Det sker i Madikeri, India året igennem

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Christmas to New Year rush

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Coffee harvest (15. nov. – 31. jan. (normalt)), Christmas to New Year rush (22. dec. – 2. jan. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Coffee blossom

  1. mar. – 20. apr. · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  A day or two after the first pre-monsoon showers the estates flower all at once in white, with a jasmine-like scent that lasts little more than a week, so it cannot be booked to the day. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Kodava Hockey Festival, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India

• Festival

  Kodava Hockey Festival

  1. apr. – 10. maj · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakket

  A month-long field hockey tournament between hundreds of Kodava family teams, hosted by a different clan somewhere in Kodagu each year (Napoklu in 2026). Finals weekend brings the whole district out. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Coffee blossom (1. mar. – 20. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Kodava Hockey Festival, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Kodava Hockey Festival (1. apr. – 10. maj (normalt))

Travlt — Summer vacation (north & east) i India, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads

  10. jun. – 31. aug. · normaltJordskredssæsonLukninger

  Heavy rain brings landslides onto NH 275 through the Sampaje ghat; the district bans heavy vehicles for weeks and has closed the ghat at night, so allow for detours and avoid driving after dark. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Natur

  Abbey Falls at full flow

  1. jul. – 30. sep. · normaltHøjvande

  The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.

Stadig i gang: Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads (10. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads (10. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Abbey Falls at full flow (1. jul. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Madikeri Dasara, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Kail Podh

  3. sep.Stor festival

  The Kodava festival of arms, kept on the third of September, when the guns come down off the wall, are cleaned and blessed, and the families shoot at targets in the yard. A household affair rather than a public one. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Madikeri Dasara

  20. sep. – 25. okt. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  Ten nights building to a procession of illuminated mantapas the height of a house, dragged through the town until dawn. The last two nights the streets are impassable and every room in the district is taken. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Abbey Falls at full flow (1. jul. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Madikeri Dasara, Kaveri Sankramana at Talakaveri

• Festival

  Kaveri Sankramana at Talakaveri

  14.–20. okt. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  At a set moment in mid-October the spring at the river's source rises in the tank, and thousands are there on the hill to see it and bathe. The road up from Bhagamandala is single track and takes hours that morning. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Diwali

  15. okt. – 15. nov. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Madikeri Dasara (20. sep. – 25. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Diwali

• Natur

  Coffee harvest

  15. nov. – 31. jan. · normalt

  Arabica comes off first and robusta into January, and the estates run on migrant labour and drying yards for three months. Homestays on working estates are the point of coming here in this window.

• Festival

  Puttari

  20. nov. – 15. dec. · normaltHøst

  The Kodava harvest festival, always on a full moon night at the end of the year: the first sheaf is cut by torchlight, then the village dances in the open ground until it gets light. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Diwali (15. okt. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break i India

• Helligdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22. dec. – 2. jan. · normaltJul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Coffee harvest (15. nov. – 31. jan. (normalt)), Puttari (20. nov. – 15. dec. (normalt))