The Gateway Hotel KM Road, Chikmagalur (earlier known as Taj Garden Retreat), is a 29-room resort perched on the gentle slopes of the Sahayadri Range. Chikmanglur (Karantaka, India) is known for its natural beauty and plantations all around it.  

Chikmagalur, a famous coffee town of Karnataka, is located at a height of over 1900 metres, 250 km from Bangalore. Chikmagalur boasts a pretty Hoysala temple -- the Kodandarama temple. The famous temple towns of Halebid and Belur are also located close to Chikmagalur. This hillside getaway also offers visitors an opportunity to be one with nature, by visiting the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, taking picnics to the picturesque Kemmanagundi and Bababudangiri hills or just trekking around the region.

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Sightseeing around Chikmagalur

• Mullayanagiri: 16 km from Chikmagalur; 1930 meters above sea level; tallest peak in Karnataka

• Datta Peetha (Baba Budan Giri): North of Chikmagalur; has one of the highest mountain peaks between the Himalayas and the Nilgiris. 

• Manikyadhara Falls - Manikyadhara Falls is a waterfall near Datta Peetha. 

• Kallathigiri Falls - 10 km from Kemmangundi; also known as Kalahasti falls; 122 meters high

• Hebbe Falls: 10 km from Kemmangundi; 168 meters high; Two-stage cascade forming Dodda Hebbe (Big Falls) and Chikka Hebbe (Small Falls).

• Sringeri - 90 km west of Chikmagalur, on the banks of Tunga; Vedic Peetha established by Sri Adi Shankara, exponent of the Advaita philosophy in 9th Century A.D.; 

• Horanadu - 100 km southwest of Chikmagalur; has an ancient Annapoorneshwari Temple

• Guru Dattatreya Bababudanswamy Dargah - On the Baba Budan Giri; Imam Dattatreya Peetha venerated by the Hindus and the Muslims alike

• Amritapura - 67 km north of Chikmagalur; known for the Amritheshwara temple built in 1196 A.D by Amriteshwara Dandanayaka

• Belavadi - 29 km southeast of Chikmagalur, 10 km north west of Halebidu; famous for ornate temple of Veeranarayana temple and the Udbhava Ganapathi temple 

• Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary - 495 sq.km wildlife sanctuary and Project Tiger reserve; the huge reservoir with rich birdlife

• Halebid and Belur - Located between Hassan and Chikmagalur, a Set of ancient temples visited by guests to marvel at the hoysala era architecture of the temples

• Kemmangundi - 55 km north of Chikmagalur; height of 1,434 meters; thick forests and a salubrious climate through the year. 

Accessibility : 6 km from Chikmagalur

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