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Introduction
About 251 kms away from Bangalore, Chikmagalur is a serene and calm district of Karnataka, adorned with nature’s surprises and beauty. Valleys, verdant forests, beautiful waterfalls and streams, rugged hills, temples tucked away in the mountains and coffee blossoms adorn this famous coffee town of Karnataka, located at a height of 1900 meters. The rugged mountain trails of Chikmagalur makes this place a Trekker’s delight. The name Chikmagalur means the ‘city of younger daughter’ in Kannada.
Tourist Places in Chikmagalur, Karnataka
The beauty of Chikmagalur,a calm and attractive place, nestled in the Baba Budan Hills in Karnataka, is a reason enough for the visitors to visit this hill station. There are however a number of tourist places in Chikmagalur too, that attracts visitors every year to this district in Karnataka. These tourist places in Chikmagalur can be categorized under hill stations, water falls, temple towns and wildlife.
Hills and Hill-stations- Baba Budan Range is 30 kms away , to the north of Chikmagalur town,one of the highest mountain peaks between Nilgiris and the Himalayas. Kemmangundi, 55 km north from Chikmagalur town is a scenic hill station on the baba Budan range.Kudremukh range, 95 kms southwest of Chikmagalur has a Kudremukh national park as well.
Water falls- Kallathigiri Falls, only 10 km away from Kemmangundi is a beautiful waterfall at a height of 122 meters. The Hebbe falls is also about 10 kms from the Kemmangundi hill station where it splits into the Dodda hebbe(Bif falls) and the Chikka Hebbe (Small Falls).
Temples –the Belur Helebid temples are a must see for lovers of historical monukments.The Veerabhadra temple of Shiva in the gap between the rocks of Kallathigiri Falls is a spectacular site.Apart from that, there is Sringeri, a vedic Pitha od 9th century A.D, famous for Vidyashankara temple and Horanadu, 100 kms southwest of Chikmagalur, famous for the temple of Annapoorneshwari.Amrithapura, famous for Amartieshwara temple, 67 kms north of Chikmagalur and Guru Dattatreya Bababudanswamy Darga, a laterite cave on the Baba Budan Hills are all places of interest.
Wildlife – The Bhadra Wildlife sanctuary, 38 kms north west of Chikmagalur is a place of tourist interest.It has the backwaters of the Bhadra Reservoir on its western border.
Coffee estates at Chikmagalur,Karnataka are also worth a visit.
Accommodation in Chikmagalur
Being such a beautiful hilly location of Karnataka and a wonderful getaway from the busy and hectic life of the city, there are options for a number of good hotels and resorts in Chikmagalur for the guests. One of the most important place of accommodation in Chikmagalur is the 3 star hotel:
Taj Garden Retreat
India-Hotels-Resorts provides information and online reservation options for hotels in Chikmagalur,Karnataka and other places in Karnataka.
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