a monsoon in malabar

here is the tour plan as i propose it
be prepared to walk in rain, as it is a monsoon season.
june 4:
8 am : reaching calicut railway station
8 to 10 : dress change at beypore resort,
10 to 12: visiting beypore port, walking into the sea through the break waters, and watch dolphins (if you are lucky enough), uru making,
lunch at soni's home
2-6 : kappad (where vaco de gama landed) visit, sand banks(turtle hatchery) and travel in a country boat.

travel to nilambur which is about 100 kms away to the eastern end of kerala and staying at nilambur (the exact name of the village we are going to stay is pullippadam; 2/3 rd of the village is forest)

saturday early morning, trekking to oli water falls. will be difficult to reach the top of the falls, if it is raining heavily). also you can expect leach bites, take it easy, it is a harm less creature, and salt is the weapon we have to fight with leaches.

by around noon, we will visit canolyś plot(worldś oldest teak plantation), teak museum, butter fly garden. much more are there, where to go around depends on time availability.

in the evening we are going to travel to wynad and stay there at night.
sunday early morning , watching sunrise from "sunrise valley".
after that we will go for a trekking to edakkal caves. then kayaking in a natural lake.
around 5 pm, travelling back to calicut.


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