Chikkamagaluru · Karnataka

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Nine taluks, endless experiences.

From Mullayanagiri’s cloud line to the temples of Sringeri and the tiger forests of Bhadra · Chikkamagaluru is a district of contrasts. Explore by taluk to see what awaits you.

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72 places to read

9 taluks on the map

3 trip sketches

Official district tourism

Bhadra Reservoir, Lakkavalli ಭದ್ರಾ ಜಲಾಶಯLakya Dam ಲಾಕ್ಯ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟುBallalarayana Durga Ballalarayana DurgaChandranatha Basadi, Kalasa Chandranatha Basadi, KalasaCoffee Museum, Chikkamagaluru Coffee Museum, ChikkamagaluruHara Temple, Hariharapura Hara Temple, HariharapuraKottigehara KottigeharaSakharayapatna SakharayapatnaShade-grown coffee country ಕಾಫಿ ಮಲೆನಾಡುSimhanagadde Jain Kshetra Simhanagadde Jain KshetraKemmanagundi ಕೆಮ್ಮಣ್ಣುಗುಂಡಿAyyanakere Lake ಅಯ್ಯನಕೆರೆBhadra Backwaters, N.R. Pura Bhadra Backwaters, N.R. PuraGalikere GalikereHirekolale Lake ಹಿರೇಕೊಳಲೆMadagada Kere ಮಡಗಡ ಕೆರೆBaba Budangiri / Datta Peetha ಬಾಬಾ ಬುಡನ್ ಗಿರಿDeviramma Betta ದೇವಿರಮ್ಮ ಬೆಟ್ಟEttina Bhuja ಎತ್ತಿನ ಭುಜGangamoola (Varaha Parvatha) Gangamoola (Varaha Parvatha)Kudremukh Peak ಕುದುರೆಮುಖMullayanagiri ಮುಳ್ಳಯ್ಯನಗಿರಿSeethalayyanagiri SeethalayyanagiriAmrutesvara Temple, Amruthapura ಅಮೃತೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯDevarunda Prasanna Rameshwara Temple ದೇವರುಂದ ರಾಮೇಶ್ವರDeviramma Temple, Mallenahalli ದೇವಿರಮ್ಮ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಮಲ್ಲೇನಹಳ್ಳಿHariharapura Sharada Peetham Hariharapura Sharada PeethamHoranadu Annapoorneshwari Temple ಹೊರನಾಡು ಅನ್ನಪೂರ್ಣೇಶ್ವರಿKalasa & Kalaseshwara Temple ಕಲಸಾ ಕಲಸೇಶ್ವರKodandarama Temple, Hiremagalur Kodandarama Temple, HiremagalurKopada Veerabhadra Temple, Koppa Kopada Veerabhadra Temple, KoppaMallikarjuna Temple, Hirenallur ಹಿರೇನಲ್ಲೂರು ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನMallikarjuna Temple, Yagati Mallikarjuna Temple, YagatiMarle Twin Temples ಮರ್ಳೆ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳುRambhapuri Peetha, Balehonnur Rambhapuri Peetha, BalehonnurRishyashringa Temple, Kigga Rishyashringa Temple, KiggaSarva Siddhi Ganapathi Temple, Samse Sarva Siddhi Ganapathi Temple, SamseSri Markandeshwara Temple, Khandya ಖಂಡ್ಯ ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಶ್ವರSringeri Sharadamba Temple ಶೃಂಗೇರಿ ಶಾರದಾಂಬಾVeeranarayana Temple, Belavadi ಬೆಳವಾಡಿ ವೀರನಾರಾಯಣVidyashankara Temple, Sringeri ವಿದ್ಯಾಶಂಕರ ದೇವಾಲಯYoganarasimhaswamy Temple, Baggavalli ಬಗ್ಗವಳ್ಳಿ ಯೋಗನರಸಿಂಹAmedikallu AmedikalluBandaje Arbi Traverse Bandaje Arbi TraverseGangadikal Peak Gangadikal PeakJenukallu Gudda Jenukallu GuddaKurinjal Peak Kurinjal PeakKyatanamakki Hill ಕ್ಯಾತನಮಕ್ಕಿMeruthi Gudda Meruthi GuddaNarasimha Parvatha ನರಸಿಂಹ ಪರ್ವತNetravathi Peak Netravathi PeakCharmadi Ghat ಚಾರ್ಮಾಡಿ ಘಾಟಿDevaramane Viewpoint ದೇವರಮನೆKavikal Gandi Viewpoint Kavikal Gandi ViewpointPanchami Kallu ಪಂಚಮಿ ಕಲ್ಲುRani Jhari Viewpoint ರಾಣಿ ಝರಿZ Point ಝೆಡ್ ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್Bandaje Falls ಬಂಡಾಜೆ ಜಲಪಾತElaneer Falls ಏಲನೀರು ಜಲಪಾತHanuman Gundi Falls ಹನುಮಾನ ಗುಂಡಿHebbe Falls ಹೆಬ್ಬೆ ಜಲಪಾತJhari Falls (Buttermilk Falls) ಝರಿ ಜಲಪಾತKadambi Falls Kadambi FallsKallathigiri Falls ಕಲ್ಲತ್ತಿಗಿರಿ ಜಲಪಾತKodige Falls ಕೊಡಿಗೆ ಜಲಪಾತManikyadhara Falls ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯಧಾರಾShanti Falls Shanti FallsSirimane Falls ಸಿರಿಮನೆ ಜಲಪಾತSoor Mane Falls ಸೂರುಮನೆ ಜಲಪಾತUkkada Falls ಉಕ್ಕಡ ಜಲಪಾತBhadra Tiger Reserve ಭದ್ರಾ ವನ್ಯಜೀವಿ ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯKudremukh National Park ಕುದುರೆಮುಖ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಉದ್ಯಾನವನ

