Coorg Journal

Travel notes, estate guides, and Kodagu stories from Coorg.City.

Santhe Morning: Kodagu's Weekly Market

The weekly santhe market in Kodagu: produce, gossip, and the rhythm of hill-town commerce.

  • market
  • santhe
  • local life
  • Kodagu
  • produce

Nagarhole and Iruppu: Forest, Water, Road

A day trip from Kodagu into Nagarhole Tiger Reserve and the descent to Iruppu Falls.

  • wildlife
  • waterfalls
  • Nagarhole
  • Iruppu
  • Kutta

Staying on a coffee estate: mist and rest

Staying on a working coffee estate during monsoon: mist, ripening berries, slow afternoons, and the smell of wet earth.

  • stay
  • coffee estate
  • monsoon
  • Kodagu
  • nature

The Kodava table: a monsoon evening meal

A monsoon evening around the Kodava table, where pandhi curry, kadambuttu and akki otti tell the story of the hills.

  • food
  • kodava cuisine
  • monsoon
  • Madikeri
  • culture

Tasting Kodagu's Fruit Wines

A practical tasting notes on passion fruit, jackfruit, and orange wines from the Coorg hills.

  • wine
  • fruit wine
  • Virajpet
  • food
  • Kodagu

Madikeri Heritage Walk — Fort, Raja’s Seat, and Hidden Stepwells

A self-guided morning walk through Madikeri’s layered history, from Kodagu kings to coffee merchants.

  • heritage
  • Madikeri
  • walking
  • history
  • sightseeing

Iruppu Falls and Nagarhole — Waterfalls and Wildlife in One Day

How to do Iruppu Falls and Nagarhole National Park without rushing either.

  • sightseeing
  • Iruppu Falls
  • Nagarhole
  • Kutta
  • wildlife

The Kodava Table: Pandhi, Kadambuttu, and Mudi

A field guide to eating Kodava-style, from pork fat ratios to rice-ball etiquette.

  • food
  • Kodava cuisine
  • pandhi curry
  • kadambuttu
  • Virajpet

A Malnad Monsoon Stay

Why the rains turn Kodagu’s coffee estates into the coziest classrooms in the Western Ghats.

  • monsoon
  • coffee estate
  • stay
  • Madikeri
  • Kodagu