Travel Articles

1. Adventures in Ranthambore.
2. Salt Flats of Rajasthan.
3. Kye Monastrey, Himachal Pradesh.
4. Pin Valley, Himachal Pradesh.
5. Nako Lake, Himachal Pradesh.
6. Tabo Caves, Himachal Pradesh.
7. Drinking Toddy in Kumarakam.
8. Walking along Mararikulam Beach.
9. Rafting in the Ganges.
10. Luxury in tree houses
11. Rhythm of the rain in Kerala
12. Sarahan: Of bottomless crevasses and gushing waters
13. On the trail of Tigers.

When you are in Kerala.......

1. Kumarakom Lake Resort- Kottayam.   

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2. Emrald Hotels- Allepey.

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3. Abad Turtle Beach Resort - Allepey.

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4. Poovar island Resort -Thiruvananthapuram.

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5. Leela Backwaters - Thiruvananthapuram.

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6. Coconut Palms, Pallana 

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Equidistant from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram

30 kms from Allapuzha

3 kms from Haripad Railway station.

This is an 150 year old mansion built or renovated exactly as a typical house in Kerala. As all houses in Kerala this too is made of wood stone and tiles.It is surrounded by sacred grooves ponds and plantations of all kinds. Situated close to the backwaters. As in most parts of Southern Kerala the ground you walk on is sandy.


7. Thattekadu Bird Sanctuary. Also known as Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary.

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Location.  74 kms from Kochi.

Wayanad- Wayanad comprises of four regions viz : Vythiri, Kalpetta, Sulthan Bathery and Mananthavady.

Vythiri

Distance from Kozhikode     

Kalpetta
Distance from Kozhikode

Sulthan Bathery

Sultan Bathery is about 25 kms. from Kalpetta.It is associated with Hyder Ali and Tipu Sulthan. There is a  Jain temple nearby whith interesting stone carvings. 

Sulthan Bathery can be seen on a drive from Kalpetta to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, .

Edakkal caves-12 kms from Sulthan Bathery  located at a height of 1000 mts. The caves can be accessed only by a 1Km trekking trail from Edakkal. Morning hours are the best time to visit these caves.

The new stone age pictorial writings on the walls of these natural caves at Edakkal are the evidence of the civilizations that existed in the regions in the pre-historic times. The caves can be accessed only by a 1Km trekking trail from Edakkal.  

A trek up of the Ambukuthi Hill near Ambalavayal town takes you to another interesting neolithic cave site. Etchings can be found on the walls.  

IMPORTANT TOURIST PLACES IN WAYANAD DISTRICT AND DISTANCES



Places                                               Distance from Kalpetta         Nearest Town


Wildlife Sanctuary - Muthanga          42 kms                                 Sulthan Bathery

Wildlife Sanctuary - Tholpetty           59 kms                                 Kartikulam

Chembra Peak

(Highest Peak in Wayanad)               17 kms                                  Meppadi 

Chembra Peak Trek

Neelimala View Point                        27 kms                                 Vaduvanchal

Meenmutty Falls
(Trekking)                                        29 kms.                                 Vaduvanchal

Banasura Sagar Dam                      
(Largest Earth Dam)                         24 kms.                                  Padijnarathara

Jain Temple                                      24 kms.                                  Sulthan Bathery

Ambalavayal
(Wayanad Heritage Museum)           25 kms.                                 Ambalavayal

Muniyara                                          27 kms.                                Ambalavayal

Uravu                                               12 kms                                 Muttil

Chain Tree                                        16 kms                                 Lakkidi

Pallikkunnu Church                           19 kms.                                 Kabalakkad

Korome Mosque                               47 kms                                 Padijnarathara

Pazhassi Raja's Tomb                        35 kms.                                Mananthavady

Valliyoorkav Bhagavathi Temple        24 kms                                 Mananthavady

Source: Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Wayanad has some of the most beautiful falls in Kerala.

Meenmutty falls is the biggest and most beautiful fall in Wayanad Kalpetta. It is a 3 tired 300 metre high fall reach the fall requires a 2 km hike through the forest from the Ooty road

The others are Kanthampuram Falls, and the Suchipara Falls. 


Eravikulam National Park - the home of Nilgiri Tahr Munnar

Distance from Munnar


Silent Valley National Park

Homestays in Wayanad
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Homestays in Allepey
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Walking along Mararikulam beach

Rhythm of the rain in Kerala