Wayanad

Wayand was easily one of the most scenic places i've seen down south! We packed bags on an impulse and drove down 290 kms from bangalore through Kerala's twisty curvy beautifully green roads to reach the city

Jungle park resort has no electricity and no swimming pool and no TVs in its rooms.. i guess that would turn some people off but for us it was a haven.. mist at 3 in the afternoon, an atmosphere that epitomized tranquility and of course... great company! the USP of the place is that it's 10kms on top of a hill and the only way to get there is in the resort's jeeps.. its like ascending heaven ..i almost go tthe pearly gates feeling when we reached the top :-P

We trekked through elakkad caves (can someone please remove the misnomer.. the caves are NOT the attraction, the trek is) - there are actually very few caves and they're not really worth sightseeing, what makes the trip to the caves memorable is the steep climb through the rocks where you spend a good half an hour moving through a winding, rocky mountain (what can i guess be described as a) path to suddenly see open out before you a glorious expanse of lush green ... and that's another thing so great about God's own country... the dark green of the flora unlike the faded hay colour of trees in Ooty and elsewhere!

Shuchipaara waterfalls isn't too great a sight...perhaps it's better in the winter months... but we had a good enough time i guess!

We stayed for a couple of nights and drove back early , takes about 6 hours to reach the heart of Bangalore from the place