⛰️ Hill Station📍 Nature🌄 Viewpoint

Kemmangundi (K.R. Hills)

Tarikere, Karnataka, India

4.3 (0)

Overview

Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV's red-soil summer retreat at 1,434 m — rose gardens, the Z Point cliff walk and sunset over rank upon rank of Bhadra hills.

Why visit: A compact old-world hill station with the ghats' best short cliff hike.

Things to do

›Z Point trek
›Raj Bhavan viewpoint
›Rose garden
›Shanti Falls path

TrekkingGarden WalkSunset Viewing

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Travel Information

Best time

Sep–Feb

Entry fee

₹30–50

Est. budget

₹500–1,500

Duration

1–2 days

Nearby attractions

Within

3.2 km

💧 Waterfall

4.4

Hebbe Falls

Kemmangundi, Karnataka

A 168-m two-stage plunge (Dodda and Chikka Hebbe) deep in Bhadra's estate forests, reached by a wild shared-jeep track and stream wades.

Oct–FebHalf dayExplore

14.6 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.4

Baba Budangiri & Manikyadhara Falls

Chikmagalur, Karnataka

The shrine-cave of Sufi saint Baba Budan — who smuggled seven coffee beans from Yemen — on a ridge of laterite cliffs, gales and the misty Manikyadhara cascade.

Sep–FebHalf dayExplore

18.1 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.6

Mullayanagiri Peak

Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Karnataka's rooftop — 1,930 m of wind-scoured ridge above the coffee bowl, with a tiny Shiva shrine on the summit and cloud rivers below.

Sep–FebHalf dayExplore

18.6 km

💎 Hidden Gem🐅 Wildlife

4.4

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary & River Tern Lodge

Lakkavalli, Karnataka

A tiger reserve wrapped around the Bhadra reservoir — boat safaris past fishing ospreys, island colonies of river terns and gaur on teak shorelines.

Oct–May; terns Mar–May1–2 daysExplore