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TravelWise – Vignettes of Coorg – A Tour of Coorg

Regular readers here would know about TravelWise, an initiative from Lakshmi and me to conduct well researched tours to give better experience to travellers. Hoysala Trail-our first tour-was well received and the feedback we had was very positive. Our next tour will be to Coorg on 21st November. Like the Hoysala Trail, this is also a well researched tour with insights to nature, culture and heritage of Coorg. Looking forward to see you on the trail. Details below.

Vignettes of Coorg

Green hills, misty rivers, lost monuments and an endless fabric of coffee plantations. Add to this a distinct local culture and a history of conflicts and intrigue.

Welcome to Vignettes of Coorg. You see a different slice of life at every corner of this coffee country. Meet the Kodavas, soak in their culture, follow the call of the birds, wet your feet in a creek, feel the rush of a waterfall, visit an ancestral home.

As you travel, listen to stories of passion and intrigue, myths and legends and blend with the rhythm of nature.

Join us on the Coorg trail. Its time to wake up and smell the coffee.

TravelWise tour of Coorg

Tour Highlights

Itinerary

Tariff

Rs.3,950 per person on twin sharing basis.  Tariff includes all meals, transportation from Bangalore in AC vehicle, stay at the homestay inside a coffee estate and guided tour at all destinations.

To book:

Email: travel -at- travelwise -dot- in
Call: Arun – 9880006460 or Lakshmi – 9902070689

—Categories: birds, photo essay

Images: Oriental Skylark

A few images of an oriental skylark shot yesterday.

oriental skylark

Oriental Skylark

oriental skylark

Oriental Skylark

—Categories: birds

Blue Faced Malkoha

I was walking around this morning on a birding outing and was unhappy at having seen nothing interesting for more than an hour. Just when I was planning to shift base, I saw this Blue Faced Malkoha. Despite its lackluster colours, it is a beautiful and graceful bird. I haven’t seen much of this bird before, so decided to go looking for it though it went flying far off from where I was. I found it again and waited under the tree in which it hopped around. Although I was standing very close to it, this is all I could see of the bird through the branches.

I am hoping to go back and look for this bird again in the next few days. After the Malkoha flew away, I must have spent another hour or so in the vicinity and shot a few pictures of birds, insects and plants. I will be posting them in the next few days once they are processed.

blue faced malkoha