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Kerala: Gods Own Country narrated by Sumeetrips

Indeed!!!

One day someone who matters to me said, I need a trip, this time it should be a foreign location and allowed me to be a party to the trip. She then sang a song, all praises to SRI LANKA. I wanted to know what’s in her mind. She said she was looking to be in the wild – some wildlife sanctuary; she dreamed of boating on endless lake or sea, wanted to walk over a not too common trail on some mountain, an exotic hotel stay and lots more and believed that this was only possible in SRI Lanka. She was right all of this was possible in Sri Lanka, but it would also mean a sky rocket budget, extra days to travel. I then came up with this tour that would cover: Wild Life – Water Falls – Backwaters – Mountain – Beach All of this in India, in god’s own country in KERALA!!! Kerala is like on beautiful country within gods most loved country INDIA.

The Trip started with a visit to Athirappilly that hosts this beautiful waterfall and view that takes you away from your daily life. A breath of fresh air is all that is guaranteed here. When you visit a waterfall you make sure you get wet underneath but it’s important that you do not miss the view from the top. This is the waterfall covered in the movie Ravaan, the movie turned out to be a phlop but this waterfall location is a definite hit. The closet Railway station is Aluva and airport is Cochin. Stayed at ayurvedic property for night.

Next day early in the morning post Kerala ayurvedic massage and a delicious local to the state breakfast we headed to Munnar a hill station where we saw the 3 rivers meet. Munn = 3 and ar = river. Munnar has a lot of Tea plantations that are open to public. Most of these charge entry fees if you want to click pictures or see them closely. I suggest halt your cab / vehicle next to any tea farm, enter and click pictures, enjoy the view and lots more. Munnar has a lot of sites that offer tourist some fun and site seeing. Do not miss Eravikulam National Park; this park is home to Nilgiri Thar the only breed of mountain goat found only in India and Australia. Other than this you can go boating, elephant ride, horse ride, and many more sites.

Travel to Kumli begins with memories from Munnar. Kumli is the place that has the major spice production of India. In the entire country spice is available the cheapest here. All you shopping for spices should be done here. Thekkady in kumli is where people come to visit from all over the world. Periyar Wild life sanctuary is home to many animals. There is a unique way to go site seeing inside this sanctuary, you take a boat for site seeing here. Suddenly Munnar’s scenic beauty has got competition. Do not forget to take your DSLRs this time. There is another trek here that is organized by forest department; this trek takes you right into the heart of wild forest via jeeps and on foot. This is an overnight trek you dare not miss. Children are strictly not allowed hear. Kumli has centers that offer authentic Kerala massages that are taken by warriors to make good the injury they got from battlefield.

Kumarkom was our next destination. Finally we were out of the mountains of Athirapplly, Munnar and Kumli. Kumarkom is the un-commercialized backwater location. Kumarkom has a lot of premium resorts to stay at. We opted for Kumarkom Lake Resort – Perhaps the only heaven on earth. It was wonderful to be at Kumarkom Lake Resort. You journey fatigue evaporates the moment you enter the property. Its infinity lake is bliss. You feel like you are swimming in the lake or ocean. When you are not in the infinity pool you are in the private pool that your room supports. Alleppy or Alapuzha the place for surfers, they prefer calling it heaven underneath. This place is a popular beach destination and is also famous for backwaters. As it has option of beach and backwaters all in one place. It is a popular option for tourists.

Now comes the sad part : The trip comes to an end. It is time you leave Kerala.

As it is commonly said : You can take tourist of Kerala but not Kerala out of tourist.

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