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We are bunch of friends who wanted to spend a couple of days out somewhere away from all hustle-bustle of city life, away from work or basically to go on a holiday. We decided to explore Waynad as we had heard about this place from lot of our friends.
We had a plan for 4 days, so we decided to go to the queen of Hill Stations - Ooty as well. When we started looking for hotel/accommodation option we did not get anything in Ooty for our budget on the required date. As it was available on the next day we decided to visit a beach place - Calicut. I suggest you avoid Waynad if you are travelling with elders who can not walk/trek and infants, because carrying them for long time in the trek will be really difficult.
In Bandipur we were welcomed by a scenic view of forest, with lots of elephants and deer.
We reached Waynad around 11:00 am and we checked in into the home stay. We got fresh up and set off to Edkal Caves. It was nice trek up to the hill to the caves.
When we reached down the hill it was already past lunch time we had a quick lunch in the nearby food joints and started towards Soochipura Water Falls.
It was already 4:30 pm when we reached the falls. So we had to make it quick towards the fall. It is a walk close to 20 min down to reach the falls. But you will have to trek while coming back.
After that we did some shopping for chocolates and called it a day after dinner.
After Kurva Island we went to Pookode lake after lunch. We did the peddle boat riding in the lake.
After the boat ride, we had some snacks in the food joints near the lake and set of our journey to Calicut.
We went to Calicut only because we did not get accommodation in other places, otherwise you can really skip this time and make a separate trip there. It adds up extra travel and you can go only to a beach in Calicut. But the view on the way to Calicut is awesome.
We reached Calicut around 8:30 pm, after checking in to the hotel we went to have a diner and called it a day.
Watch this space for further travel. the Day 03 and Day 04 will be updated soon.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Tripping :)
We are bunch of friends who wanted to spend a couple of days out somewhere away from all hustle-bustle of city life, away from work or basically to go on a holiday. We decided to explore Waynad as we had heard about this place from lot of our friends.
We had a plan for 4 days, so we decided to go to the queen of Hill Stations - Ooty as well. When we started looking for hotel/accommodation option we did not get anything in Ooty for our budget on the required date. As it was available on the next day we decided to visit a beach place - Calicut. I suggest you avoid Waynad if you are travelling with elders who can not walk/trek and infants, because carrying them for long time in the trek will be really difficult.
Day 1:
We set off from Bangalore early in the morning around 04:00 am and reached Bandipur around 8:30 am. In between we stopped for quick tea and breakfast in Maddur. It was not so great place, as it was early in the morning we did not had any other choice.In Bandipur we were welcomed by a scenic view of forest, with lots of elephants and deer.
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| Elephants in Bandipura National Park |
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| Bunch of Deer in Bandipura National Park |
We reached Waynad around 11:00 am and we checked in into the home stay. We got fresh up and set off to Edkal Caves. It was nice trek up to the hill to the caves.
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| few steps while getting down from Edkal Caves |
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| Inside Edkal Caves |
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| on the way to Caves |
When we reached down the hill it was already past lunch time we had a quick lunch in the nearby food joints and started towards Soochipura Water Falls.
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| Soochipura Water Falls |
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| Soochipura Water Falls |
It was already 4:30 pm when we reached the falls. So we had to make it quick towards the fall. It is a walk close to 20 min down to reach the falls. But you will have to trek while coming back.
After that we did some shopping for chocolates and called it a day after dinner.
Day 2:
After breakfast we checked out and started to Kurva Island. We need to take a boat ride to reach the island. It has very nice water stream where you can get into the water and play. There is around 20 min walk to reach there. We spent time playing in water till noon. |
| Motar Boat ride to Kurvadweep |
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| Walk in the island |
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| Water stream in Kurva Island |
After Kurva Island we went to Pookode lake after lunch. We did the peddle boat riding in the lake.
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| boat ride |
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| Pookode Lake |
After the boat ride, we had some snacks in the food joints near the lake and set of our journey to Calicut.
We went to Calicut only because we did not get accommodation in other places, otherwise you can really skip this time and make a separate trip there. It adds up extra travel and you can go only to a beach in Calicut. But the view on the way to Calicut is awesome.
We reached Calicut around 8:30 pm, after checking in to the hotel we went to have a diner and called it a day.
Watch this space for further travel. the Day 03 and Day 04 will be updated soon.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Tripping :)
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