Wayanad (Kalpetta Plateau)
Kalpetta, Kerala, India
Nearby attractions
Chembra Peak & Heart Lake
Meppadi, Kerala
Wayanad's highest summit (2,100 m) with the heart-shaped Hridayasaras lake half-way — the Ghats' most romantic trekking permit.
Pookode Lake & Lakkidi Viewpoint
Vythiri, Kerala
The heart-shaped forest lake of Wayanad's ghat crest and Lakkidi's cloud-gate viewpoint with its legendary chain tree.
Karapuzha Dam & Phantom Rock
Kalpetta, Kerala
Wayanad's watersport reservoir with its musical fountain evenings, plus the skull-shaped Phantom Rock balancing near Ambalavayal.
Soochipara & Meenmutty Falls
Meppadi, Kerala
Wayanad's twin giants — Soochipara's climbable rock amphitheatre and the three-tiered 300-m Meenmutty hidden down a jungle stair.
Banasura Sagar Dam
Padinjarathara, Kerala
India's largest earthen dam — an island-scattered blue expanse under Banasura hill, with speedboats and the zipline over the view.
Edakkal Caves
Sulthan Bathery, Kerala
The cleft-boulder galleries of 8,000-year petroglyphs high on Ambukuthi hill — South India's most important prehistoric art.
Thusharagiri Waterfalls
Kozhikode, Kerala
The 'snow-capped' triple falls where two Ghat streams meet — trekking, rappelling and rubber-estate trails toward Wayanad's wall.
Kuruva Dweep (River Island)
Mananthavady, Kerala
A 950-acre uninhabited delta of the Kabini — bamboo raft crossings, root-bridge trails and birdsong deep in protected river forest.