Weekend Getaway to Wayanad
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I had written a few days back about a weekend trip to Wayanad. Here are some details about the place: Some background information about Wayanad first. This is from Wikipedia:
Wayanad , in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1, 1980 as the 12th district, carved out of Kozhikode District and Kannur District. Though the word Wayanad is believed by some to have originated from Vayal (paddy) and Naad (land), ‘Land of Paddy Fields’, some scholars disagree. The region was known as Mayakshetra (Maya’s land) in the earliest records. Mayakshetra evolved into Mayanad and finally to Wayanad. There are many indigenous tribals in this area. It is set high on the majestic Western Ghats with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 m.
The 275km distance from Bangalore to Sulthan Batthery, Wayanad was covered in about 7hrs by bus. We stayed at Issac’s The Resort. Some photographs from the trip are shown below. You can see all the photographs at Share-A-Pic.
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Off to Wayanad for the weekend…
I’m off to Wayanad this weekend. You can expect some photographs and reviews about the place in the coming week.
Here is a small writeup about the place to let you know upfront about what and where Wayanad is!
Wayanad , in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1, 1980 as the 12th district, carved out of Kozhikode District and Kannur District. Though the word Wayanad is believed by some to have originated from Vayal (paddy) and Naad (land), ‘Land of Paddy Fields’, some scholars disagree. The region was known as Mayakshetra (Maya’s land) in the earliest records. Mayakshetra evolved into Mayanad and finally to Wayanad. There are many indigenous tribals in this area. It is set high on the majestic Western Ghats with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 m.
The Wayanad district has a lot of tourist attractions ranging from caves, water falls, lakes, wild life, etc.
I wrote about Yahoo! Maps India a few days back, and I got the driving directions from Bangalore to Wayanad using the site. Click on the image to get complete details.
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Weekend Getaway to Coorg
I got the opportunity to travel again to Coorg this weekend. Coorg is about 230km from Bangalore and takes about 6hrs to get there if you’re traveling in a bus. By car, it shouldn’t take more than 4-5hrs in my opinion. Coorg is also known as the Scotland of India.
From Wikipedia:
Kodagu is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. It is often called by the anglicised name of Coorg. It occupies about 4,100 km in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. It has a population of 548,561 as of 2001, 13.74% of which is urbanised. It is bordered by Dakshina Kannada to the northwest, Hassan District to the north, Mysore District to the east, Kannur District of Kerala state to the southwest and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. The district headquarters is located at Madikeri.
This was an “adventure holiday” with boating, trekking, and a night drive in a jeep in pitch darkness thrown in for good measure.
We were a group of 20 and stayed at “Base Camp 1″ of Jungle Mount Adventures, close to Virajpet.
Day 1 (Saturday) was more of a chilled-out day with leisurely boating and multiple rounds of cricket played. Can you think of anyone scoring 12 runs in 6 overs (a team of 7 a-side), and defending it! Well…that’s how good we were at cricket 
In the evening, we had a camp fire with drinks flowing all around. Just prior to the camp fire, we had an awesome experience of taking a drive in an open jump, standing at the back with Sagar (the owner of the camp), ripping the jeep at high speeds up the hill with all lights turned off. And yes, there were no street lights, so he was driving in pitch darkness. The was an unbelievable experience. It beat the hell out of all roller coaster rides I took at Six Flags Magic Mountain at Los Angeles.
Day 2 (Sunday), we had more boating!! We also, went to the Chelavara Waterfalls. This being the rainy season, the waterfall was a sight to see. We also did trekking up a hill for about an hour.
More photographs from this trip is available at Coorg – The Scotland of India.
Sunday evening, we packed our bags and headed back to Bangalore. This was 2 days of great fun for all.
For those planning a weekend gateway from Bangalore, visit Coorg, if you haven’t done so already. For a list of hotels in and around Coorg, visit HolidayIQ.com. If you’re interested in staying at the Jungle Mount Adventure Camp, do drop a comment below and I’ll send you the contact details.
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