Around 185 kms from the Kochi airport, a traveler itinerary to Kerala cannot be complete without visiting Thekkady - the popular destination for visiting the Periyar National Park. Only around a distance of 2 hours from Munnar, Thekkady has an array of luxurious resorts located in the small town. Carmelia Haven, is one of them. With its tea plantations, spice plantations, luxurious independent cottages overlooking the swimming pool in the centre of the resort as you go down from your cottage, the resort is an ideal destination to experience comfort, luxury and calm in the wild.
Periyar National Park is situated at an hour's distance from the resort and one needs to report atleast an hour before to catch the boat cruise on the Periyar lake. It is highly recommended to take the KTDC (Kerala Tourism Development Corporation) boat on the top floor or the Forest department boat again on the top floor, so that you can have a great view of the forests on either side with its flora and fauna during the monsoon.
As the boat cruise starts you realize, that the forests are dense, deciduous, evergreen and as you peep into the wilderness you realize it would be quite an opportunity for those who trek inside the Periyar National Park. While the park is famous for tigers, elephants and langurs, it is only luck if you find them! Amazing the lake has trees without branches located in the lake and you find exotic birds sitting on them as you pass by.
On our boat cruise, we found tortoises on the banks of the lake, wild boars grazing on the green fields and deer drinking water from the lake. Even as you spot these animals, you feel you might get lucky and see a pack of elephants throwing water on each other, as the guide tells you about it! With the sun beginning to set, the skies are filled with dark clouds and it starts to drizzle and the cool breeze makes you again fall in love with life! It is indeed a rejuvenating experience to enjoy the boat cruise on the Periyar National Lake. For all those who can't walk, they have rickshaws to take you to the lake, because cars are not allowed inside the park! The langurs here are very naughty and you need to be safe because they can easily take away your belongings if you are not careful.
The resort also offers Kerala ayurvedic spa and one should never avoid it even if it is expensive. The Ayurvedic massage is worth every penny that you pay as it is one of the most refreshing experiences of life. The women and men masseurs are trained and the whole body livens up once you experience the massage here. Women dressed in offwhite and gold border sarees greet you at the resort and offer you good wishes and apply tilak.
The whole experience of enjoying a holiday is about feeling at home away from home, so when you find the hospitality warm and people smiling, your holiday is made. The resorts offer Kerala cuisine - that has rasams, payasam and a variety of dosas and mendu vadas to savour from. The sambhar is also made after adding a variety of vegetables in it and some enjoy and some enjoy without the vegetables.
Thekkady with its natural splendour and the Periyar Lake is a definite must-visit for all those who dig worldly pleasures in the wild.
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