Spices & Sandalwood
The Western Ghats are a magnificent range of hills, rising up from India’s Malabar Coast. It is an area that is hidden away in the southern reaches of Karnataka and in northern Kerala.
Visit the palaces and temples at Mysore, explore the jungle reserves at Mudumulai, and enjoy a homestay in Wayanad, known for its evergreen rain forest and coffee, tea, cardamom and pepper plantations.
Itinerary
Day 1, Bangalore to Mysore
Drive to Mysore (3 hrs), a friendly and easy-going city with plenty of shady trees, a good climate, beautiful palaces and graceful pre-Independence buildings giving the place an air of faded grandeur.
Afternoon sightseeing tour visiting the Maharaja’s palace and Chamundi Hill.
Stay at The Green Hotel
Day 2, Mysore to Mudumalai
Drive to Mudumalai. Nestled amidst the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, Mudumalai is a part of the greater Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is one of the most important wildlife sanctuaries in South India.
Stay at the Jungle Retreat
Day 3, Mumdumalai to Meppadi
Drive to Meppadi, a town in the beautiful and picturesque Wayanad district of northern Kerala. The area is known for its exotic plantations of rubber, coffee, tea, cardamom and pepper.
Your accommodation is a homestay in a coffee plantation. The location is superb; overlooking hills on two sides and a lush green forest on the other!
Stay at Aranyakam
Day 4, Meppadi to Kochi
Drive down the coast to Kochi where your trip ends. Extend your trip with a stay in Kochi which forms a perfect base to explore the Backwaters & Jungles of Kerala and The Temple Trail of Tamil Nadu.
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