It was time for a trip again and the whole team have decided that we will go to Thekkady and Wagamon this time. After a long research I have booked a jeep safari which includes a safari for 2 hours followed by a trekking plan.
We started off from Trivandrum on a Friday night and reached Thekkady next day at around morning 4’o clock. We took a nap for a while and then got fresh up. Our jeep was about to arrive at 7.00 AM. Jeep driver was punctual and he reached on time. We took some biscuits and all and started off our journey. The jeep was going through a forest and we were lucky enough to see some animals. Our driver knew exact location where we could find animals. Few were very far away and it was difficult for us to recognize the animals. We continued our journey by taking few snaps on the go. And after 2 hours of journey we reached our destination. When we entered in to the place we saw boards reading Gavi eco center and it was really a pleasant surprise to everyone as Gavi visit was not in our plan. We just planned for trekking and was not aware that we were going Gavi. Whereas everyone were eager to visit Gavi after the release of Malayalam movie Ordinary.
At the entrance itself we found flowers dangling like grapes and it was really a beautiful scenery.
We had our breakfast from there and took few pics and then started off for trekking. The guide took us through forest and we had to walk along a straight road. Trekking for me was something like climbing a mountain with a rope and all whereas this was like we are going for a stroll. We walked for around 5kms and we found nothing interesting and moreover everyone were tired after such a long walk. So we decided to return back. Then only it strike us that we have to walk the whole way back but we made it interesting with some games and photo sessions. On the way back we found a Dam and I just jumped on the wall and took some photos from there. By the time we reached back everyone were tired except one of our colleague Velu who went with the guide for another stroll and we took rest at the restaurant.
And now it was time for lunch and we were served with a grant buffet lunch at Gavi. After the lunch we started back to our home stay and we reached the place by evening 4. We realized that it is late now to roam around because at Thekkady night falls early. Still we took the risk and went to the park and from there we went for elephant safari. It was my first experience and I really enjoyed it. I always wanted to go for elephant ride and there one of my wishes come true.Yes, that does mean that one tick against my check list. After elephant ride we visited the market in Thekkady. The people were selling winter wears, coffee, tea, spices, etc. After having our lunch from one of the restaurants there we came back to our room.
The next day early morning itself we went for Thekkady boating. The queue for tickets were long but two of my colleagues got into the long queue and got hold of the tickets on time. We got into the boat and were eagerly waiting to see elephants which comes to drink water at lake-shore. We were fortunate enough to see many elephants and deer standing and drinking water. We also see few black headed gulls. After that we strolled across enjoying the big fat trees on the way. We were getting late so we set off to Wagamon. Wagamon is a hill station located in Kottayam-Idukki border of Kottayam district of Kerala, India. We could see the beautiful view of tea plantations spread across acres. From a distance you will feel that a mountain is covered with a green blanket. We stopped here and there for photo shoot enjoying the scenic valleys and beautiful green meadows. Finally we reached enchanting pine forests. This pine forest has witnessed many film shootings. We strolled across the forest and set it as the background for many of our photos. After a while of walking and photo shoot we set off our journey back to Trivandrum for our daily routine.
We started off from Trivandrum on a Friday night and reached Thekkady next day at around morning 4’o clock. We took a nap for a while and then got fresh up. Our jeep was about to arrive at 7.00 AM. Jeep driver was punctual and he reached on time. We took some biscuits and all and started off our journey. The jeep was going through a forest and we were lucky enough to see some animals. Our driver knew exact location where we could find animals. Few were very far away and it was difficult for us to recognize the animals. We continued our journey by taking few snaps on the go. And after 2 hours of journey we reached our destination. When we entered in to the place we saw boards reading Gavi eco center and it was really a pleasant surprise to everyone as Gavi visit was not in our plan. We just planned for trekking and was not aware that we were going Gavi. Whereas everyone were eager to visit Gavi after the release of Malayalam movie Ordinary.
At the entrance itself we found flowers dangling like grapes and it was really a beautiful scenery.
We had our breakfast from there and took few pics and then started off for trekking. The guide took us through forest and we had to walk along a straight road. Trekking for me was something like climbing a mountain with a rope and all whereas this was like we are going for a stroll. We walked for around 5kms and we found nothing interesting and moreover everyone were tired after such a long walk. So we decided to return back. Then only it strike us that we have to walk the whole way back but we made it interesting with some games and photo sessions. On the way back we found a Dam and I just jumped on the wall and took some photos from there. By the time we reached back everyone were tired except one of our colleague Velu who went with the guide for another stroll and we took rest at the restaurant.
And now it was time for lunch and we were served with a grant buffet lunch at Gavi. After the lunch we started back to our home stay and we reached the place by evening 4. We realized that it is late now to roam around because at Thekkady night falls early. Still we took the risk and went to the park and from there we went for elephant safari. It was my first experience and I really enjoyed it. I always wanted to go for elephant ride and there one of my wishes come true.Yes, that does mean that one tick against my check list. After elephant ride we visited the market in Thekkady. The people were selling winter wears, coffee, tea, spices, etc. After having our lunch from one of the restaurants there we came back to our room.
The next day early morning itself we went for Thekkady boating. The queue for tickets were long but two of my colleagues got into the long queue and got hold of the tickets on time. We got into the boat and were eagerly waiting to see elephants which comes to drink water at lake-shore. We were fortunate enough to see many elephants and deer standing and drinking water. We also see few black headed gulls. After that we strolled across enjoying the big fat trees on the way. We were getting late so we set off to Wagamon. Wagamon is a hill station located in Kottayam-Idukki border of Kottayam district of Kerala, India. We could see the beautiful view of tea plantations spread across acres. From a distance you will feel that a mountain is covered with a green blanket. We stopped here and there for photo shoot enjoying the scenic valleys and beautiful green meadows. Finally we reached enchanting pine forests. This pine forest has witnessed many film shootings. We strolled across the forest and set it as the background for many of our photos. After a while of walking and photo shoot we set off our journey back to Trivandrum for our daily routine.
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