Wayanad
Located at an altitude of 700-2100 m above the sea level, Wayanad in Kerala, India is charming hill station that casts a spell binding image on everyone who comes to witness the beauty of the region. Wayanad is renowned for its huge expanses of luxurious plantations of rubber, coffee, tea, cardamom, and pepper as well as for its absolutely mesmerizing beauty.
The hill station of Wayanad is bisected at various places by the rivers Panamaram, Mananthavady and Kabini, which further lend an aura of fairy-tale enchantment to the entire region. On your Kerala hill station tour to Wayanad, you will also come across the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary that is renowned tourist attraction in its own right. An integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, this particular wildlife sanctuary of Kerala is extremely rich in bio-diversity.
Home to the oldest and highest number of tribes in Kerala, the history of Wayanad goes long back to the New Stone Age civilization and you can see evidences of the same on the walls of the caves of Ampukuthimala, which are graced with amazing paintings and pictorial writings explaining the richness of the past civilization.
During your tour of Wayanad, Kerala, India you can also enjoy trekking at the Chembra Peak, and visit the visit Kuruva Island, Pookat Lake and Sentinel Rock waterfalls for fun-filled excursions.
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