Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal, the princess of hill station, is mainly known for being honeymoon destinations among other places in India. This is the most suitable and beautiful destination in the south of India because of its scenic beauty which leaves the visitors awestruck with memorable experiences. The meaning of tourist places in Kodaikanal is the gift of the forest and it contains some dense forest with enormous varieties of trees, enchanting waterfalls and huge rocks.

Situated in the hills of Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Kodaikanal contains a huge history as a retreat and popular tourist destination. There are many locals name that are given to this beautiful town, but the most popular is “place to see in summer”.The queen of mountain destinations is also known as the “gift of God” because of its gifted lakes and hills. The beautiful place of Kodaikanal welcomes you with a fall in the temperature accompanied by scenic beauty.

Highlights of this trip.

• 3* Accomodation.
• Moir Point offers breathtaking views of the highest peaks around Kodaikanal.
• Pine tree forest, hundreds of long-standing pine trees offering nice places to capture photographs.
• Pillar Rock
• Guna caves, Rose Garden, Green Valley view, coakers walk.
• Dolphin nose trek and Vattakanal falls.
• 5km long star shaped Kodaikanal lake.

Duration – 3 nights and 2 days (Friday night departure and back on Monday early morning)

Difficulty level -Easy.

Trek distance – 4kms

Tour type – Weekend getaway.

Group size – 12/25/33 pax.

Age-  7 years and above.

Package includes –

• Bangalore to Bangalore non-Ac transportation in Semi Sleeper Vehicle.
• 2 Breakfast, hi-tea and Dinner.
• Stay in a 3-star hotel.
• Outdoor leader to take care of your comfort.

Things excluded from the package.

• Lunch on both days.
• Dinner on the second day while traveling back to Bangalore.
• Activities like horse riding, boating etc
• Personal shopping or anything that is not mentioned.

.Entry tickets to sightseeing places.

Itinerary –

Friday

.Departure from Bangalore.

Pick up points –

Malleshwaram opposite to Metro cash and carry 10:00pm

Hebbal (bus stand towards KRPuram)         10:30pm

Ramamurthy Nagar(after the bridge) 11:00pm

KR Puram bus stand           11:15pm

Marathalli under the bridge 11:30pm

Bellandur Opposite to Central mall 11:45pm

Silk board (towards e city before the flyover) :12:00am

Ecity (towards hosur once we get down from the flyover ) 12:20am

Note- Exact boarding points will be communicated to you on the day of travel by our trek lead.

Saturday

8:30am Break during the journey to freshen up and Breakfast.

10:00am Reach the resort.

11:15am Freshen up and depart for sightseeing.

Sight seeing place covered before lunch

Observatory (highest point of kodaikanal)

Rose Garden

Moir Point

Pine tree forest

Pillar rock

Suicide point/Green valley view (can do shopping in the shopping bazar leading to thevalley view).

Lunch break between 2pm to 3pm (Self Sponsored)

Post lunch sightseeing.

Coaker’s walk (can rent binoculars/telescope for Rs. 5 and watch the valley from closer)

Bryant Park

Main Kodaikanal lake(Can do boating, shopping in the shopping street).

Return to the hotel by 6pm.

6:15pm HI tea

7:30pm Campfire and live music.

9:30pm Buffet veg and non veg dinner.

10:30pm rest for the day

Sunday

7:00am Wake up and freshen up.

8:30am Breakfast/coffee/ Tea

9:30am – Drive towards Dolphin nose trek.

10:30am- Water splash at Vattakanal falls.

12:00pm- Self Sponsored lunch

12:30pm- Dolphin nose trek.

5:00pm- Finish the trek and depart to Bangalore

Monday

5:00am Reach Bangalore.

 Things to carry-

1. Raincoat and
2. umbrella
3. Odomos Spray to stay away from leeches or insects.
4. Aadhar card photocopy (mandatory).
5. Torch light.(mandatory)
6. Power bank.
7. Small backpack for trekking.
8. Reusable water bottles (mandatory) NO packaged drinking water.
9. Comfortable shoes for trekking.
10. Personal medicines
11. Poly bags to pack your wet clothes.
12. Dry fit clothes.
13. 13.Bath towel and toiletries
14. Flip Flops
15. Warm cloths
16. Enough pair of clothes

Note –

1. We request the participants to not carry any expensive material to the site including jewelry and Expensive gadgets. Organizers will not be responsible for loss of valuables.
2. Ticket cancellation is not refundable 15 days prior to the event and Transfer of tickets is allowed till 3 days prior to the event.
3. Please do not expect any luxury as it is an Adventure trip.
4. All accommodation on multiple sharing basis.
5. Washrooms will be shared.