Direness in tramping un-trodden paths is essentially what required to make a trip memorable. By moving along highways you will find nothing. So try tuning yourself to nomadic ways at least for the time being. You might then start feeling the vibrancy and thrill in being a traveler. However, what really counts is your mental toughness and attitude to life.
Hey, don’t be in a hurry. Before setting up your backpack, try remembering one thing. Backwaters and houseboats are not the utmost things Kerala offers.Gods own country is also blessed with umpteen secrets. All you need to do is open up your eyes. There are spots on this paradise that are less familiar, but astonishingly beautiful and with potential to provide extreme sporting experience that one always dream about.
So don't let your heart compromise on any options, especially if you are a Cochite. Open up your eyes, and you find as many quality locations as you like, all inside a span of 50 kms.
‘THOMMANKUTHU’ is one such spot. Distant 60 km from Ernakulum railway station and 80 km from the airport Nedumbasseri, the place will give you both beauty and beast in a single package.
As the place is yet to find its ways to touring charts, Thommankuthu is at least for now a virgin, where one could enjoy green nature at close quarters.
Cascading down the hill in seven steps, with a pool at each step, falls at Thommankuthu is exotic. It offers a view that shies many others of its kind. It is such an eye candy sight that one would always treasure it in his heart for years to come.
If you like swimming, then move like a fish through those shallow pools, filled relentlessly at one end by those foamy and chilling mountain blood. When exhausted, rest yourself at the feet of those giant trees guarding the pool along its shores.
But remember, we are here not just to cool and rest, but to lock horns with the wild wilderness of virgin nature.
So, let us make our muscles stretch. You can now start scaling the treacherous mountain heights that give birth to the cascading falls. A fully fledged 12 km stretch of trekking path is there for you to tramp on.
The climb will provide you with the fun for a life time. You will find not only the mesmerizing beautiful virgin forest land, but also the intimidating flip side of Mother Nature.
There are giant trees dancing to the tune of winds, all the while painting blue skies with dark clouds. They murmur and swing their heads relentlessly and in tandem. Make your ears sharp and hearken to those strange, distant noises echoing around breaking rock silence.
The place will make your heart transformed to that lone traveler who told you once, Woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.
Above all, what makes Thommankuthu endearing is its cost effectiveness. One could explore all those scenic treasures at a price as low as 500, if you like riding a motorcycle. You may make it expensive as well, with your choice of transportation.
From Thodupuzha, it takes a 20 km drive to reach the foot steps of the Thommankuthu wild life sanctuary. You may also catch a bus from Thodupuzha to reach Thommankuthu directly. As there are so many restaurants and hotels available food and accommodation won’t be a problem.
Nearest airport is Nedumbassery, It is about 80 km distant, while the nearest railway station is equidistant (60 Km) both from Kottayam and Cochin.
Fishing and horse riding are the other pass times available for fun at Thommankuthu.
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