Hill stations & coffee

Plantation country and cool-weather valleys, and the seasons that actually work.

• Devotional places
• Trekking & adventure
• Heritage & ruins
• Wildlife & nature
• Beaches & islands

Destinations

Andhra Pradesh

Araku Valley

Coffee-estate trails through the Eastern Ghats, and a Thursday tribal market that has run for generations.

910 m · best Oct–FebHill stations & coffee

Karnataka

Coorg (Kodagu)

India's coffee heartland, estate walks, misted Western Ghats ridges, and a distinct Kodava culture that predates the plantations.

1,170 m · best Oct–MarHill stations & coffee

Karnataka

Chikkamagaluru

The district where Indian coffee started, holding the highest peak in Karnataka. Two separate days out from one town: the Chandra Drona ridge above Chikkamagaluru, and the Kemmangundi falls an hour and a half north.

1,090 m · best Sep–FebHill stations & coffee