Situated in the Western Ghats, Wayanad is a small hill station town in the state of Kerala which enjoys a pleasant climate all year round. The hill station is a famous for its wildlife, spice plantations and also its pristine waterfalls. You can book one of the Wayanad tour packages in the event that you are looking forward to a relaxing getaway far from all the madding crowd of the city life. Thick greens form the landscape of this beautiful hill station. This was a much loved holiday destination since the time of the British rule.
Wayanad is also one of those places where you will see one thing Kerala is very popular for — Ayurveda, People from far and wide venture into Kerala and into this small town just to get ayurvedic treatment and relieve from the disease they are suffering from. Apart from the various ayurvedic centres and institutions, there is a specific herbal village in Wayanad called the Ayurkendra Herbal Village. These centres assure patients of treating their ailments all through organic and natural means and there has been quite a few successful cases in the past.
Food in Wayanad is mainly confined to South Indian cuisine. You can can try out some of Kerala's speciality like the fish curry, which is creamy but light with a slight hit of tang. It is best served with a serving of piping hot white steamed rice. You can also try the Nadan chicken curry which goes really well with some appams or malabar paranthas. For shopping you can shop from over a variety of commodities like small handicrafts by local artisans and heap loads of spices! Exotic spices are dirt cheap here and what you buy from the farmers who sell their harvest directly in the market will be ten fold cheaper than what the price shoots up to once the same spices hits the shelves of malls and supermarkets.
There are a great deal of things to do and places to visit in Wayanad. A visit to Banasura Sagar Dam is an absolute necessity. Considered India's greatest dam and the second biggest in Asia, it is one the famous excursion spots in Wayanad. Carvings from the Neolithic and Mesolithic Ages can be found at the Edakkal Caves which are a most loved with trekkers as well. Trekking and mountain moving to the summit of Chembra Peak are some different exercises sought after by guests on touring in Wayanad.
So there you have it, an unsuspecting destination like Wayanad offering you a plethora of things to be done to have a great holidaying experience!
Martin Wynn
