Coffee Trails
Follow the trail of the java bean
India’s only coffee-cultivating area lies in the districts of Coorg and Chikmagalur, tucked away in the southern Western Ghats. The Tata company in India after its tea trade realized the potential of coffee and has been important in establishing local markets for the java bean. Trail through coffee plantations, as you hear the story of how the coffee beans were smuggled into the country, visit roasting kilns and sample the regional frothy filter coffee – a brew that rivals anything sold at urban cafe franchises.