Exploring the Coffee Plantations of Coorg: Plantation Walk and More
Coorg is a beautiful place in the state of Karnataka famous for its natural beauty, mountains, and large estates of coffee plants. This charming area is the best place for coffee lovers and those who are interested in nature. Sightseeing in Coorg includes a more engaging journey, sightseeing around the coffee plantations such as plantation walking, and coffee-making process tours.
The Coffee Culture of Coorg
Coorg produces the largest amounts of coffee in India. Coffee beans grown in this area are appreciated for their deep taste and good smell. The climate in the region is relatively cool and the soil is suitable for growing coffee beans and other crops. Coffee estates in Coorg typically grow two main types of coffee: It is of two types and they are Arabica and Robusta. The plantations are large and cover several acres of land and they are located close to the natural forest thereby becoming habitats for most species of life.
Plantation Walk: An Exploration of Nature
A plantation walk is one of the most interesting activities for visiting the coffee plantations. Several plantations in Coorg provide an opportunity to take a tour through the most important part of the plantation. While taking a stroll between the well-arranged coffee bushes, you will be told how the coffee production is done starting with the planting of the seeds to the harvesting of the beans.
Your guide will also inform you about how the plant is cultivated, the two types of coffee beans, Arabica and Robusta, and how the coffee is processed. You will also have the opportunity to see how the cherries of the coffee are harvested by hand and dried naturally in the sun. Use of positive cues relating to smell such as the aroma of roasted coffee beans and visualization of workers cautiously attending to these plants to enrich the experience.
The plantation walk is not merely about coffee, but it is also an exploration of nature at its finest. The estates are usually surrounded by tall trees with birds and animals nesting or roosting at times. Anytime you take a walk you may probably see beautiful butterflies flying, hear melodious calls of exotic birds, and also come across beautiful wild orchids growing alongside these plants. Due to such a location, the place can be ideal for those seeking a quiet atmosphere as a break from the ennui of urban life.
More to Explore: Tasting & Shopping
This is followed by a plantation walk where after, you are taken through a coffee tasting session. Today, many estates provide fresh coffee brewed from beans that are grown on the plantation itself. Having tasted the coffee at the source, one understands why Coorg coffee is so unique in its flavors and aroma.
If you wish to carry organic products home, most of the plantations do have small shops where you can buy freshly roasted coffee beans, coffee powder, and other mementos. They make excellent mementos or to be taken as gifts to fellow coffee-loving friends.
Stay Amidst the Plantations
There is nothing as breathtaking as having the mist over the coffee bushes and the aroma of fresh coffee. The Yellow Bamboo Resort and Spa is situated amidst the coffee plantation with luxury facilities. Here one can have a quiet time, take a casual stroll through the plantations, and spend some time sipping on the best of Coorg coffee.
The Yellow Bamboo Resort and Spa is the ideal place to have a pleasant rest surrounded by comfort and nature. Why not extend for the morning cup of coffee while having hazy and beautiful scenic views of the coffee trees and with a very strong intense aroma? The rooms are well and artistically done and what sets the deal is the presence of a swimming pool within the compound and a section for spa.
The tour of Coorg received the name ‘coffee trail’ and, as a result, orients visitors to the geographical and historical importance of the coffee plantations. Be it, walking around the plantations, tasting coffee and even having accommodations in between lots of greenery, your vacation in Coorg will always be memorable.
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