A four-and-a-half-hour drive from Bengaluru takes you to Chikmagalur, believed to be the coffee capital of India. Ironically, I discovered it’s easier to buy liquor than quality coffee beans there, ...

You will hear about the legend of a local chieftain Rukmangada who gave this town away as a dowry for his younger daughter. That’s how Chikmagalur (or Chikkamagaluru), which literally means ‘Younger ...

The Road That Doesn't Rush You The first thing Chikmagalur takes from you is your itinerary. You arrive with a list, ...

Chikmagalur's travel appeal has shifted from basic stays to experiential luxury. Today's visitors seek private spaces and ...

John Denver’s evergreen ode played on my iPod as I cruised down the road from Bengaluru towards Chikmagalur, flanked by lush green country views on either side. Except that it was this easy-breezy ...

Chikmagalur is your perfect offbeat destination for seeking wellness, romance and glacation (glamorous vacation – you have heard this word first from us – no! There is no meaning of that word yet on ...

Chikmagalur is a beautiful district situated on the western part of Karnataka. It is mostly popular for its coffee plantations and a pleasant climate. Another renowned attraction that Chikmagalur is ...

There are summer holiday spots, and then there is Chikmagalur – a place where mornings smell faintly of coffee, roads leading up to the mountains vanish into mist unexpectedly, and vast tracts of hill ...

There was a time when coffee beans in India were assumed to have come from the South of India and the lush, verdant hills of Baba BudanGiri (regarded as the birthplace of coffee in India), Nilgiris ...