We boarded Mangalore Mail on 30 October at 8.00 PM at chennai Central. one of our college friend jay was very late and he had not arrived to the board place till the last moment .We were very tensed whether he will catch the train and with very few minutes left for the train departure he finally arrived . A little Smile although in everyone faces..
Day1:
After 12 hours of train Journey finally we reached the destination called Kozhikkode , which is the connecting place to Wayanad. We all had breakfast in a small hotel in kozhikkode (Aapam and cocount milk,Kerala special dish) and headed ourselves to Kozhikkode bus terminus to catch the bus to Wayanad which is a three hours travel from there.
After some scenic beauty enroute during the travel we at last reached wayanad at 1.00 PM. We then reached the hotel named,
PPS Tourist Home (Near to Wayanad Bus stand) where we had reserved our rooms.. Recommended for 2/3 Night stay(Its very economical and rooms are maintained good)
We refreshed ourselves and the cab which we booked for our local sight seeing was bang on target waiting for our presence. We all boarded the cab and went to our first place called "Banasura Dam" . It was very large dam set amidst scenic moutains on the backside. We took various snaps on the dams, mountains and also clicked ourselves a group photo with the scenic beauty in the backround. Frankly speaking do have this tourist spot as the last option and if u are an adventure lover , do skip this spot as wayanad boast number of other adventourous places.
Banasura Dam
Then we proceed to a place called Pookot lake (Wow what a lake !! Really nature at its splendid best ) But the sad part is we could not have a boat trip since we reached little later than the closed time 5 PM (So guys, if ur visiting pookot lake do plan urself to be b4 5 PM there). But even then we missed our boat trip , we had a great fun byhaving an evening walk around the lake. Its better to visit the lake during sunset ,where you can really view the grandeur of the lake and the beauty of the mountain.
Pookot lake at sunset
We ended our Day 1 trip by visiting Lakkidi View Point, and headed back to our hotel for Night stay
Day 2:
A hardship and very adevturous day awaits on Store.
After a lazy getup at 5.30 in the morning , we packed ourselves to an adventourous Journey to Muthanga Wildlife Sancuary which is 50 kms away from wayanad. We reached the sanctuary by 7 AM , took the guide and had a Jeep ride. Even then the place is treat to the eyes , We could not watch much animals (Except one Bison and Deer) . We left the sanctuary at had our breakfast (One great disadvantage in Kerala is u could not have any south indian varities in the Hotel , and since we are hardcore food hunters we could not end up digesting the Kerala food easily .So southindians Beware of !!!)
After having breakfast we reached Edakkal Caves
This is the best Spot of all in the Wayanad Tour and especially for the adventure lovers u should never miss this. Its basically a Trekking edition to reach the mountian top by-passing between a small gap between two Rock stones ( Eda means "Two" , Kal means "Rock" and thus the name "Edakkal"). It will took nearly 4-5 hours to trek to the top of the mountain and to return back). This is the best of the places I visited till date in my life.(Kudos to such a place)
Visit link http://www.edakkal.com for more more information
Edakkal Cave
The last place we visited on day2 is Soochipara Falls. With sound as roaring lion falling from a height of 100 metres this is really a great place to have fun. We drenched ourselves in the mother beauty. Having enjoyed in water for nearly an hour we returned back to hotel for Day 2 Night stay.
Beautiful Soochipara Falls
Day 3:
We turned little spirutual and planned ourselves to visit Thirunelli Temple around 70 Kms from Wayanad. Even a small temple , we are fascinated by the kerala architecture style . Worth a visit , but since its somewhat distant from wayanad u should consider the time factor if ur tour is in time crunch..
The next and last place of our Trip was Kuruvadweep Island . This place is covered full of trees at all sides that u wont even the feel of heat even at Noon. Do plan to be there for a minimum of 3-4 hrs as u have plenty of options to have fun there (Boating,Have a dip urself at knee deep water, Relax in the tree hut etc..)
view from Kuruva Island
After visiting the Island , we winded off to finish the trip to reach Kozhikkode to catch our Chennai bound train timed at 5.30 PM and reached chennai on Day 4 morning.
All together a very Adventurous , Enjoyable trip to be mesmerized in the beauty of God's own country
Some Important Info:
1) Dont except a very chill weather in Wayanad as in Ooty or Kodai (But the places here are such a variety that u should not miss this place in ur life time. Though Night will be breezy at any season of the Year.
2) For Adventurous seekers and trekkers enthusiastics there are places like Chembra Peak and Pakshipathalam
3) Plan for minimum of 3-4 Days stay at wayanad to cover entire places.
4) Do plan yourself to visit post monsoon season (in Months of July,August) to have a lush green everywhere in and around wayanad.
Some of the official websites relating to wayanad
Hope u enjoyed reading. Planning for a wayanad Trip ? Make it as soon !!
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