Trip to Munnar

Trip team - Karthik, Santha, Selva, Viswa and Karthikeyan.
Trip route - Chennai - Madurai - Munnar - Madurai - Chennai.
Trip dates - 3 days - 19th Sept 2009 to 21st Sept 2009.

Day 1: From Madurai, took a Toyota Qualis to Munnar. We spent few minutes in BodiMet as the climate was near perfect ! On the way the Munnar, the views and falls are simply exquisite. As usual, the tour guide was Mr.Selvakumar ! as he had visited Munnar once ... Selva managed to get a very good cottage on the Cochin route - around 6 kms from Munnar town. The search for the cottage was worth as it was pretty decent and managed to bargain at get it good price (as per us !). However, we used a guide to locate the cottage for 100 bucks !

Sight seeing started after having the brunch at Saravana bhavan (not the actual brand !), but good. We proceeded straight to Rajamalai (Eravikulam National park) and the 1km trek to see the Nigiri Tahr was really good as the climate was superb ! Then, we planned to visit Pothamedu on the way to the cottage. Pothamedu could have been too simple provided the climate is not amusing. But, the climate the made Pothamedu look like a paradise ! It was worth it as we spent rest of the evening there in the tea estate.


Day 2:

Next day, after the brunch at same place, we proceeded to the Mattupetty dam. We had an exhilarating speed boat ride at the dam. Again, the climate was too good and we spent close to 2 hours around the dam amazed at the beauty of nature. Then, proceeded to Echo point. Again, the beauty became most beautiful. It was too tough to resist a boat ride and we proceeded with the inner wish for the ride .... Then, went to Kundalay dam. Again, the beauty was breath-taking. However, we did not opt for 3rd boat ride and preferred just the visit and returned. On the way back, visited a garden after Mattupatty dam and then to cottage.


We preferred to go back by one of the five's advice to walk for a kilometre and completely got drenched by the instant heavy rain - which continued for the next couple of hours.

Day 3 :

The last day was quite simple and preferred to visit the Blossom Park. Then, started downhill and the rain that came down like a bucket of water was amazing ! Fortunate that the earlier 2 days had no rains in day time, we were able to feel Munnar.

On the way back, visited the Vaigai dam and then to Madurai railway station to get back to Chennai.