KSTDC Coorg Tour Package Review ?

patnayak

Hi All,
I was contemplating on availing the KSTDC weekend tour package to Coorg and Nagarhole NP.If anyone has prior experience with this tour package please share your experiences.

Regards
Patnayak

gaurav1441

Can you share details about the package..?

patnayak

The details of the package as per the kstdc website is as below.And the cost is Rs 1435 per person.

Two-day tour to the coffee country, wildlife and nature covering Golden Temple, Cauvery Nisargadhama, Raja Seat & Omkareshwara Temple, Abbey Falls, Bhagamandala, Talacauvery, Nagarahole and Omkareswara.

patnayak

Hi All,
Just came back from a 2 days tour to Coorg .The tour was booked through KSTDC.It can be booked online at www.karnatakaholidays.net.I will share the overall trip experience .
DAY 1
The tour started at 7.15 am from Badami House (Corporation circle ) Bangalore.On the way bus stopped for breakfast and we reached the Tibetian Monastery at 12.30 p.m.Its a good place to visit.Then we had lunch at Kushalnagar and visited Cauvery Nisargadhama.It is a small island on the river Cauvery.One point to note - The boating and elephant ride are canceled due to rain.Then we proceeded to visit the majestic Abbey falls.This was the best moment of the trip seeing the fall in its full splendor.Be careful to wear shoes as there are plenty of blood sucking leaches on the way to the fall.Our next destination was Raja seat view point.The musical fountain was good.It starts at 7 p.m .Then the worst part of the trip was about to begin.The stay in hotel Popular woodlands was miserable.There was no light in the bathroom and the bedsheets and blankets were not clean at all and also no hot water was there.May be KSTDC can arrange for a better place and increase the price of the ticket by some amount.

DAY 2

In the morning we visited TalaCauvery at morning 6 a.m.It was full of fog when we reached there.We climbed some 200 odd stairs to reach the top of a mountain.The peak was filled with cloud and the experience was breathtaking.On the way we visited Bhagamagala temple.Then we proceeded towards the Nagarhole NP.But to our disappointment the Jungle safari was canceled due to heavy rains.The travel through the park was very scenic.Saw 3-4 wild elephants and herds of deer.At 10 p.m reached Bangalore safely.

The only bad experience was the stay in hotel and the disappointment was missing the jungle safari.
For Rs 1435 per person including accommodation this tour is definitely worth a try.

n kumar

kstdc group of hotels are one of the worst maintained hotels in india.

snonymous

Patnayak, why did they put you up in Popular Woodlands when KSTDC's own Hotel Mayura is right there at Raja Seat - which is a perfectly decent and clean hotel with great views. The rate is excellent for what they offer, assuming everything is available in the right season!

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abracax

For a tour at the height of the monsoon, patnayak did well. Many of the hotels shut down and/or give staff leave during the rains, so the Hotel Mayura may have been affected by this.

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patnayak

Yes i asked the same question to the tour manager,but he told for this package this the room they can provide .As the room rent for Maurya were bit higher.