Pps Tourist Home Wayanad

... to us at check-in. The only other tourists in our jeep were a couple from Texas who were in India on a business trip to Bangalore. There was supposed to be an Indian family coming in a different jeep, but they had not yet arrived, so their naturalist rode with us as well. We started out and the rain began to come down, making the rest of the ride cold and wet.

We drove through the broken roads to enter the park and immediately saw many spotted deer ...

... sand ........and set about Chilling ......we made friends too easily .....and within 2 days .......we knew enough people ..........to feel like we were permanent residents of a little beach community .........the beach was stunning ......and there were food bars looking onto the sea...where the young folk would hang.........we see out their hangovers..........with sand on the floor .....and relaxed waiters seeing to every need......it was pretty close to paradise ...

... It has many pillars, on which one can find exquisite carvings. In the inner sanctum one can get a feel of a past era. Everything about it is exactly as it was built more than thousand years ago. There are no historical data as to who built this temple. But it is believed that a succession of kings worked on it. The Papanasini river is close by and one can also see a Shiva temple which is in a small cave.

I found the whole place resonant with history and spirituality.

... so we did get lost before we finally made it to AC Ganesh's lovely home.

He has a beautiful estate and kitchen of his house opens to wonderful view of the mountains behind ....best to be seen.

Ganesh also has two lovely dogs, Gypsy and Julie ( lab and a cross of great dane ), Gypsy tugged at my favorite Harley Davidson T shirt and made holes in them.

We landed there at lunch and were served some fantastic Kodava Cuisine. We stepped out at around 4PM to ...

Hiliya Resort is placed in a remote banana and coffee plantation well away from the chaos of urban India. The scenery is breathtaking and the sounds of wildlife can be deafening. Wild elephant tracks have been found on the site as well as wild boar and monkeys.

The swimming g pool has become an organic fish pond as the climate does not suit swimming, but plans are being made to build a bbq area by the pond which I'm sure will make for a pleasantly relaxing experience.
Wayanad, Kerala, India ducky27

... fascinating place! Ofcourse, using sustainable bamboo materials and renewable energy resources is a great plus point for promoting the place in eco-tourism, along with the incredible bio-diversity of the surrounding region. Way to go Enteeveedu!...

We immediately changed and hit the bed...since we were getting sleeps in installments.Infact i ...

... diversity and good place to go exploring. I couldn't resist it since i'd been given the tip off about this hidden treasure from the French boys i met at Manju's Place in Hampi who raved about it and had even spotted a tiger here. Not going to happen. I was after a wild elephant sighting but it was going to be a mission getting out there. I made it there on a long, hot, rank and overcrowded local rattler bus drive from Kannur that included some slow, mountainous climbs ...

From Kochi we had two options in getting to our next destination, the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary...one would require waking up before the crack of dawn, hiring a rickshaw for 30 minutes to the train station, taking a train for 5 hours, transferring to a bus for another 3 hours and then a taxi for about half an hour; the other would be to hire a private taxi for the entire distance, the latter of course being about 10 times the cost of the former ...

... friend had purchased a home from them and is now renting it for cheap. This mail made my day and set my mood for the rest of the journey. Our journey started getting lively once we crossed Mysore, after Gundalpet the Bandipur forest starts, passing through the forest and we saw some wild animals like elephant and deer¡¦s. A gang of elephants where crossing the road, I was so overwhelmed and frightened with the view that I could not even capture it. We stopped at Joice restaurant for ...

... back onto terra firma. The recreational highlight of our trip so far has to be Ooty's aptly named theme park, "Jolly World". Sadly Jolly World was suffering from a power-cut at the time of our visit. This fact didn't seem to trouble the park attendants, and they felt it unneccesary to advise us of this when we paid our hefty 5 rupees for admission. The unforseen closure of the shooting gallery, and the ...