Tour of Western Ghats- Known as Sahyadris is mountainous region parallel to the west coast of India and bordering states are Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. It is a UNESCO world heritage sites.
There are numerous hill stations, bio diversity, wildlife sanctuaries, waterfalls and rivers. Western Ghats is filled with unending number of flora and the fauna.
Some of the Famous Attractions are:
Agumbe- Karnataka: An Agumbe is a small village located in Shimoga district is known for its superb beauty and bio-diversit. It is also referred as The Cherrapunji of the South. Agumbe is houses numerous temples and monuments.
Madikeri, Coorg – Karnataka: A plantation town referred as Scotland of the East. This town has cultural heritage and rich traditions. Explore Madikery fort, St. Mark's Church and Omkareshwara temple. Coorg is adorned with dense forests, peaks, waterfalls and rivers. It is one of the best place for wildlife enthusiasts and Birders.
Dandeli – Karnataka: A small town renowned for adventure sports activities as Trekking, white water rafting, wildlife safaris. Dandeli is housing to Black Panther and is housing to lush green forest and a wildlife sanctuary. It is a finest place having all kinds of tourist attractions. Take amusement of water sports and white water rafting activities in Kali River.
Kalpetta, Wayanad – Kerala: A town known for dense pristine forests in Wayanad, representing natural beauty of Kerala, regarded as God's own country. You can see mountain landscapes, tea gardens, various species of animals & waterfall and caves showing old paintings. Weather of Kalpetta is soothing throughout the whole year. Explore Banasura Sagar Dam- largest Earth Dam in Indian as well as second largest in Asia.
Thekkady – Kerala: Located in Cardamom Hills is a paradise place for natural spices such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, nutmace, ginger, and clove. Known for Periyar National Park– hub of wild elephants, deer and bison. You can also take amusement of trekking, boating and jeep safari in Periyar wildlife sanctuary.
Valparai, Tamil Nadu: A hill town in Coimbatore district on Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats. There are 40 hairpin bends on the way up to Valparai from Azhiyar. It is referred as 7th heaven in Tamil Nadu and surrounded by evergreen tropical forests and tea plantations. See elephants, tigers, Nilgiri tahr, lions, leopards and Indian giant squirrel & hornbills in wildlife sanctuary. Discover Indira Gandhi wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey fall & Aliyar falls.
Coonoor – Tamil Nadu: A village in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu is famous for production of Nilgiri tea. It is second largest hill station in Nilgiri hills and first one is Ooty. This place is perfect for trekking. You can see lots of Shola forests and trekking routes. Get rejoice with toy train or old mountain railway.
Mahabaleshwar – Maharashtra: A hill town in Sahyadri mountain range in Satara district. It is regarded as summer capital of Bombay province during British Raj. This place has temples, forests, lakes, forts, farms, rivers.
Mollem – Goa: A small town in Goa is gateway to wild forests & waterfalls and is surrounded by the mountains. Explore Mollem National park & Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and amusement of trekking into Dudhsagar falls, a four-tiered waterfall.
Chorla Ghat- Goa: A beautiful place to go for vacation to experience nature and forests. You can see numerous waterfalls which is key place for photography. Forest are provides homage to endemic birds and butterflies.
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