Kushal Nagar

By Air

The nearest airports are:

• Mysore Airport , which is about 100 km far which takes around 2 hours of travelling via road.

• Kannur airport is about 103 km and takes around 3 hours to reach Kushalnagar by road.

• Manglore Airport, which is at the distance of 173 KM and it takes around 4 hours to reach Kushalnagar by road since then.

By rail

Following are the nearby railways one can find
1) Mysore state railway, which is about 88 KMkm less than 2 hours journey by road
2) Kakkabe Puttur Railway station, which is around 120 km and takes near to 3 hours of journey by road.

By road

Kushalnagar lies on the Karnataka that runs from Manglore to Mysore. The Rroad condition is good. Kushalnagar is 166 km far from Mangaluru and 88 km from Mysore.
From Bengaluru, take the (Bangalore-Mysore highway) and take a deviation just after the town of Srirangapatna to join State Highway 88 towards Hunsur.It's a distance of 222 km. Nearby towns are Hassan (115 km) and Madkeri(30km).

By road

Government buses and Private buses are available to Kushalnagar.
Self drive cars and jeeps are also available in this town.
It is also easy to hire a local taxi or cab.

By foot

While other Coorg towns are undulating, Kushal Nagar is very flat and pleasant to walk. The traffic is hopeless in the main roads and you can forget walking in the Mysore road (B.M.Road) and the Madikeri road. All other roads are very pleasant to walk.

• CSI maddock Church

  address: Koppa gate

• Harangi Dam gardens

  address: Hudgur village
  Beautiful garden surrounded by water bodies and cute little temples. Limited bus facility. Share autorikshaws charges Rs.15 per head.

• Nasargadham Bamboo Gardens

  address: Madikeri Road
  This is a 25 acre island filled with bamboos, teak, sandalwod and tree houses. Kaveri river flows around it.

• Valnoor Fishing camp

  address: near Dubare elephant camp

• Chikihole Dam

  address: Near Suntikopa town.

• Dubare Elephant CampThis is an island with facilities for capturing and training elephants. Boat service is available.

• Tibetan Monastery

  address: Bylakuppe
  Tibetan Golden Temple in Coorg The Tibetan Monastery or the Tibet Camp as locally called is located around 6km from Kushalnagar town towards Mysore.

• Ramalingeshwara Temple

  address: Kanive village
  Beautiful riverside temple with hanging bridge and natural scenery.

• Kudige Temple

  address: Kudige on Hassan Road
  Beautiful temple surrounding by peaceful riverside locality suitable for trekking.

• Ayyappa Swamy Temple

  address: River Road

• Tavare Kere Lake

  address: Near Coorg Complex, Polytechnic area

• Ronde Kere lake

  address: Near gowda Samaja

• Tapovana Monastery

  address: Gumen Kolly, Hassan Road

• Udhbhav Subramanya Temple

  address: Kudige

Visit Cauvery Nisargadhama early in the morning. There is a hanging bridge over the river. The place is too good in the snow.

• Horse & Elephant riding at Cauvery Nisargadhama.
• Pedal boating.
• Play in the river (watch for careful sings & boards by Govt. though).
• River rafting at Dubare.

Around Kushalnagar and close to Nisargadhama island, tourists could buy below:

• Wooden made wall clocks, kitchen items, kids toys & many Chinese made items can also be purchased.
• Home made chocolates.
• Ayurveda medicine oils.
• Green tea, Coffee tea and many other.
• Special food items.
• woolen dresses for kids.
• Leather hats.
• Kaveri bakery , Madikeri road.

Home made chocolates are commonly found in shops.

• Green Land

  phone: +91 9980735820, +91 8276274445
  address: Near Post office
  Kerala style meat and fish dishes. Fishcurry lunchː Rs.120. Spacious upstairs section.

• Maharaja Hotel

  phone: +91 9742631745, +91 9980516161
  address: Koppa gate

• Mahalaxmi Residency

  phone: +91 96323 21829
  address: River Road
  On the left side of the KSRTC bus station.

• Iceberg Lodge

  phone: +91 8296796270, +91 9605330152
  address: Koppa gate
  In-house BSR Restaurant gives Kerala food.

• Top in Town

  phone: +91 8276272837, +91 9535477444
  address: Near Koppa Bridge

• Bhagavathi Lodge

  phone: +91 8317370126
  address: Opp.Post Office
  No western toilets. Rooms are spacious with great windows and big bed and TV.

• Remya Lodge

  address: Near Travancore Coffee Estate, Kudige
  Peaceful riverside locality suitable for trekking.

• Bird of Paradise Homestay

  address: Kudige
  Peaceful riverside property

• Bylakuppe
• Honnamana Kere
• Madikeri - at the tip of Coorg district. Making Madikeri town as central point, tourist can visit to:

• Kushal Nagar - visit the Tala Cauvery, the birth location of Cauvery river and Bhagamandala pilgrimage location
• Mysore - towards east
• Mangalore -towards North
• Nagarhole National Park
• Bandipur National Park