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Visitor Information
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Accomodation at our Homestay
We have a guest house with three living areas, each of which has a bed-room with attached bath and a sit-out. Each of the bedrooms have a double bed with cable TV and the bathrooms have running hot water for your comfort night stay.
Attached kitchen facility is also available. We also provide computer net facility on demand.
We are a Govt.of Kerala tourism Certified Homestay accommodation. Other
tourist facilities(vehicle, Guide etc) are availiable on request.
Tariff/Rate
INR 1000/day( $ 25) for each living area.
Sulthan
Bathery
Sulthan Bathery is one of the prominent towns in Wayanad. The town is
located along the Banaglore Calicut highway. The town is adjacent to
wildlife santuary, edakkal caves, jain temple, ambukutty mala, chetalayam falls and hence is a popular tourist destination.
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Front
view of our cottage
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Location
We are adjacent to the NH-212, which is the main highway connecting
Calicut and Mysore. We are about 97th km from Calicut, and
114th km
from Mysore(via gundelpet).
We
are centrally located in Sulthan Bathery, at Kottakunnu. The Bus Stop on calicut-mysore hwy is at a walkable distance and so are good restaurents. The proximity to town makes accesibility much easier and is a unique feature of our homestay
We are 90 km from Ooty(via gudalur, Bitherghad).
It is 6 hour drive from Banglore and 7 Hour drive from Ernakulam
Coming from Calicut
If
you are
coming by private transport, from Calicut, we are about 35 mts from the
pulpally-mysore junction, on mysore road. There are a few shops and
other businesses at the junction.
While coming from calicut, you will pass through the towns of
Kunnamangalam, Thamarassery, Adivaram and then through the ghat
section. Do not miss the scenary around.After climbing up the ghat
section, you will find a noticable difference in the climate and find
that it is much cooler. Do not miss the "Chain tree" on you left. You
will then pass through the town of lakkidi, a diversion to pookode lake
and then the town of Kalpetta. The next major town you will pass
through is Meenangadi. You will then reach Sulthan Bathery.
Ask for directions to mysore if you get lost in between. Anyone will be
willing to help.
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| Picteresque
ghat sections |
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Coming from Mysore or
Bangalore
If
you are coming from Bangalore, ask for directions to Mysore and when
you reach Mysore, ask for directions to Calicut.
Mysore is famous for its palaces, sandalwood, crafts, Vrindavan and the
Nandi temple. The Nandi temple is up a hill and is just on the
outskirts of Mysore on the way to Calicut.
While coming from Mysore, you will pass by the towns of Nandankode and
Gundelpet. At Gundalpet, you will take a deviation to go to Calicut.
The straight road would have taken you to Ooty, via the Bandipur and
Mudumalai sancturay.
Coming on the calicut road, your will pass through a forest, which is
part of the Bandipur tiger reserve and then the Wayanad wild life
sanctuary.
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Wayanad
wild life santuary
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In
the wild life santuary, common animals you could see are wild fowl,
deer, bison and elephants. Tigers are a rare find. It is advisable not
to approach any wild animal. Elephants in a herd are usually quite
harmless. If you find a herd, do not panic, and do not honk. Wait at a
distance and let them cross the road.
You will cross the Kerala state boundary in the forest. After you pass
through the forests, you will pass through small towns of Muthanga and
Kalloor.
Hunting
is stictly prohibitted in the santuary. Before and after you cross the
forests, you will find a few checkposts. You are not allowed to bring
any alcohol to Kerala.
We
are about 35 meters before the
pulpally-mysore junction; you will pass by our homestay just before you
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| Elephants
crossing the road at the Wayanad wild life santuary |
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Information
on Wayanad
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GETTING
HERE AND AWAY: Wayanad is accessible from all parts of Kerala,
Karnataka and Tamilnadu by road. The closest railway station is at
Kozhikode. (Rail distances from major cities to Kozhikode are: New
Delhi: 2851 kms. Mumbai: 1425 kms, Kolkata: 2331 kms, Ahmedabad: 1875
kms, Hyderabad: 1425 kms). Kozhikode is also the nearest airport.
LOCATION: Located between the North Latitude 11027 and 15058 and East
Longitude 75047 and 70027, district of Wayanad is on the southern tip
of the Deccan plateau. To its North and East, it borders the
Karnataka districts of Coorg and Mysore. Further to the southeast lies
the Nilgiri district of Tamilnadu.
ALTITUDE:
700 to 2100 metres above Mean Sea Level.
AREA: 2132 sq. kms.
CLIMATE: The district enjoys uniformly pleasant climate throughout the
year. The period between Dec. and Feb. is rather chilly (avg. 150C ).
ANNUAL RAINFALL: Average over 2300 mm. Wayanad, like the rest of Kerala
gets two Monsoons: the SW (Jun. - Sept.) and the NE (Oct. - Nov.).
Lakkidi, the place which gets the highest rainfall in the state is in Wayanad.
MAIN CROPS: Cardamom, Coffee, Pepper, Tea, and of late, Vanilla.
WHAT TO SHOP FOR: Spices, coffee, tea, bamboo articles, native craft,
honey, herbal plants etc
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Waterfall
in Wayanad
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Map
of Wayanad
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