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City in Karnataka, India

Chikmagalūr

Chikmagalur, previously known as Kiriya-Muguli, is a city, taluka and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Chikmagalūr
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The place

Chikmagalur, previously known as Kiriya-Muguli, is a city, taluka and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Chandra Drona Mountain range of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from around the world for its pleasant and favourable hill station climate, tropical rainforest and coffee estates. The pristine Baba Budangiri lies to the north of Chikmagalur, where it is believed that Baba Budan introduced coffee to India.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Chikmagalūr

One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur ) is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

    2.5 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Amrutapura Temple

    This temple is in the village of Amrutapura, 67 km north of Chikmagalur.

  2. 02
    Veera Narayana Temple

    The village Belavadi is home to this well-known temple.

From Wikivoyage: Chikmagalūr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Camping Fishing Kayaking Trekking Chikmagalur Walk (5 km). Turn right from the chekpost bus stop on Kadur road. Walk past summit school upto Aldur village. Proceed to railway station area. Visit the Brahmakumaris ashram on the way. Very scenic surroundings.

From Wikivoyage: Chikmagalūr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Food Palace, R.G Rd. Fairly medium sized fast-food joint, ideal for breakfast as well. Very clean hotel. Hotel Kamat, Indira Gandhi Rd. Maharaja Restaurant, IG Rd. You will get very good non-veg food at very reasonable price. The service is very nice. Malnad Paradise, Indira Gandhi Rd. Mayura Vegetarian, Near Head Post Office.

From Wikivoyage: Chikmagalūr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Chikmagalūr

Airports
Mangaluru (IXE), 106 km · Kannur (CNN), 159 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 208 km
Stations
Chikkamagaluru railway station, 2.4 km
  • Mangaluru → Chikmagalūr
    109 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · ₹990–1,240
  • Kannur → Chikmagalūr
    168 km · quickest by road, 5h 8m · ₹1,770–2,220
  • Bengaluru → Chikmagalūr
    201 km · quickest by road, 3h 54m · ₹1,620–2,020
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chikmagalūr. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    GokarnaIN

    7 ways of moving, 14 sources

    210 km
  2. 02
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    235 km
  3. 03
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    326 km
  4. 04
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    377 km
  5. 05
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    384 km

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