Friday 22 February 2019

A weekend trip to Yercaud...........

Welcome to Exploring Indian Terrains.....


Yercaud is a beautiful hill station, which spreads across, the eastern ghats. Located exactly at Salem district. Yercaud is always a best choice for your weekend getaways, as this place offer you with many scenic views and a pleasant temperature, which could act as your high octane stress buster.

On the way to Yercuad, you gotta face 20 beautiful hair-pin bends, the place is located near Salem, approximately around 22kms from Salem at 4970ft from the sea level. This place is also said to be the birth place of coffee plantation in India, as this region is highly fertile and has a good climatic conditions that suits orange plantations as well.
Swimming Pool @ TGI Resort....
Lesiure Time .....
All-set to stay warm....

I stayed at TGI resorts, they offered individual suit villas with a highly class service, this property is close to the yercaud boat house, this property is amazing, you facilities like swimming pool, badminton Court and a small park,they also arrange campfire on request. 
A view outside my Balcony.....

As summer is approaching, this destination could help you, to beat the heat on weekends. ,Many trekking organizers, offer regular trekking programs, as people who are interested on adventure activities,can make the thrill out of it and for the nature lovers, of-course Yercaud has plenty of options to offer, which I have explained clearly below.

Places to watch out :

Pagoda Point :

Its a view point, where in you could able see places down the hill, reach thue place between 4-6 pm, to have a better experience as the temperature that prevails at this point could really offer you a great experience.

Yercaud Boating :

Boating at Yercaud.....
At Yercaud, you will be offered pedaling boats, on which you could take a look around the blissful atmosphere and enjoy the breeze around you.

Gents seat,Ladies Seat and children's seat :

As this name seems interesting, similarly the place do.Ladies, gents and children's seats are basically a cluster of natural rock formation, which overlays between the route that connects the Yercaud and Salem at this location you could take a look at the Mettur dam with the telescope.

Kiliyur Falls :

Vistiors who are interested on trekking can try the new trekking route, through which you will be directed by the lane and it takes about 2 Kms to reach this amazing Kiliyur Water falls, which is about 300 Ft, and on the way towards the falls, you could experience many scenic beauties and drop in temperature towards the route.

Kottachedu Teak Forest :

If you wanna get the best in class exploration, I would definitely suggest you to go by bike, as a part of this region is covered with Teak Plantation and the other side covered with wild Bamboo and in between their is a river that flows across this place and joins Vaniar dam, which offers a splendid treat for your eyes.

Heavens Ledge :

This is an amazing view point, that lies on the west facing cliff of Yercaud, which offers a campsite with lush green coffee plantations, you could also engage yourself on trekking as well.

Best Time to Reach : 

October to June.

Workable Budget : 

For a weekend stay : Approximately 4000 INR/per.
Room Rental - 1700-2000 INR/per
Food - 700 INR/per
For transport and others - 1200- 1300 INR/ per

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