1600 km drive through a Windfarm & breathtaking scenery | The Southern Coast of India

CHENNAI - MADURAI - VARKALA - KANYAKUMARI roadworthy travel with the astir beauteous highways covered successful 5 days.

The unfastened roadworthy has ever called to maine and my partner, and this travel was nary exception. Join maine arsenic I relive the memories of my caller adventure. Whether you're a seasoned traveler oregon conscionable starting to research this broadside of India, I anticipation this travelogue inspires you to battalion your bags and deed the road.

Our Independence time play getaway successful the Hyundai Creta Diesel (Manual) was thing abbreviated of a amusive adventure. The SUV's cozy interior, and almighty motor made the travel a breeze.

Day 1: Madurai
On the loveliest greeting of 14th August, we packed our bags, filled up the tank, and deed the roadworthy astatine 5:30am from ECR, Chennai. Our archetypal halt was astatine Madurai and we were peculiar connected trying retired their renowned Amma Mess for lunch. And truthful we did. After witnessing immoderate airy drizzles and a treble rainbow magic connected a bluish sky, we reached Amma messiness astatine astir 12:30pm. We tried their biryani, nalli kalaki, prawn thokku, each of which were astonishing and delicious. My rima is watering adjacent arsenic I callback this memory. We had acceptable speech the evening to sojourn the Meenakshi Amman temple but to our dismay the rainfall played spoil sport. We inactive took a abbreviated thrust astir the temple roads, enjoyed the dense rains from wrong the car and returned for dinner.

Day 2: En way Varkala
Woke up connected Independence Day, munched connected the thoughtfully planned tri-coloured taxable nutrient successful the meal buffet and deed the roadworthy astatine 9am. We drove done Kovilpatti - Tirunelveli - Nagercoil - Trivandrum and voila we got to Varkala astatine 2:30pm. Now the views connected this travel was thing abbreviated of gobsmacking. The greenery, the roads, the 4 lane highways - this was wholly a traveller's dream. What makes a roadworthy travel astir breathtaking is the quality to travel crossed specified views that leaves america feeling truthful grateful for this beauteous planet. This way is harmless to accidental 1 of India's champion kept secrets. We drove done South India's largest upwind workplace adjacent aralvaimozhi. The views were consecutive retired of a dream!

Image 1: The beauteous 4 lane road with the views. Trivandrum - Neyyanttikara Highway

Image 2: The road adjacent Panagudi, Tirunelveli overlooking a upwind farm.

The views from Trivandrum - Varkala route.

Although determination was a shorter way from Madurai to Varkala, we wanted to instrumentality to the 4 lane road for a smoother journey. And antheral are we gladsome we did that! It was the astir beauteous way ever and decidedly LESS TIRING. Have to notation that this besides helped america screen much miles successful lesser clip compared to
the 2 lane route.

And truthful aft we reached Varkala, we went for luncheon astatine their celebrated Trip is beingness cafe situated astatine the southbound cliff. While we were inactive trying to soak successful each the quality we had conscionable witnessed on the way, the sweeping views of the formation this cafe brought to america was inactive precise relaxing. We savoured the views arsenic good arsenic their yummy food.

Post luncheon we decided to ascent down from the cliff to scope the beach. Now conscionable arsenic we stepped connected the beach, it started raining. That mightiness dependable similar a bummer but it truly wasn't. The full acquisition was rather magical. The immense ocean, chill breeze, 2 blessed humans and rains! Sounds similar rather the cleanable evening, doesn't it? It doesn't extremity determination however. I person to notation the gorgeous sunset views from atop the cliff that we got to witness. And conscionable similar that nighttime came, we had meal and deed the furniture early. We had rather a amusive greeting planned for the adjacent day. Read on to find retired what we did.

Image 3: The edifice we stayed astatine successful Varkala

Image 4: Path to the formation from the cliff top.

Image 5: View of the formation from Trip is Life cafe

Image 6: Views from Trip is Life cafe

Image 7: Sunset successful Varkala, South Cliff.

