue reading →

Devara Kaadu (Sacred Forest) is a small forest like grove marked as the adobe of the local deities. Coorg has many hundred such sacred groves scattered all over the region. In fact every village would have such a place of … Continue reading →

In Coorg every Hindu religious rituals revolves around Igguthappa. He is considered as the presiding deity of the region. In local parlance Igguthappa means the giver (of grains); the rain god; the one who grands everything. Symbolically Igguthappa is portrayed … Continue reading →

Probably next to coffee, the cash crop you would see in abundance in Coorg is pepper. In fact pepper is mostly goown as an inter crop with coffee, meaning you’ll see a lo of pepper cultivation along with the coffee … Continue reading →

Well, this is not about coffee making. Rather how coffee produced as a crop product. Many of you heading to Coorg as a tourist probably is going to see for the first time how the coffee is grown. If you … Continue reading →

Access: Coorg is located in a southwest direction from Bangalore. Madikeri town of Coorg is at a distance of about 260km ( 161 miles) from Bangalore. From Bangalore head towards Mysore and travel further to Coorg. See:Bangalore to Coorg Map … Continue reading →