Wayanad Hotels - Living In The Forests

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Wayanad is a heavenly destination both for the vacationing and business traveller, thus making it a popular tourist spot.

Wayanad, a quaint hill district in the north of Kerala is a region of immense beauty and a dazzling variety of flora and fauna. Wayanad is dotted with mountains, dense tropical forests, spectacular waterfalls and streams.

Some of the tourist spots are Chembra Peak, Edakkal Caves, Kuruva Islands, Pakshipathalam, Pazhassi Raja Tomb, Pookot Lake, Sentinel Rock Waterfalls, Kanthanpara Waterfalls, Soochippara Waterfalls and the Banasura Sagar Dam. Wayanad also has temples like the Jain Temple, Thirunelli Temple, Valliyoorkavu Temple, Sita-Luva-Kusha Temple and Thrissilery Shiva Temple.

Being a popular destination and an ideal stop over for tourists travelling to Kerala, Mysore, Coorg and Ooty, Wayanad has a lot of choices of hotels, be it luxury, budget, eco lodges or home stays.

Some of the five star luxurious Wayanad hotels are Rain Country Resorts, Meenmutty Heights, Vythiri Resort, Harithagiri Ayurvedic Village and Resort, Edakkal Hermitage, and the Banasura Hill Resort to ...
... name a few.

These Wayanad Resorts are set in the most picturesque of places and the view from these resorts is also breathtaking. Most of these star hotels include facilities like 24 hour restaurant, coffee parlour, cycling, jacuzzi tub, badminton, bonfire, jungle trekking, airport pick and drop, railway station transfer, jogging track and travel desk service.

Being essentially a forest area, the forest department has numerous tourist lodges and inspection bungalows located near the numerous wild life sanctuaries situated around Wayanad.

These Hotels in Wayanad have only the basic amenities and it is always better to book well in advance and carry your own provisions. To book rooms in the forest guest house you will have to approach the Chief Forest Officer.

The Forest Bungalow in Thirunelli offers two double rooms and a dormitory. The rooms cost Rs 500 a night and the dormitories Rs. 100 a bed. There will be no phones or electricity connection.

Another popular Wayanad Hotels are the tree houses, eco lodges and tented accommodation. One has to reach the tree house using an ingenious self-propelling elevator made out of cane and counter balanced by the weight of water.

A lot of camps and home stays are also available in Wayanad. Green Gales Hotel has set up a camp near the Kabini River near Kuruva islands and organises all sorts of adventurous activities like rafting, trekking and fishing.

You can also try out the beautiful home stays in Wayanad and enjoy the hospitality and homely food in these Wayanad Hotels. Home stays may cost from Rs. 2000 upwards depending on the facilities provided.

The nearest airport is Karipur international airport in Kozhikode and the nearest railway station is the Kozhikode railway station.