Karad to Mangalore via NH4 and NH17 highway
    600km south / 10 hours

    Mangalore to Kochi via the coastal NH17 highway
    400km / 10 hours

    Kochi to Munnar
    Munnar is located near Kerala-Tamil Nadu state border ,
    so the people there speaks Tamil too apart from Malayalam and English

    the famous Mangalore Bun for breakfast in Mangalore after 10 hours trip
    from Karad to Mangalore by bus.

    sleeper coach bus from Mangalore to Kochi .
    tooks us 10 hours from Mangalore to Kochi along coastal road
    of west coast India

    5 hours trip from Kochi to Munnar.
    Cochin is the old name for Kochi.

    reached our hotel , Dream Catcher resort at 1 pm.
    our hotel is located 40 minutes from Munnar town.


    deliciuous Malabar Fish biriyani.
    Malabar biriyani has a little bit different taste than regular
    dhum biriyani anywhere else in India.

    I really like this hotel.
    it has it's own flower garden , orchard , tea plantations and spice garden.






    limau bali / pomelo


    Mulberry




    Cardamon / elaichi ( Hindi ) / buah pelaga ( Malay )

    pepper , soon to be processed as green / white / black pepper

    tree house at the resort













    the resort has lime and orange trees too.
    orange season starts from March to May













    Part I : Munnar
    Kerala : God's Own Country
    February 2015