Wayanad - Day 3

You can read about

1. How we reached Wayanad
2. Day 1 - KuruwaDweep and Banasura Sagar Dam
3. Day 2 - Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Soochipara Waterfalls and Karapuzha Dam

Our vacation was coming to an end today and we still had few places to visit. So we started early from our home-stay around 9 am after having a volley of aapams with peas stew. We checked out from the home-stay, thanked our hosts for a lovely stay and proceeded towards Edakkal Caves.

Edakkal Caves is around 15 km from Meenangadi on the way to Ambalawayal. This pre-historic cave is at the top of a hill and requires a good amount of steep climbing (around 45 minutes). There are many souvenir shops on the way  selling crafts, home made chocolates, spices and what not. The caves are open from 9 am to 5 pm, but the last entry is restricted at 3:30 pm.

Wayanad - Day 2

You can read about how we reached Wayanad and the first day of our trip here. 

Our second day began with an early morning visit to Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary. Muthanga Range of the sanctuary is around 30 km from Meenangadi. We decided to do the Jeep Safari in the morning since the chance of spotting animals is more. Jeep safaris are open from 7 am – 10 am (40 vehicles) and 3 pm – 5 pm (20 vehicles)  and are charged INR 500 per jeep (maximum 4 people can comfortably seated).

Jeeps used for the forest safari

Wayanad - Day 1

You can read about how we reached Wayanad here. 

First day of our sight seeing began with Kuruwa Dweep, an island located around 40 km from Meenangadi. It  has an entry ticket of INR 50 (INR 100 for foreign nationals) and a camera ticket of INR 25. Entry is  restricted between 9 am – 3:30  pm. A bamboo raft takes us from the entry point to the opposite side.

Bamboo Raft @ Kuruwa Dweep

Wayanad - Wonderful 3 days trip...

We were looking for a weekend destination - that is easily accessible, peaceful, green place with less crowd and at the same time, which wouldn't burn a big hole into our pockets. After much of googling, we zeroed in on Wayanad, a place in Malabar region of Kerala well known for its mountains, forests, waterfalls etc.. The climate of Wayanad is  favorable for traveling all around the year except during monsoons. Even during monsoons (Jun-Aug), people travel and have an unique experience. We decided to make a 3 days trip late in the month of January. Jan is much cooler and less crowded due to limited holidays. We finalized the places to visit, home-stay, travel tickets and booked a taxi which would be our mode of transport once we reach there. This is a simple narration of our trip to Wayanad. A teaser of few photos from the trip...