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Christmas to New Year being winter vacation for me (fortunately) we always plan for a short tour (atleast) every year. Last time we made a 3 day trip to Ooty. Kodaikanal was on our cards for few years, which went on skipping for various reasons. So this time when we started the topic "Where to?" we had the below options
- Kodaikanal
- Valparai - Athirapally
- Wayanad
- Theni - Kanyakumari
Started exploring the possibilities and drafting plans for all the above destinations. Finally decided Kodaikanal, and started this thread
Found a decent offer for Hotels in Travelguru.com and booked one immediately.
Plan:
Day 1:
- Pine Forest
- Berijam Lake
- Silent Valley view
- Pillar Rocks
- Devil's Kitchen (Guna Caves)
- Green Valley View
- Dolphin Nose
- Fairy Falls
- Liril Falls
Day 2:
- Kurinji Andavar Temple
- Chettiar Park
- Bear Shola Falls
- Lake
- Bryant Park
- Coakers Walk
- Silver Cascade Falls
- Senbaganur Museum
As usual, there exist an deviation between Plan & Actual. Below is the actual,
Actual:
Day 1:
- Varathamanathi Reservoir
- Pine Forest
- Devil's Kitchen (Guna Caves)
- Pillar Rock
- Liril Falls
- Dolphin Nose
- Pambar Falls
- Lake
Day 2:
- Kurinji Andavar Temple
- Chettiar Park
- Bear Shola Falls
- Coakers Walk
- Silver Cascade Falls
Route & Road Condition
We preferred Dharapuram --> Palani --> Kodaikanal
Started by 6:30am (as planned) from home. Roads till Palani were pretty good with least traffic. Palani to Kodaikanal out of 60km atleast 50% is broken stretches and 20km before Perumalmalai (where the roads from Dindigul merges) is worst. Thank God, we managed to escape without scrapping the Sunny belly. One Honda City got stuck badly and all occupants got down & pushed her out.
A little 'About us'
No. of travelers : 4 (myself, better half, mom & dad)
Vehicle : Nissan Sunny
Photo Gears : Nikon D5100, Nikon P500, Canon IXUS105, Apple iPhone 4s
Now coming to the site seeing part
- Kodaikanal
- Valparai - Athirapally
- Wayanad
- Theni - Kanyakumari
Started exploring the possibilities and drafting plans for all the above destinations. Finally decided Kodaikanal, and started this thread
Found a decent offer for Hotels in Travelguru.com and booked one immediately.
Plan:
Day 1:
- Pine Forest
- Berijam Lake
- Silent Valley view
- Pillar Rocks
- Devil's Kitchen (Guna Caves)
- Green Valley View
- Dolphin Nose
- Fairy Falls
- Liril Falls
Day 2:
- Kurinji Andavar Temple
- Chettiar Park
- Bear Shola Falls
- Lake
- Bryant Park
- Coakers Walk
- Silver Cascade Falls
- Senbaganur Museum
As usual, there exist an deviation between Plan & Actual. Below is the actual,
Actual:
Day 1:
- Varathamanathi Reservoir
- Pine Forest
- Devil's Kitchen (Guna Caves)
- Pillar Rock
- Liril Falls
- Dolphin Nose
- Pambar Falls
- Lake
Day 2:
- Kurinji Andavar Temple
- Chettiar Park
- Bear Shola Falls
- Coakers Walk
- Silver Cascade Falls
Route & Road Condition
We preferred Dharapuram --> Palani --> Kodaikanal
Started by 6:30am (as planned) from home. Roads till Palani were pretty good with least traffic. Palani to Kodaikanal out of 60km atleast 50% is broken stretches and 20km before Perumalmalai (where the roads from Dindigul merges) is worst. Thank God, we managed to escape without scrapping the Sunny belly. One Honda City got stuck badly and all occupants got down & pushed her out.
A little 'About us'
No. of travelers : 4 (myself, better half, mom & dad)
Vehicle : Nissan Sunny
Photo Gears : Nikon D5100, Nikon P500, Canon IXUS105, Apple iPhone 4s
Now coming to the site seeing part
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