Destination: Valparai , Tamil Nadu state, India
Distance covered: 1425kms round trip from state capital Chennai (Madras)
This week we were supposed to be holidaying in Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pehelgam but the devastation caused by floods made for a change in plans and we decided to stay close to home and decided to visit one destination in Tamil Nadu ,namely Valparai ,which has eluded us till now. And, to say the least i wasn't disappointed at all.
The name 'Valparai' roughly translated from Tamil means 'tail rock' in English and there is a mountain that vaguely resembles the same.The region is noted for eco-tourism, tea and coffee estates , mountains and lakes, wildlife(bears,tigers, elephants, bison, leopards, panthers and variety of deer , primates and other creatures of the forest), trekking and scenic beauty. Valparai is a reserve forest area in itself. Hope you enjoy the tour like i did.
introduction:
the Valparai scenery - Lake Nirar
the drive to our guest house in Valparai
our choice of stay in Valparai, straight outta an Agatha Christie novel!
our choice of car for this trip, my Wagon-R
let's go on the trip...