Welcome

Explore Chikkamagaluru

Food, nature, hill air, heritage and tourism, five ways into a district companion. No rooms, no restaurants, no tickets.

The wall

Still drifting through the district.

Click a photograph to pause the wall and flip it. Two or three lines of place notes are on the back, visitor hours live in Places.

Bean to cup

Baba Budan, then the cup.

Two acts on one walk: the saint who brought seven Mocha seeds, then shade, cherry, roast, filter coffee. Not a shop. Not a booking. Lore is labelled lore.

Companion still of Baba Budan, the Sufi remembered for bringing seven Mocha seeds to these hills. No period portrait is known, this is not a historical likeness.

How coffee reached these hills

Seven seeds from Mocha

A Sufi hermitage, a Yemeni port, and a district that still grows arabica in shade. The dates disagree. The slope does not.

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Popular places

Open a card. See why it draws a crowd.

Eight stops that show up first on visitor lists, typical hours from temple and district pages, not a live board. The full set lives on the popular page.

All popular places

Deviramma, MallenahalliDeviramma Temple, MallenahalliTemple daylight

Highest in Karnataka — 1,930 mMullayanagiriDaylight

Two-stage cascadeHebbe FallsJeep window often 09:00–15:00

Coffee-country ridgeBaba Budangiri / Datta PeethaDaylight on the ridge

Garden hill stationKemmanagundiGardens often 09:00–18:00

Buttermilk FallsJhari Falls (Buttermilk Falls)Daylight; fullest after monsoon

Matha on the TungaSringeri Sharadamba Temple06:00–14:00 & 16:00–21:00

AnnapoorneshwariHoranadu Annapoorneshwari Temple06:00–21:00

Deviramma, MallenahalliDeviramma Temple, MallenahalliTemple daylight

Highest in Karnataka — 1,930 mMullayanagiriDaylight

Highest in Karnataka — 1,930 m

Mullayanagiri

Daylight

No municipal opening hours are published. The district notes a narrow hill road and a final walk to the summit temple. After dark the hairpins are unlit and often in cloud.

Why people come

Karnataka’s high point at 1,930 m, about 20 km from town on the Baba Budan / Chandra Drona range. The Department of Tourism brochure notes Mullappa Swamy Temple at the summit, scenic mountain roads, and sunrise/sunset views. The last stretch is typically walked.

Hours and access change. Confirm on District tourism, this companion does not list fees.

Go to places

Before you leave town

Give the peaks a morning.

A short, unofficial briefing you can read over coffee before you leave town. Nothing here replaces an official notice.

Give the peaks a morning

Mullayanagiri and Kemmanagundi reward an early start. Cloud builds through the day. If you only walk one ridge, walk it before the buses stack on the hairpins.

Do not stack every waterfall

Hebbe, Jhari and Sirimane are different corners of the district. A single day that ‘does them all’ is how people drive tired into a ghats dusk.

Temple towns are not viewpoints

Sringeri and Horanadu are living mathas and temples. Plan them as pilgrimages with dress codes, not as selfie stops bolted onto a trek.

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