Gavi

The last vacation was memorable due a to a much awaited Gavi trip. Gavi came into prominence after the Malayalam film Ordinary. Though I grew up in Peerumade , I never heard of this place then and it was never a touristic place.

One can either take a day trip or stay at the Kerala Forest department's facility for a day and night. We chose the latter and booked well in advance since entries are limited. We were also lucky since the monsoon did not bother us much. But the monsoon did stop us from taking the picturesque route via Erumeli since the roads were bad. Instead we had to go from Vandiperiyar from where it is only 20 Km.

One of two check posts where you have to show the vehicle/passenger pass: Friendly policemen.

The reception area where you need to register your arrival

The way to the dining area and boating stand

This is from where you take your boat ride

The dining are from where we were served delicious food.

The rest are various scenes taken during our trekking. We did not trek for long and saw elephants and wild buffaloes only from far. But there were plenty of leeches which dampened the spirits of a few :)

Checking for the leech!

The leech is more important!

There is one!

From here you catch the boat to a lovely waterfall

You can have a good bath under this natural shower!

The  view from the dining area

The rooms..

The view from your room