Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Madikeri, India

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Christmas to New Year rush

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Coffee harvest (15 nov – 31 jan (meestal)), Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Coffee blossom

  1 mrt – 20 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Kodava Hockey Festival, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Festival

  Kodava Hockey Festival

  1 apr – 10 mei · meestalSportevenementDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coffee blossom (1 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Kodava Hockey Festival, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kodava Hockey Festival (1 apr – 10 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads

  10 jun – 31 aug · meestalAardverschuivingsseizoenSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Abbey Falls at full flow

  1 jul – 30 sep · meestalHoogwater

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads (10 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon landslides on the ghat roads (10 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), Abbey Falls at full flow (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Madikeri Dasara, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Kail Podh

  3 sepGroot 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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Madikeri Dasara

  20 sep – 25 okt · meestalReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Abbey Falls at full flow (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Madikeri Dasara, Kaveri Sankramana at Talakaveri

• Festival

  Kaveri Sankramana at Talakaveri

  14–20 okt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Madikeri Dasara (20 sep – 25 okt (meestal))

Druk — Diwali

• Natuur

  Coffee harvest

  15 nov – 31 jan · meestal

  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 · meestalOogsttijd

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

• Feestdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coffee harvest (15 nov – 31 jan (meestal)), Puttari (20 nov – 15 dec (meestal))