Published on Dec, 2024
This trip was great! My guide was Mr. Kumar. We started at 0830 and finished around 1820. We followed the schedule as listed on Tripadvisor so that was accurate and added extra stops.
I think the tour would normally end around 1700 but our tour finished later because Mr. Kumar generously offered to drive me an extra 10-20 km to try and see elephants at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (unfortunately we did not get to see elephants but we did see bisons, deers, languars, and an eagle). We also stopped in one of the towns in Marayoor to enjoy tea and cake on our way back. We had all the weather conditions on our tour which I really enjoyed personally - there was atmospheric fog, rain, and sunshine. We visited all the places on the scheduled itinerary and had lunch at a restaurant around 1pm (food was Kerala thali). I was able to see Nilgiri Tahr at Eravikulam and an eagle, bison, deers, peacocks, and languars at Chinnar. Mr. Kumar was professional and may drive an extra 10-20km upon kind, advanced request.
I would like to add for anyone interested in this trip, if you suffer from motion sickness, bring medicine because the drive is VERY windy and the bus ride in Eravikulam is a bit chaotic (from an American perspective). Also bring cash AND card to pay for the entry fees, food, and souveniers. You may also want to bring a rain jacket.