God’s Own Country! That phrase itself makes us think about the natural beauty that Kerala has to offer! Which is why, we planned to celebrate our 2nd marriage anniversary by doing what we love; riding and traveling to explore new places!
Starting from Bengaluru and proceeding towards Wayanad, Kochi, Vagamon, Munnar, Kodaikanal, Salem and then back to Bengaluru, we planned to embark on our first long distance ride through mountains, jungles, waterfalls, tea estates and nature in general!
Read on below to check out what we had in store for day 7 (Munnar to Kodaikanal Ride).
Today is another special day! It’s Sukesh’s birthday and we were celebrating by doing what we love; riding! But before that it’s time for a quick B’day cake photo!
It’s time to ride to Kodaikanal, another hill station, this time in Tamil Nadu. The ride from Munnar to Kodaikanal was one of the most amazing rides we have been on thus far. Climbing down from Munnar, we took the Theni route, which was a well-maintained highway, with the views of the mountains throughout the ride.
After completing the descent, we passed through some plain roads and some towns, before taking the left to the Kodai Ghat road, which was again an amazing ride! We had to slow down at many places just to admire the beauty and of course the mandatory photo stop!
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Silver Cascade Waterfalls and Park
Waterfalls were something that we anticipated all throughout the route. However, we didn’t know that there was a popular one with the tourists right close to Kodai! The picturesque waterfalls offered some great views.
Beware of the monkeys though. There are way too many of them!
Lunch
We stopped by at one of the shops setup near the falls and had more junk food, this time, Cauliflower Bhajji and Bread Omelets!
We also purchased one of those bubble blowers and turned into a child for a short while!
Now, our hotel was quite close to the Kodai Lake, which to be entirely honest wasn’t that great! The same can be said about out hotel as well. This along with other factors; heavy rains in predicted in Bangalore, Bad food and service at hotel, not being impressed with what Kodai had to offer and the fact that we wanted to celebrate our anniversary by pampering ourselves, prompted us to move close to Bangalore and we booked a hotel in Salem, Radisson Salem for the next night!
That marks the end of this day’s travelogues. For details from the other days, check out the links below!
- Kerala Ride – Basic Overview
- Day 1 – Bangalore to Wayanad
- Day 2 – Exploring Wayanad (Kurumbalakotta Mala, Banasura Sagar Dam, Karlad Lake, Edakkal Caves)
- Day 3 – Wayanad to Kochi
- Day 4 – Kochi to Vagamon
- Day 5 – Vagamon to Munnar (with Vagamon Meadows)
- Day 6 – Exploring Munnar (Top Station, Echo Point, Matupetty Dam)
- Day 7 – Munnar to Kodaikanal
- Day 8 – Kodaikanal to Salem
Happy Riding!
The RE Travelers