I always wanted to write about Kumily in particular as I have been to this place many times and this place is less known for common peoples, but still Kumily makes us feel ,so refreshing as it welcomes me with a green carpet in the form of tea estates and also by its rich tropical forest.
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| The welcoming green carpet |
As Kumily is located at 2890 Ft (880mts) from the sea level, so the temperature drops down considerably, and here, the temperature that prevails makes us feel pleasant and a part of this region is with covered plantations like Cardomom, Tea and spices, the rest of its south portion are occupied by tropical forest.
As we all know, Kerala's main source of income comes from its tourism and from the spice plantations and these days, Kerala government is taking many initiatives to promote tourism at Kumily, as this place has many location that would probably attract more tourists.
Main Tourist attractions at Kumily :
Thekady Boating :
At thekady, you could experience a cruise into the tropical forest, where you could see elephants, bison, monster squirrels and various wild animals. The best time to go for this cruise would be at 7:30 AM -9:30 AM, where in you have more chances of seeing many wild animals, as these animals, would come for drinking water on the banks of Thekady.
Thekady Boating Timings :
07:30 AM to 09:00 AM,
09:30 AM to 11:00 AM,
11:15 AM to 12:45 PM,
01:45 PM to 03:15 PM,
03:30 PM to 05:00 PM.
Thekady Boating Charges :
Indian Nationals : 265 INR,
Foreign Nationals : 740 INR,
For children below 12 years its free.
Elephant Safari :
A place near thekady, where you could enjoy feeding elephants and an Elephant safari for about 30 minutes, I thoroughly enjoyed this ride as it made feel like as if I am sitting on small mountain top and as the elephant started marching, I was literally moving left to right had a great time, so don't miss this ride and for this ride they generally charge around 500 INR.
Kannagi Temple :
This is a temple,which will be opened, only once in a year that is on Chitra pournami, this temple is believed to be constructed around 2000 years earlier.
Angmalli and Gavi Forest Safari :
This is a dense forest and this trip will be a combination of on road and off road drive, and only 10 vehicles are allowed / day into the forest, and we have to get special permissions from the forest department, the duration of this trip will be around 10 hours and only jeeps could hover on these areas, and on the way, u could even enjoy a Parisal ride during the trip, for which, we have to get tickets. They just charged around 100 INR for Parisal ride( A kind of boat like circular structure), Its a power packed wild safari, wherein you could see many wild animals as well.
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| Nature at its best.... |
Safari Charges: Packages with breakfast and lunch will be provided, with 4 Parisal tickets and entry charges, they charged around 7000 INR, worth your money.
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| Parisal Cruise |
Parunthumpara :
This location is a view point location, At this place, the temperature drops considerably low, and you can even see, the mist formation post 4 pm itself and this place is located near Kumily, the distance would go around 25 Kms. You could hire a jeep to reach this place.
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| At Parunthumpara View Point.... |
Kuttikannam Falls :
This is falls is situated at distance of about 36 kms from Kumily, on the national highway towards Eranakulum, you just have a word with the locals, before you start as sometimes, due to less rainfall the falls won't be active.
Our Lady of Good Health Church - Pattumala
This Church is situated amidst the tea estates at a steep position and the design of this massive church which looks majestic.
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| Majestic View of Church... |
Zipline - Pattumala :
If your are adventure lover, Pattumala has something more offer.A Zipline is available,that connects two hills, which adds more spice to the trip.
The charges for Zipline are, for the first time they charge 500 INR and for every other time they charge 350 INR.
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| Zipline ... |
Vagamon :
Vagamon is located around 56 Kms from Kumily, Jeep is the most convenient mode of transport to reach Vagamon, as this destinations is very famous for film shooting.
Satharam :
Satharam is completely a power packed off road trip on which the, jeep hover on 3 mountains up and down, which adds to our thrilling experience of this trip.
Kumily is a best place for nature and adventure lovers, as this trip involves lots and lots of thrilling experience. Thebest time to head to Kumily is between March -June. So what are you waiting for plan your trip to Kumily for this summer, If you have any queries leave a comment, so that I could help you to best of my knowledge.
Many homestay options are available, I personally recommend Salem Towers at Kumily, its a great hotel, they do have three properties at Kumily, all these hotels are well maintained and the prices are reasonable, they generally charge around 1500 INR, for a night stay.
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