Often, when you are reaching the tipping point at work, all that you want to do is to go somewhere you can relax and do nothing. Our recent stay at Wayanad was one such ‘do nothing’ type trips.
After a few months of stressful long hours of work, we decided to take off and wanted to be amidst dense greenery. Wayanad was decided upon and we selected Grass Roots for the stay. They have extremely comfortable camps near huge tea gardens, and it all was too inviting to search further.
We drove to Wayanad from Bangalore and took a route driving past the Kabini Reservoir and through the Bandipur forest road. The drive itself is gorgeous, with enough stopovers for great food (the Kamat’s Lokaruchi on Mysore Highway is great for breakfast). If you avoid a weekend, you can avoid the heavy traffic on this road. The journey next to the Kabini Reservoir and through the forest is beautiful with enough sightings possible in the forest road. We spotted a Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela), Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius), Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata), Malabar giant squirrels, (Ratufa indica) amongst many other birds and small mammals. People have spotted tigers, leopards and elephants here.
We reached Grass Roots by about 5 pm. The tents were luxurious and kept ready for us. A nice mop of Lemon Grass Oil ensured there weren’t any mosquitoes in our tents. After a quick tea and snack (both delicious), we went for a short walk to the adjoining tea gardens. A cool breeze and the faint glow of the setting sun, immediately put us in a relax mode. Back at the tents, delicious dinner awaited us.
The next couple of days were spent sleeping off, re-energizing, going for leisurely walks in the tea estates. The Grass Roots tent site has plenty of greenery and is very good for bird watching. Should you want, you can stay put at the resort and not step out. Thankfully the resort doesn’t have touristy things like a swimming pool, so is a great place to unwind.
[box type=”success” width=”100%” ]How to reach : Wayanad can be reached by road from Bangalore or Kochi or Mysuru.
Where to stay : Although there are plenty of stay options, if you want a quiet, calm place amidst greenery try the Grass Roots Camps.
When to visit : Pre-monsoons, just after monsoons and winters are good times. If you can live with heavy rains, monsoons can be beautiful here. Summers are good too, as Wayanad is slightly cooler than the coastal Kerala.[/box]
Never been to this place before, being a Keralite; but your impeccable captures are taken well into notice and so I would like to shall be consider on planning a trip to this place soon. Thanks a lot 🙂
Thanks Tara! I know what you mean! Despite having grown up in Kolkata, I have never visited Darjeeling!
The next time, am in India will surely try to add this place on to my Travel Cards.
Love the clicks!
Certainly, a great place to unwind …lovely verdant surroundings.
Thanks!
Gorgeous place… would love to go here! Such superb captures! I struggle with birds and wildlife…
Thanks Chaitali! yes, birds are difficult to photograph, need years of practice…
Your bird captures!!! I somehow manage to scare them and they fly away when I click…or get super shy and blur out in my pics.
Home!
Yeah, seriously. 😉
Such superb, pics, Param. 🙂
Wayanad and its rain forest is something which is on by wish list from 2012 when I met a manager from Vythri Resort, (in wayanad). Great post Paramvir, came to know about your site from one of your post in http://www.silverkris.com
Its a great place for relax on the weekends.
Nice blog.. Good job.. Thank you so much for the information. It’s a great post…I love travelling and want to travel all over the world. Explore new places, adventurous things and many more. And photographs are just amazing. Keep writing !!!
Thanks Sophia!
Great post! You have described so well about Wayanad with stunning photographs. Wayanad is one of the prime tourist destinations in Kerala, offers multitude of options for tourists such as beautiful hill stations carpeted with large expanse of tea and coffee plantations, diverse wildlife, natural beauty, trekking, waterfalls, ancient temples and much more.
Fabulous post indeed! Wayanad is a must visit tourist place that shouldn’t miss during a tour to Kerala “Gods’ Own Country”. Thanks!
There is something exciting about this place and while reading your blog, I just want to be there, capturing every bit of it.You really have described everything so well.Thanks for sharing the blog,going to plan a trip soon and you have got exceptional photography skills. Keep capturing and keep writing.
The southern part of India has a lot to travel and these hidden gems always leave me in awe. Within all this chaos of urbanisation, mind always craves for serenity in nature. You have some got really exceptional clicks, totally looking forward to visit Wayand.
Yeah the “nothing to do” tours are just perfect for rejuvenating your inner self and after reading your blog, Wayand is my next stop for one such tour. you surely have captured every wondrous moment of this tour. Thanks for sharing it with us. loved every bit of it.
Fabulous post indeed! Wayanad is a must visit tourist place that shouldn’t miss during a tour to Kerala “Gods’ Own Country”. Thanks!
Yeah the “nothing to do” tours are just perfect for rejuvenating your inner self and after reading your blog, Wayand is my next stop for one such tour. you surely have captured every wondrous moment of this tour.
After reading this article would definitely go to waynard and thank’s for sharing…
Amazing Blog Great Writing Skills Thanks For Sharing.
Nice Blog and wonderful pictures. Really Such a Nice place for traveling.
Such a Nice Blog and very informative. Thanks For Sharing With Us…..