Suntikoppa
Coffee town on the Madikeri–Kushalnagar road.
Best: October to March
Suntikoppa sits midway between Madikeri and Kushalnagar, surrounded by some of the district's largest coffee estates and curing works. It's the turn-off for Dubare and a practical stop for estate supplies, and the plantations around it are where a lot of Coorg's coffee is actually processed.