Nisargadhama
Island in the Kaveri River, India
title: "Nisargadhama" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tourist-attractions-in-karnataka", "islands-of-karnataka", "kaveri-river", "geography-of-kodagu-district", "islands-of-india", "populated-places-in-india"] description: "Island in the Kaveri River, India" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisargadhama" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Island in the Kaveri River, India ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Nisargadhama_Hanging_Bridge.jpg" caption="The Hanging Bridge"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Nisargadhama_Old_Bridge.jpg" caption="The Old bridge"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Nisargadhama_park_6555.JPG" caption="Inside the bamboo park"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Nisargadhama_2.jpg" caption="[[Namdroling Monastery]] located near Nisargadhama"] ::
Kaveri Nisargadhama is a delta which is called as island by local people, formed by river Kaveri near Kushalnagar in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka, India.
Location
It is approximately 3 km from Kushalanagara, off the State Highway and 30 km from Madikeri, 95 km from Mysore and 167 km from Mangalore. It is a holiday destination in Karnataka.
Orientation
It is a 64 acre island, with lush foliage of thick bamboo groves, sandalwood and teak trees. The island is accessible through a hanging rope bridge. There are deer, rabbits, peacocks and a children's playground as well as an orchidarium.
Facilities
Visitors are allowed to get into water at a few shallow and safe points along the river. Elephant rides and boating are some of the other attractions. It also has a forest department-run guest house and treetop bamboo cottages.
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