Karnataka, India
Chikmagalur & Mullayanagiri
Coffee estates and Karnataka's highest peak, a night's bus from Bengaluru.
Chikmagalur is where coffee came to India. Stay on an estate, hike Mullayanagiri (1,930 m) at sunrise, walk the Jhari waterfall trail and drive to Baba Budangiri's shola grasslands.
Places we love here
Viewpoints
Baba Budangiri
Shola-grassland hills and a shrine where coffee seeds were first planted.
Experiences
Coffee estate walk
Learn bean-to-cup with your homestay host.
Viewpoints
Hirekolale lake sunset
A quiet lake with Mullayanagiri behind it.
Nature · lesser-known
Jhari (Buttermilk) falls
A jeep ride through estates to a forest waterfall.
Food
Malnad home meal
Akki rotti, pork curry or kadubu at your homestay.
Experiences
Mullayanagiri sunrise trek
The Sarpadhari trail to Karnataka's highest point.