By Sanjay Sivadas.
Sanjay takes us through the colina countryside of Wayanad inwards God's Own Country, Kerala. recommends staying inwards Meenangadi inwards Wayanad, at The Treasure Trove bamboo cottages raised on stilts amid a java & prophylactic estate.
Tucked away at an height of 700-2100 meters higher upwards body of body of water level, inwards a especially beautiful corner of Kerala, is Wayanad, sure as shooting 1 of the meliorate kept secrets of Kerala. Earlier this month, I packed my bags together with headed off to Wayanad.
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| Chembra peak, across the tea gardens. |
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| Chembra Peak at Wayanad. |
The Edakkal Caves are 2 stone formations purportedly formed past times a large separate inwards a mammoth rock. Legend has it that they were caused past times the arrows fired past times Luv together with Kush, the sons of Rama; the legendary hero of Ramayana. Like the world-renowned Ajanta together with Ellora Caves inwards Maharashtra, the Edakkal Caves likewise were discovered past times a Britisher, inwards 1890, piece he was on shikar. The engravings constitute within the Edakkal Caves shed lite on the being of a Stone Age culture inwards Wayanad.
The next morning, I drove downwards the Chundale-Udagamandalam route towards a hillock known every bit Neelimala. An slowly 45 minutes climb took me atop Neelimala. No sooner was I atop that I began to listen the roar of the Meenmutty Falls. The latter happens to endure 1 of the largest waterfalls inwards Kerala. The sight of the waterfalls cascading from nearly chiliad feet is indeed breathtaking.
When you lot are inwards Wayanad, you lot volition endure spoiled for choice. But brand certain that you lot honor fourth dimension to meander through a sprawling tea plantation the north, laid upwards out on a safari inwards tiger dry reason aka Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary, together with pay a catch to Kuruvadweep, a picturesque grouping of islets saltation past times the Kabini River.
I lay upwards at Vythiri Resort piece inwards Wayanad, in a tree work solid perched to a greater extent than or less 100 feet higher upwards Blue Planet level! I rounded off my trip to Wayanad amongst a bout of speed boating on the Banasura Sagar Dam, a breathtaking lake laid upwards against the backdrop of the Banasura Peak.
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| Sanjay at the tea estates of Wayanad. |
- Wayanad is located nearly 75 kilometers from Calicut.
- Wayanad is accessible alone past times road. National Highway 212 (NH 212) that runs from Calicut to Mysore passes through Wayanad.
- Splash, a popular monsoon carnival is held in Wayanad, every year, inwards the calendar month of July. This year’s edition of Splash volition endure held from 12-15 July.
Author Bio: The author is a locomote author based inwards Bangalore. He has written for publications similar The Hindu, Ritz & Khaleejesque together with locomote portals similar Yatra & Mahindra Homestays, amid others. He tin lav endure reached at sanjaysivadas@yahoo.com
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