Jungle Palace
Travel Blogs from Thekkady
Cooking Classes, Market & Spice Garden
... sure everyone was happy and understood what they were doing, constantly calling out "its easy, yes"; well we could all prepare veg, but when it came to making the keralean local bread, paratha that was another thing.
It was all great fun and it wasn't long before we were enjoying the fruits of our labour, including a welcome glass of beer.
We thanked our hosts and got back to the hotel around ten, I can't believe ...
And now for something completely different....!!!
... was seen, to test our gaiters!The guide did admit, when questioned, that in his 15 years in the park, working 6 days-a-week, he had only seen a tiger 3 times!!! They don't like humans, and stay well away from the "tourist tracks" in the park. Now doesn't that make our "tiger spotting" last night so much more special??? (Yes...)
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Jungle Oasis
... Sharon, and Inga had breakfast, bottled water, and coffee for a total of R163 (about $3.)
The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai was amazing, made even more so by the guide that our driver Murughan (correct spelling) arranged for us. He is a former history teacher, who now teaches classical Indian dance and guides tourists. Funny guy, very knowledgeable, did some dance moves for us. The temple is truly the community centre for Indians, for all parts of education and life. In ...
Off To See The Tigers......
This is a top pick!
... brilliant, camping in a wildlife park but in reality we were not that adventurous, staying in tents during monsoon did not appeal. So instead we decided to do a guided 3 hour walk covering 4km of the park led by a trained tribal guide. Of course, the morning we decided to do the walk, it starts torrentially raining as soon as we set foot into the reserve. The morning was spent trudging through mud and jungle in the pouring rain…..drowned rats ...
Teaching and goodbyes
... the likes of Defin and Aeimei and we did manage to get “pleases” and “thank yous” with perseverance.
On Thursday evening, Rakhi took us all out for dinner at her club. We went for drinks at her house first (where we discovered banana chips) and then on to Cochin Yacht club for a delicious meal outside by the lake. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know! On the way, we saw a temple festival with three decorated elephants which ...
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Other places to stay in Thekkady
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Hotel Ambadi
Ambadi Junction, Thekkady | 2 star hotelfrom $25 -
Periyar Meadows Leisure Hotel
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Kumily, Thekkady | 2 star hotel -
Hotel S.N. International
K K Road, Thekkady | Hotelfrom $24 -
Tabernacle Resort
Spring Valley P.O, Thekkady | Hotel -
Saj Jungle Village
Mangaladevi Road, near Amalambika School, Thekkady | Hotelfrom $72 -
Green Woods Resort
K.K. Road, Thekkady | 3 star hotelfrom $87 -
Chrissie's Hotel
By-Pass Road, Thekkady | Hotel -
Aranya Nivas KTDC
Kumily, Thekkady | 3 star hotelfrom $61 -
Jungle Village
Mangaladevi Road, Thekkady | Hotel -
Hotel Revathy International
P.B. No. 39, K.K. Road, Thekkady | Hotel -
Hotel Himarani
International Peerumedu, Thekkady | Hotel -
Sterling Holidays Woods n Spice, Thekkady
Near Amalambika School, Mangaladevi Road, Thekkady | 3 star hotelfrom $51