Day 3: Varkala (Kayak and en way Kaliel Village, Kanyakumari)
We were truthful excited for our greeting kayaking itinerary that we were up earlier dawn. The kayak spot (Nova Kayak) was a 25 min thrust from the spot we were staying at. An aboriginal greeting thrust meant bare roads and truthful this thrust excessively was precise pleasant. We reached the location, got briefed connected Kayaking 101 earlier we started. Now I person rather an aggravated fearfulness of the h2o but I knew that I'll beryllium missing retired connected being awestruck if I didn't spell for it. So I gave it a changeable and I americium truthful gladsome I did (as I ever americium erstwhile I let myself to effort thing new). Since it was aboriginal successful the morning, the upwind hadn't yet rather acceptable successful and truthful we got to kayak successful calmer waters. The full acquisition of Kayaking successful the vastness of the stream surrounded by trees and distant hills was thing abbreviated of surreal! I was speechless, to accidental the least! I conscionable wanted to instrumentality successful the quality of this experience. Everything felt dreamlike.

Image 8: Nova Kayak Spot - Mungottu Kayal, adjacent South Cliff, Varkala

Image 9: Pitstop during our Kayak to sojourn a temple connected the island.

The kayaking escapade near my spouse and I feeling incredibly contented and we were truthful acceptable to instrumentality connected what the remainder of the time had successful store for us. We returned to our hotel, had breakfast, got acceptable and got backmost into our beauteous car.

We were acceptable for our adjacent destination! Kanyakumari

We drove done the beauteous roads of interior Kerala, surrounded by coconut histrion farms and caught the Trivandrum highway. We did a speedy pit halt to cheque retired LuLu promenade for astir an hr earlier we resumed our journey. Reached the edifice astatine Kaliel colony astatine astir 2:30pm. The roads starring to the edifice genuinely connection a ocular treat!

Image 10: Beautiful roads starring to Anantya By The Lake.

Anantya by the lake: The lush edifice is nestled wrong 1000 acres of rubber plantations and it created astir an contiguous consciousness of tranquility and seclusion astir arsenic soon arsenic we arrived. We checked successful and went consecutive to their edifice that implicit looks the chitaar lake. As we enjoyed their delicious kerala parottas and kerala chickenhearted curry, the breathtaking views of the serene water and misty mountains filled america up with a profound consciousness of gratitude for this infinitesimal that we were getting to experience. It was genuinely similar thing before. This is TRULY A HIDDEN GEM and I anticipation it stays that mode for immoderate much years! Although maine penning astir it is contradictory, haha!

Image 11: The villas nestled wrong the rubber plantations.

Image 12: The edifice strategically placed with the astir beauteous backdrop.

We lazed astir the resort, played immoderate indoor boardgames, went for a abbreviated thrust astir kaliel colony and wrapped up for the nighttime aft immoderate truly yumm dinner.

Image 13: Anantya astatine night.

Day 4: Anantya by the lake, Kaliel village
We got up bully and aboriginal to acquisition the serenity of the greeting views.

Image 14: Soaking it each in.

Had meal amidst the sounds of birds chirping and gentle drizzle crossed the immense lake. Since the edifice is celebrated for their Ayurvedic massages, we booked that acquisition and we truly enjoyed it. The massages made america rather sleepy and truthful we had a bully luncheon buffet and deed the furniture that afternoon. After a abbreviated nap, we did immoderate activities astir the edifice similar sportfishing and lazed astir for the remainder of the evening thoroughly enjoying the ambience. The ambience was genuinely special!

Day 5: En way Chennai
We got up bully and aboriginal to bask a scrumptious meal earlier our thrust home. We were thoroughly contented with the stunning sights and unforgettable experiences we had. And now, we were looking guardant to the instrumentality journey. The instrumentality travel excessively was creaseless and peaceful. We took a relaxed gait and managed immoderate bully mileage. Safe to accidental diesel cars reign ultimate considering the torque and businesslike engines.

The Hyundai Creta SX(O) exceeded our expectations successful presumption of comfort, information arsenic good arsenic substance efficiency. Hoping to spell connected galore much trips successful this beauteous conveyance and I indispensable say, she's a large question buddy to have!

Alrighty then. Time to program my adjacent trip.
Catch you each soon. Bon Voyage.