Agumbe
The wettest place in south India, king cobra country, and where the rainforest research station sits.
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.5087, 75.0959
Get the Agumbe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Agumbe. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Agumbe
Kundadri 9.7 km
A monolithic hill in Shivamogga with a Jain temple on top and a pond beside it.
Kunchikal Falls 22 km
The Varahi dropping in a series of steps, the tallest fall in India, and mostly behind a dam now.
Kavaledurga Fort 24 km
A nine walled hill fort in the Western Ghats near Thirthahalli, taken back by the forest.
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary 29 km
Evergreen forest in the Agumbe ghats, with lion-tailed macaques.
St Lawrence Shrine, Attur 36 km
A basilica near Karkala with a nine day feast in January that fills the fields.
Annapoorneshwari Temple 38 km
Annapoorneshwari, the goddess who feeds the world, in the hills above the Bhadra river in Chikmagalur district. The temple serves a meal to every pilgrim who arrives, and the goddess stands in gold holding a ladle and a pot of grain.
Kalasa 41 km
A temple town on the Bhadra at the foot of the Kudremukh range, where the road to Horanadu turns off through coffee.
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha 43 km
The Krishna temple at Udupi, run as a living matha, with older shrines standing around it.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Agumbe?
Agumbe is in Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kundadri (9.7 km), Kunchikal Falls (22 km), Kavaledurga Fort (24 km).
How do I get the Agumbe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Agumbe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Agumbe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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