Bangalore - Munnar Trip Log

srikanthpotluri · 17th May 2010, 17:31

Amazing photography!!Enjoyed the snaps to the core.

jkrishnakj · 18th May 2010, 08:41

@ahwajid - just saw this now. Hope you went through the route suggested by Ampere. That's a far better road than going through the state highways.

@devdath - me , my wife and son just came back from munnar last week. We had a stop over at coimbatore. Route taken was Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Mecheri - Bhavani - Annur - Coimbatore - Day 1.
Day 2 was - Coimbatore - Pollachi - Udumalapetai - Chinnar - Marayur - Munnar. Weather was awesome. Never felt like the month of may at all.

Since we were going on a holiday after a long time, we decided to splurge a bit and stayed at a resort called " Blackberry Resorts". Rooms were nice, good service and the view from the resorts were fantastic.

ampere · 18th May 2010, 10:23

The other place is Sienna village. Though costly, but value for the money you spend. Very good views and rooms. Its close to Club Mahindra in Chinnakanal.

n.devdath · 18th May 2010, 12:19

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Originally Posted by jkrishnakj

@devdath - me , my wife and son just came back from munnar last week. We had a stop over at coimbatore. Route taken was Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Mecheri - Bhavani - Annur - Coimbatore - Day .

Nice to know that the weather was good, that gives me a lot of hope.

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Originally Posted by ampere

The other place is Sienna village. Though costly, but value for the money you spend. Very good views and rooms. Its close to Club Mahindra in Chinnakanal.

Now its like this. We are 2 boys going there

I hope you get the drag. No point in a luxurious bedroom and all that...Just good food, clean rooms and nice parking is what we are looking at...and our budget is around 1-1.5k per night for two people.

Any ideas about homestays there?

ampere · 18th May 2010, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by n.devdath

Now its like this. We are 2 boys going there

I hope you get the drag. No point in a luxurious bedroom and all that...Just good food, clean rooms and nice parking is what we are looking at...and our budget is around 1-1.5k per night for two people.

Any ideas about homestays there?

I did not realize that. No ideas about home-stays. Check with the guys who wrote the TL on the drive from Munnar engineering college. They should definitely point you to something good!

jkrishnakj · 19th May 2010, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by n.devdath

Now its like this. We are 2 boys going there

I hope you get the drag. No point in a luxurious bedroom and all that...Just good food, clean rooms and nice parking is what we are looking at...and our budget is around 1-1.5k per night for two people.

Any ideas about homestays there?

To my limited research that i did, homestays come a bit expensive at Munnar and its surrounding areas. I did notice plenty of hotels around the town, near the bus stand that should come within this budget. Infact, there were several people soliciting tourists for hotel rooms. No dearth of rooms there.

ahwajid · 10th June 2010, 19:59

@Ampere: Thanks for the route! was a great drive indeed. (Sorry for the late reply)
@jkrishnakj: Yes in the last moment, I decided to go through this route.

The weather just changed by the day we reached there. I would suggest Sienna Village too! The food anywhere else was very bad. But since we didnt get accommodation, we stayed at Fort Munnar but ate at Sienna Village. A friend suggested the following - "I was staying in JJcottage over there...nice family guest house next to ever green.. ". No other details on that. Must be in Munnar itself and not in Chennakanal. But I would recommend stay at Chennakanal as its away from the regular tourists and is very peaceful (unlike the Munnar town). The best thing about the place was the Highest Tea Factory/Plantation. Normal cars cannot drive and only a Jeep is allowed there. You get to cross over mountains to get to Tamilnadu, where the Factory is located. It gets foggy after 1200 so you need to go there before that time. Was a real delight for me!

ampere · 11th June 2010, 06:41

Great know that you had a good drive. Feels like going back again!
Have the rains started?

livetodrive · 16th September 2011, 15:20

Hi,

I went for a Bangalore Munnar Alleppey Kochi trip last week. Wrote a blog after coming back from such a memorable journey. Hope you like it :

http://amitrasudan.blog.com/2011/09/...ip-to-cherish/

Thanks,
Live to Drive

17th May 2010, 17:31	#31
srikanthpotluri BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 472 Thanked: 769 Times View My Garage	Amazing photography!!Enjoyed the snaps to the core.
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18th May 2010, 08:41	#32
jkrishnakj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,666 Thanked: 4,133 Times	@ahwajid - just saw this now. Hope you went through the route suggested by Ampere. That's a far better road than going through the state highways. @devdath - me , my wife and son just came back from munnar last week. We had a stop over at coimbatore. Route taken was Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Mecheri - Bhavani - Annur - Coimbatore - Day 1. Day 2 was - Coimbatore - Pollachi - Udumalapetai - Chinnar - Marayur - Munnar. Weather was awesome. Never felt like the month of may at all. Since we were going on a holiday after a long time, we decided to splurge a bit and stayed at a resort called " Blackberry Resorts". Rooms were nice, good service and the view from the resorts were fantastic.
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18th May 2010, 10:23	#33
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,930 Thanked: 12,901 Times View My Garage	The other place is Sienna village. Though costly, but value for the money you spend. Very good views and rooms. Its close to Club Mahindra in Chinnakanal.
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10th June 2010, 19:59	#37
ahwajid BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 86 Thanked: 6 Times	@Ampere: Thanks for the route! was a great drive indeed. (Sorry for the late reply) @jkrishnakj: Yes in the last moment, I decided to go through this route. The weather just changed by the day we reached there. I would suggest Sienna Village too! The food anywhere else was very bad. But since we didnt get accommodation, we stayed at Fort Munnar but ate at Sienna Village. A friend suggested the following - "I was staying in JJcottage over there...nice family guest house next to ever green.. ". No other details on that. Must be in Munnar itself and not in Chennakanal. But I would recommend stay at Chennakanal as its away from the regular tourists and is very peaceful (unlike the Munnar town). The best thing about the place was the Highest Tea Factory/Plantation. Normal cars cannot drive and only a Jeep is allowed there. You get to cross over mountains to get to Tamilnadu, where the Factory is located. It gets foggy after 1200 so you need to go there before that time. Was a real delight for me!
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11th June 2010, 06:41	#38
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,930 Thanked: 12,901 Times View My Garage	Great know that you had a good drive. Feels like going back again! Have the rains started?
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16th September 2011, 15:20	#39
livetodrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 294 Thanked: 1,164 Times	Re: Bangalore - Munnar Trip Log Hi, I went for a Bangalore Munnar Alleppey Kochi trip last week. Wrote a blog after coming back from such a memorable journey. Hope you like it : http://amitrasudan.blog.com/2011/09/...ip-to-cherish/ Thanks, Live to Drive
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