{"id":3960,"date":"2017-06-20T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T04:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2018-07-09T00:18:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T18:48:26","slug":"explore-coorg-places-to-see-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/explore-coorg-places-to-see-things-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Coorg: Places To See, Things to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"
Abbi Falls is\u00a0a tourist attraction located\u00a0a short drive north of Madikeri. Expect to walk through\u00a0coffee plantations on\u00a0your way to the falls.<\/p>\n
What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Sight-seeing, Photography Located east of Madikeri, this town is home to Tibetan camps and traditional houses and the Namdroling monastery.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Sight-seeing, Photography, Turning prayer wheels Located south of Madikeri and near the Thadiyandamol trek route, these falls drop from a height of 150 ft. There’s also the opportunity to rappel across the falls – to view them from a very different\u00a0perspective.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Sight-seeing, Photography, Rappelling The elephant camp is a Govt of Karnataka entity offering the opportunity to learn about elephants up close – naturalists\u00a0talk about elephants and their\u00a0history, ecology and biology.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Jeep Safaris, Sight-seeing, Wildlife Photography, Bathing elephants This dam and reservoir is a popular picnic spot – and was the first dam to be built over the Kaveri river.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Sight-seeing This is a local tourist attraction – and has mythological\u00a0significance too. A tributary of the Cauvery river that starts from these falls is said to have been formed when Rama and Lakshmana were passing by, and Lakshmana shot an arrow into the hills in this region.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Sight-seeing, Photography, Trekking. Associated with the Kumaradhara river, these falls are located in the North Kodagu. The Pushpagiri Peak, a popular trek spot, is located\u00a0in the vicinity.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Sight-seeing, Trekking Located within the Nilgiri subcluster of the Western Ghats, this Reserve is home to tigers, bison and elephants.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Safaris, Sight-seeing, Wildlife Photography The Western Ghats is considered one of among ten biodiversity hotspots in\u00a0the world and in 2012, UNESCO granted 39 properties within the Ghats ranging from Maharashtra to Kerala protected\u00a0World Heritage Site status. The Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of these protected properties and\u00a0elephants, tigers, leopards and sloth bears among many other animals are part of the local flora and fauna. The Tala Kaveri, the origin of the River Kaveri is also located within this sanctuary’s boundaries and is a popular\u00a0tourist attraction in itself.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong> Trekking, Sight-seeing, Wildlife Photography This is the highest peak in the Kodagu district and has an easy-to-complete\u00a0trek through forests and trail paths. Expect to see a 200-year old Nalkad Palace near the base.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Trekking,\u00a0Sight-seeing, Photography Have a few extra days before or after your run in Madikeri? Consider staying at the Save Animals Initiative Sanctuary which is “a\u00a0place for those who want the rare chance to be close to nature and marvel at her grandeur”. Started over 25 years ago by a couple intent on reclaiming agricultural wasteland and reforesting it, \u00a0the sanctuary now covers 300 acres.<\/p>\n What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0Eco-tourism, Wildlife Photography, Trekking Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Kodagu district is part of one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Read on for ideas on how you can explore Coorg prior to run weekend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3770,"featured_media":5646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[375,121],"tags":[512,513,511,392,397,416,514,515],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a06 kms north of Madikeri<\/p>\nBylakuppe:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a040 kms east of Madikeri<\/p>\nChelavara Falls:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a040\u00a0kms south\u00a0of Madikeri<\/p>\nDubare Elephant Camp:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a036 kms south-east of Madikeri<\/p>\nHarangi Dam:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a030\u00a0kms east\u00a0of Madikeri<\/p>\nIrpu Falls:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a080\u00a0kms south of Madikeri<\/p>\nMallali Falls:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a055\u00a0kms north of Madikeri<\/p>\nNagarhole National Park:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a094 kms south\u00a0of Madikeri<\/p>\nTalakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary \/ Talakaveri:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong> 43 kms west of Madikeri<\/p>\nThadiyandamol Betta:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a040 kms south of Madikeri<\/p>\nSAI Sanctuary:<\/h2>\n
\nDistance:<\/strong>\u00a080 kms south\u00a0of Madikeri<\/p>\n\n