Carmelia Haven Thekkady
Vandanmedu, Idduki Dist Thekkady, Kerala, 685 551, India
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Tiger, Tiger where art thou?
... us off into the jungle and try and find some tigers.
Our driver was called Jobi and although we had expected to be part of a group of 5 or so people, we were very happy when he told us that it would be just the two of us for the day, excellent.
We spent the next 50 minutes heading off to the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Thekkady District, winding our way through mist covered roads and dirt tracks and for the most ...
A drean come true for George
... only to find that the driver had buggered off for lunch( we had asked to go to the book store and had only been gone for 30 mins) again we were not impressed. We set off down the road for lunch, at the lonely planets recommendation. we sought out the Spice Village but at £14 per head and we had to pay for George we decided to go elsewhere!!! The next hotel with restaurant yielded success it was packed and the food was yummy. An afternoon ...
Not quite the Ritz you might be thinking of!
... just want to rip you off and that's the only reason they talk to you, then the next minute you meet some really kind people who talk to you or help you. I had one man take my bag as he could see i was struggling to hold myself up, it's just so nice to come across knd people.(she really did look like that little ball in a pinball machine at one point!trying to hold onto to her while she grabbed onto everything and ...
Busier day in Thekkady followed by a quietish one
... elephant a bath, he drove the rickshaw off to another centre who were willing for Caitlin to do this but in an hour's time.
Today was the first time apart from my constant cold that I was feeling energetic and not having to battle against stomach disorders. Unfortunately on the elephant's back in the first centre, Alyson started to feel queasy and unwell and wasn't up to hanging around until bath time.
Decision made then to return back to the ...
Periyar. Yarrrrr
... the hut. We did see a couple of eyes in the forest, but really it was just cool to walk
aorund the forest at night (because it was cool temperature wise and we felt safe with a crazed man with a gun)
Our first guide was amazing, it was like doing a wildlife trek with the man from Call of the Wild. He saw deer and took off running after them, so we strated running and all three of us are running thorugh the forest tracking the deer, jumping over logs and ...



