Nature

Dubare Elephant Camp

📍 On the Kaveri, about 15 km from Kushalnagar, Kodagu

🏘️ Dubare

🚗 About 105 km from Mysuru

Forest Department elephant camp on the Kaveri, known for morning elephant bathing.

Nature

Gorur (Hemavathi) Dam

📍 Gorur, Hassan District

🏘️ Gorur

🚗 About 110 km from Mysuru

Dam on the Hemavathi river; in summer its backwaters reveal the ruined Shettihalli church.

Nature

Iruppu Falls

📍 Brahmagiri hills, near Kutta, South Kodagu

🏘️ Iruppu

🚗 About 110 km from Mysuru

Forest waterfall in the Brahmagiri hills, next to the Rameshwara temple.

Nature

Mekedatu & Sangama

📍 Sangama, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District

🏘️ Kanakapura

🚗 About 110 km from Mysuru

Where the Arkavathi meets the Kaveri, which then squeezes through a narrow 'goat's leap' gorge.

Heritage

Madikeri Fort

📍 Madikeri town centre, Kodagu

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 120 km from Mysuru

17th-century fort, rebuilt in stone by Tipu Sultan, with the old palace and a small museum.

Temples

Omkareshwara Temple, Madikeri

📍 Madikeri town, Kodagu

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 120 km from Mysuru

Shiva temple built in 1820 by Lingarajendra II, with Islamic-style domes and a temple tank.

Nature

Raja's Seat, Madikeri (Coorg)

📍 Stuart Hill, near Madikeri town centre, Kodagu

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 120 km from Mysuru

Hilltop garden where Kodagu's kings watched the sun set over misty valleys.

Heritage

Edakkal Caves

📍 Ambukuthi hill, near Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala

🏘️ Wayanad

🚗 About 125 km from Mysuru

Rock shelter high on Ambukuthi hill with Neolithic carvings.

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Government Botanical Garden, Ooty

📍 Ooty (Udhagamandalam), Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

🏘️ Ooty

🚗 About 125 km from Mysuru

Terraced hill garden laid out in 1848, with old trees, glasshouses and a May flower show.

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Kuruva Island

📍 Near Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala

🏘️ Wayanad

🚗 About 125 km from Mysuru

Forested river islands on the Kabini, explored on foot over bamboo rafts and bridges.

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Abbey Falls (Abbi Falls), Madikeri

📍 About 8 km from Madikeri, Kodagu

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 128 km from Mysuru

Waterfall among coffee estates near Madikeri, seen from a hanging bridge.

Nature

Banasura Sagar Dam

📍 Padinjarathara, Wayanad, Kerala

🏘️ Wayanad

🚗 About 132 km from Mysuru

India's largest earth dam, in the Wayanad hills, with boating on the reservoir.

Temples

Male Mahadeshwara Betta (MM Hills)

📍 MM Hills, Hanur Taluk, Chamarajanagar District

🏘️ MM Hills

🚗 About 135 km from Mysuru

Major hill shrine of the saint Mahadeshwara amid forested hills.

Nature

Mandalpatti Viewpoint

📍 About 25 km from Madikeri, edge of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kodagu

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 145 km from Mysuru

Grassy hilltop viewpoint near Madikeri with sweeping views of the Western Ghats.

Heritage

Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu

📍 Halebidu, Belur Taluk, Hassan District

🏘️ Halebidu

🚗 About 150 km from Mysuru

12th-century Hoysala temple covered in intricate carvings; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Temples

Bhagamandala (Triveni Sangama)

📍 Bhagamandala, Kodagu

🏘️ Bhagamandala

🚗 About 155 km from Mysuru

Confluence of the Kaveri, Kannike and the mythical Sujyoti, beside the Bhagandeshwara temple.

Heritage

Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

📍 Belur, Hassan District

🏘️ Belur

🚗 About 155 km from Mysuru

Hoysala masterpiece begun in 1117, famed for its carved bracket figures; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Temples

Talakaveri (Source of the Kaveri)

📍 Brahmagiri hill, about 8 km above Bhagamandala, Kodagu

🏘️ Talakaveri

🚗 About 165 km from Mysuru

Source of the Kaveri on Brahmagiri hill, with a sacred tank and temple.