We had planned a quick visit to Raja seat on landing day but couldn't due to long queue of vehicles lined-up for parking. There was no space to park vehicles and we settled it for next day. The subsequent day as well the location was packed to rafters. Despite the fatigue post visit of waterfall trio, we decided to have short visit. After much of ordeal found a space to park car and explore the Raja seat.
The Raja seat is translated as King's seat is well known tourist hotspot in Madikeri. Rulers of this region used this seat for relaxation and enjoyment. The views from the seat is magnificent. The closely knit mountains, the lush greenery, the floating clouds and magnificent sunset makes this place dear to nature lovers. Its also natural stress buster. Nothing can beat the views during break monsoon season where clouds are intermittent, sunset is colorful, air is clean and greenery is vibrant. The overlook of cascaded mountains embracing clouds is such a magnificent sight to behold.
A garden surrounds the Raja seat which is well maintained. Statues of animals are erected throughout the garden. The promenade is quite vast and tiring since we had long winding drives comprising of 3 waterfalls. The tiredness was two-fold owing to curvy roads throughout the journey. We plodded through the promenade and shot some pictures. Numerous viewpoints with varied elevation are constructed for people to rejoice the beauty of nature at multiple angles. Due to tiredness, we restricted our visit to only certain viewpoints.
Kids literally were excited watching the buoyant stratus clouds amidst the valley! They were like "Hurray! We are above clouds!" :-). It was cold and foggy at the outset of our visit. Fortunately, the fog cleared after a while and the views turned clear. This was another form of luck since previous day the town was engulfed in fog till late night. The views would be obscured even if we had visited Raja seat!
Apart from views, there are plenty of activities initiated in the garden. The zip-line activity was quite popular and there was long queue. We skipped due to hefty price and tiredness. Kids too weren't interested and activity was just view only from our side. After healthy stay of 45 mins, we left to our room to rest for the day.
Here is short video of western ghats from Raja-seat garden.
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