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Nisargadhama Island
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Nisargadhama Island

Kushalnagar, Karnataka, India

4.1 (0)
Overview

A bamboo-thicketed Cauvery island crossed by a rope bridge — deer park, elephant sightings, treetop cottages and riverside picnics.

Why visit: An easy green pause between Bylakuppe's monasteries and Madikeri's hills.

Things to do
  • ›Hanging bridge
  • ›Bamboo groves
  • ›Deer park
  • ›River dips
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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

₹20–50

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

2–3 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within
3.6 km
🛕 Religious
4.6

Bylakuppe Golden Temple (Namdroling)

Bylakuppe, Karnataka

The great Nyingma monastery of India's second-largest Tibetan settlement — 60-ft gilded Buddhas, thangka-painted halls and thousands of maroon-robed monks.

Year-round; Losar (Feb–Mar)2–4 hrsExplore
10.1 km
🐅 Wildlife
4.3

Dubare Elephant Camp

Kushalnagar, Karnataka

A Cauvery-bank forest camp where you wade across to scrub, feed and learn the lore of retired timber elephants, then raft the gentle rapids.

Oct–May; morningsHalf dayExplore
23.6 km
⛰️ Hill Station
4.6

Coorg (Madikeri)

Madikeri, Karnataka

Misty coffee country on the Western Ghats — plantation stays among cardamom and pepper vines, waterfalls like Abbey Falls, the Cauvery's source at Talakaveri and golden Tibetan monastery domes at Bylakuppe. The 'Scotland of India', scented with roasting arabica.

Oct–Mar2–3 daysExplore
24.1 km
🌄 Viewpoint
4.2

Raja's Seat, Madikeri

Madikeri, Karnataka

The Kodagu kings' sunset pavilion — a brick-and-mortar belvedere over plunging green valleys, now a garden with a musical fountain and toy train.

Year-round; sunset1–2 hrsExplore