Hello friends! Let me introduce ourselves first, myself Mamta & my husband Ojas. We created this site for people who stays in Bangalore and wants to spend a weekend with their loved ones at a beautiful place, mainly in the comfort of greenery. So here is a guide for you as how to enjoy a weekend near to Bangalore by sharing our experience with you.
Our first Trip was in Month of January
BANGALORE-WAYANAD-CHAMUNDI HILLS-MYSORE-BANGALORE
Route Map –
We went by Route ‘C’ .
About reaching there–
We went there by cab.
Stay-
‘Buena Vista Hut’ of Anil Kumar K.A. It’s a homestay in Wayanad.
We started at 11 pm on 7th Jan 11 (Friday) and reached Waynad on the morning of 8th at around 9 am. In between, we had to stop near Bandipur forest gate for one and half hours, as it opens exactly at 6 am. I slept when we halted near Bandipur Forest gate. After crossing Bandipur Forest, I was glad to see the green sleeves of this hill station of Wayanad with complete fog around. Almost every conceivable inch of the mist -wrapped undulating hills of Wayanad is veiled by lush rainforest that stuns the eye of the beholder with its varied shades of green. Beautiful orchids, spicy pepper, berries, coffee, cinnamon, fragrant cardamom, tall stands of bamboo and rubber are the very part of the spectacular land of Wayanad.
After reaching at the home stay, we got one beautiful hut to stay. We got freshen up and had a heavy breakfast there. At around 11 am the fog completely disappeared and we started our visit to different spots. By going through cab you are in advantage of seeing many spots with in less time and to spend time according to your wish. While going to different spots, we saw tea plantantations, almost everywhere. First place we visited was the Banasura Sagar Dam. It is located 21 km from Kalpetta, in Wayanad District of Kerala in the Western Ghats. It is the largest earthen dam in India and the second largest in Asia, and an ideal starting point for hikes into the surrounding scenic mountains there. We reach dam by trekking of around 35 min. After reaching there we had water, pine apple slices to quench our thirst. It’s very important to maintain energy level and hydrate body frequently. We took some snaps near dam; spend some time in garden near the dam. Boating is allowed in artificial lake created by dam but due to some technical problem, it was closed for maintenance. Always better to use sport shoes while going to such places. It took around 20 min to reach down.
Very interesting to see in Wayanad is Soochipara Waterfall near Meppadi. In Malayalam, soochi means needle and para means rock, which is how the name soochippara is derived. To reach the waterfall, you have to cross the lush green tea gardens. So without wasting a single moment we had Kerala meals in a small restaurant on the way to waterfall. It’s my suggestion to all that enjoy the food of the place where you go, instead of taking eatables with you because it will make you to have more attraction towards that place.
One must see this nature’s site! This region is ideal for rock climbing. Soochipara can be reached by a scenic 2 kms nature walk. It took around half an hour to reach down to the fall. We were completely tired. But as soon as fall gets visible all tiredness goes off. Fall is about 200 meters (656 feet). The time we went there, the water force was good and many couples & family were there to enjoy this fall. We took bath in the fall, took snaps, spend some time there till 5.30 pm and returned. It took 45 min for us to come back to the cab. When we came to the cab we were completely wet and exhausted. We changed clothes and had hot maggi with a hot tea near the parking area. After that we had some shopping together and left from there at around 7.30 pm. We came back to our hut, had our dinner and went to sleep.
Really one can’t imagine the next day morning how beautiful and fresh we were feeling. It was completely foggy with dews on leaves and flowers. The place where we stayed was completely surrounded by coffee and spices plantations. Mr. Anil Kumar K.A., owner of that cottage made us to visit his coffee estate and to understand the medicinal advantage of this greenery in Wayanad. He took us to meet his parents near to the cottage. We got freshen up and got ready to leave for Bangalore at around 11 am, after taking our brunch and snaps together with them. When we were near Mysore, we planed to go to Chamundi Hills and to see the lightings of Mysore Palace, as it was a Sunday evening.
Chamunda Hills average elevation is 1,000 meters. After darshan of Chamundeshwari we were very hungry .We had Nariyal pani outside temple and immediately left for Mysore. At around 4 pm we reached one Maharashtrian restaurant named Purohit Hotel and had our lunch there. Fortunately it was Sunday! Every Sunday, government holidays and on dasara festival, Mysore palace is lit up with lights. Timing of lighting is 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We still had time so we saw the most famous church of Mysore in front of Mysore Silk sarees store of Government of Karnataka. We spend some time in church and in shopping of silk saree. At last we saw lightings of palace and left for Bangalore. We had parcel of Masala dosa at Kamath Hotel on the way to Bangalore. We reached home at around 11 pm, had dosa and immediately went to sleep.
Really Wayanad was a paradise to me… See it once and its green lush nature will remain in your memories forever………….:)
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