Tag: <span>munnar tour</span>

Date: March 13, 2018

Today was our last day in Munnar. We planned to leave the hill station and head to Ernakulam city, in Cochin district.

Poori vada bhaji chutney — We had a filling breakfast at Saravana Bhavan

We then boarded a state transport bus going to Ernakulam city.

Tea plantation worker Munnar — It was time to capture the last few shots of these amazing tea plantations

Munnar hill station view — It was cold up here but by the end of this bus journey, it would be hot & humid again

Kerala police sightseeing Munnar — Everyone is mesmerized by Munnar’s tea plantations

The journey to Ernakulam was around 3 hours long. We eventually made it to the hotel I had booked for us. Imperial Regency is a ‘business hotel’ but when booking, it was key that I chose a place close to Kochi Metro.

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Date: March 12, 2018

See the previous post for stops at Mattupetty dam, Echo point and Kundala dam.

Our tour continued with the next stop being Top Station — basically a great viewpoint. But we would stop along the way, whenever our driver-cum-guide would spot something interesting.

Giant squirrel Munnar Kerala — Like this Giant Malabar Squirrel. I wish I could have gotten a brighter photo but it was hiding in the tree.

Way to top station Munnar — Top Station is another viewpoint nestled among tea plantations… which you would think by now isn’t really necessary considering how many tea plantations we have seen by now

Now, we weren’t visiting the Top Station in Theni district, in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. The driver told us this was ‘Top Station’ on the Kerala side. The driver dropped us off at the entry place and told us to walk down. There is no entry fee to Top Station.

Top Station plantation walkway — But we finally got to walk through a plantation

Top Station view Munnar tea hill India — And the views was no doubt great!

Munnar trek hill fire smoke — Unfortunately, no matter where we stopped, all the tour guides could talk about the tragedy that occurred yesterday night

The previous night, several trekkers were caught up in a forest fire and several young trekkers died. The picture above is one I took using my camera. The smoke from the fire was still blowing. As the locals murmured about the tragedy, we had to continue on with our tour.

Top station tour Munnar Kerala — I guess photos won’t do much

So here’s a brief video:

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