Jungle Retreat Wayanad

... towards us and I thought it might make a move on the jeep. But it continued on to the other side of the road and headed for the trees. <br><br>On our way back to the lodge, high-fives were going all around by the naturalists, as they kept telling us how fortunate we were to have seen two leopards on the first safari and called us the lucky Americans. They said it was even rare to see one, and we had gotten two! On the way back, they stopped at a corner store ...

HELLO!!!<br>Long time, no write<br><br><br>Well its been too long since my last entry and to be frank .......laziness is completely to blame.<br>Since my last blog what have we been upto ?.....im going to try and keep this brief as that is the only way <br><br>From Hampi we Excitedly took a bus into Kerala ........a state that we had heard was amazingly beautiful and where INdia is a little more tame ........down a couple of notches in general everyday craziness ...

... to our ancestors. <br><br>But beyond this, what fascinated me was this temple in the middle of the jungle. There is a temple guest house which provides very basic stay and there are a few hotels and curio shops. The food at these hotels is pretty average. This is certainly not a place one would want to stay. There are any number of very good hotels in and around Wayanad for the discerning tourist. But the temple visit is highly recommended. <br><br>The temple propitiates the God ...

... Hunsur. Hunsur has two ATM's one Vijaya Bank and the other State bank ( that is the left after the petrol bunk ) which takes you through Nagarhole. Vijaya Bank ATM the first one does not open till 12.30PM and the SBI ATM was not working. We checked and found out that we would be able to manage. None of the homestays accept cards and this is something to keep in mind for any traveller.<br><br>Route - Bangalore, Srirangapatana, take right to hunsur and then at Hunsur take the left ...

... The staff are incredibly friendly, going out of their way to be helpful. I arrived full of cold and was provided with chest rub and lots of cups of tea.<br><br>The bedrooms are spacious and comfortable with attached western style bathrooms. Bucket showers but hot water. They also have Tata Sky which is great when rain means you can&#8217;t go outside.<br><br>Traditional Kerala Food is all cooked on site and is delicious. All the fruits and vegetables used are grown on the ...

... one tea poi and a bath room (70 Sq. ft.) with hot water facility. We also offer Indian, Chinese Continental food and Kerala delicious vegetarian non-vegetarian homely food provided on request. With all the very best amenities including Ayurvedic Massage. Yoga facilities staying at the Green Mount Cottage will be an enjoyable and a memorable one.<br><br>http://www.greenmountcottag e.com and http://www.wayanadtourandstay.com<br>

... told that one of the main tributaries of Kabini River (Panamaram rivulet) takes its origin from Pookot Lake.Boating facilities, a children's park, a handicrafts and spices emporium and a fresh water aquarium are among the tourist facilities available here.<br><br> .We bought the entrance tickets and ticket for camera and went inside.Thick bushes and tall trees along the path round the lake gave a calm spritual ...

... was prime for pixies but later noticed that around the place alot of the locals around their homes and in the farms look strangely like garden gnomes and by that i mean they are of staunch build and shortish with beards often holding tools of some kind, it's gnome type territory and i was happy to find evidence that the gnome community is alive and flourishing in Kerala. Back at the hotel i was the only customer in the restaurant where the five bored waiters had a great time ...

... home or rent as Annie¡¦s friend did, because wayanad was a place you could come again and again and it never becomes old. It¡¦s as fresh as first time, every time you visit. Next was historical journey to Edakkal caves. This place was around 45 kms from where we stayed. We reached there by 10.am. We got into a local bus and got down at edakkal and after trekking for 1 km we reached caves. There were also jeeps which you could hire for 3 min uphill climb but me and nick preferred ...

... t see any elephants - only monkeys.  The first stop was the Jungle Retreat, a resort just past the park.  It looked like a great place to relax with a beautiful view of the mountains from the pool and the cottages.  After a beer we were on the road again. In Ooty we stayed at the Taj Savoy, a nice place at the edge of town built in the mid 1800's.  You could picture the British sitting around ...