THE GATEWAY HOTEL, CHIKMAGALUR
HOW TO GET THERE
The Gateway Hotel is 260 km from Bangalore. There are Volvo buses from Bangalore to Chikmagalur.
The closest airport is Mangalore (160 km) and the nearest railway station is Kadur (33 km).
THINGS TO DO
Watch the magician Syed Sardar Hussain in action. He swallows iron nails and doles out wonderful melodies from his unique musical instrument made from a coconut shell. His show is on every evening at the banquet hall.
Go on treks, Nature walk and bird watching (A naturalist has recorded 40 different species of birds during his stay here). Take a bullock cart (available at the hotel) ride and visit the villages.
You can visit historical places such as Belur and Halabedu, especially the Chennakesava temple belonging to the Hoysala dynasty in Belur.
Agumbe, the Cherapunji of the South is just 60 km away.
Go on a coffee tour (see the plucking of coffee beans, processing and packaging) and visit the coffee museum to get a visual experience of how coffee is grown.
Or just laze around in hammocks.
TARIFF
Standard garden view room-single –Rs. 5100/-, double – Rs. 5700/-
Superior pool view room-single- Rs. 5300/-, double Rs. 5700/-
Cottages- single Rs. 6000/-, double – Rs. 6600/-
A luxury tax of 10% is applicable.
The charge for an extra person is Rs.800/- plus taxes.
For details call: 08262-660660, 08262-660661 or
Email: gateway.chikmagalur@tajhotels.com or
Look up, www.thegatewayhotels.com
This information is read from a news paper and published for the vacation lovers
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