Kerala is also known as the City of God without no reason. Bestowed with huge mountains, hill stations, dense forests, rivers, wild animals, spice gardens, this place has a unique charm of it which can not be found in any other city. So, here are the top things we did and discovered on our journey to some places of Kerala.
1) Munnar
Not to brag, but I can not praise enough of this particular place in Kerala. It remains chilly through out the year and during day it has the most favorable climate to go for sightseeing and hence best place to spend 3-4 days here. We reached our hotel by the rented van (The only vehicle we used through out our journey) in the morning.
Hotel at which We Stayed: Hotel C7, Munnar
And after launch All of us took some rest to get ready for the Afternoon/Evening activities. First activity was visiting the Tea garden and museum which was just a few km from the hotel.
The evening was scheduled for Kalaripayattu Show which is one of the oldest fighting styles in the world and the traditional martial art practiced in Kerala. This one hour evening performance show of Kalaripayattu in Munnar, included showcasing of body control, flexibility and various form of exercises and was really amusing.
The next day morning, We went to Eravikulam National Park, which is the first ever National Park in Kerala.
Being located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala, it is mostly famous for the highly endangered mountain goat known as the "Nilgiri Thars".
We had to stand in a queue for about 30 mins after getting our tickets as it was really crowded at that time. But the view was worth it.
As a matter of fact, This place remains crowded almost every day as the tourists and local people visit very frequently.
And they did not have any transportation facility inside the Park back then, so we had to walk (Climb actually) for several miles to go to the upper regions and roam around there to see the Mountain goats.
The next destination for the day was Echo point and Mattupetty dam which are the places that should definitely be included in your itinerary. [Extra info: Remember the movie Chennai Express? The whole movie was shot in Munnar and some of the shots are taken in these places too]
Activities to do while in Munnar:
> Tea Plantation tour
> Tea Museum ( You can buy tea packets & other souvenirs from here )
> Kalaripayattu show*
> Kathakali show (Traditional dance of Kerala)*
> Trekking inside Eravikulam National Park
> Echo point
> Mattupetty Dam.
Note: During breeding season the Sanctuary remains closed from Feb 1st to April 30th every year.
*Bookings for these shows are usually done by travel agents, so make sure to update about the same to your respective ones.
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