Virajpet
The southern town of Coorg, laid out by a raja in 1792 as a market on the road to Kerala, and now the coffee planters' town.
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.1964, 75.8050
Get the Virajpet stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Virajpet. 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 Virajpet
Tadiandamol 15 km
The highest point in Kodagu at 1,748 metres, and the third highest in Karnataka.
Dubare Elephant Camp 22 km
Forest department elephants, and the river to bathe them in.
Madikeri 26 km
The old Coorg capital in the mist, with a fort, a raja's tomb and coffee on every slope around it.
Madikeri Fort 26 km
The fort at the top of Madikeri, first raised by a Kodagu raja and rebuilt more than once since.
Paithalmala 27 km
The highest point in Kannur, on the Karnataka border, with a walk up through forest.
Abbey Falls 31 km
Water dropping into a coffee estate ravine, reached across a hanging bridge, loud from June to September.
Nisargadhama 31 km
An island the Kaveri makes for itself near Kushalnagar in Kodagu.
Namdroling Monastery 31 km
The largest teaching monastery of the Nyingma lineage, standing in the fields near Bylakuppe.
More famous places to visit in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Virajpet?
Virajpet is in Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tadiandamol (15 km), Dubare Elephant Camp (22 km), Madikeri (26 km).
How do I get the Virajpet stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Virajpet 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 Virajpet 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.