Meesapulimala Trek & Camping

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  • MEESAPULIMALA TREK & FOREST CAMPING
  • MEESAPULIMALA TREK & FOREST CAMPING
  • MEESAPULIMALA TREK & FOREST CAMPING
  • MEESAPULIMALA TREK & FOREST CAMPING

Meesapulimala is the second highest peak in the Western Ghats of Idukki district on the Indian subcontinent after Anamudi. Its peak is 2,640 meters (8,661 ft) above sea level.

The name derives from the fact that it is formed of eight hills which spread like a mustache which gave a name as “Meesapulimala”. It is considered to be the most beautiful mountain to climb over the South Western Ghats.

One of the best part of the Meesapulimala Trek is that you could see lots of Rhododendrons flowers. The Valley is also called Rhodo Valley. It’s special because it only places you see these flowers in south India else it grows in abundance in Sikkim and nearby regions. Rhododendron trees are actually the state tree of Sikkim. Please do look at the picture of this beautiful flower tree.

The Campsite of this Messapulimala Trek in the Silent Valley of Munnar. It has a beautiful panoramic view of the below valley and waterfalls.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Chennai – Munnar – Chennai
DEPARTURE TIME Friday – 4.30 pm
RETURN TIME Sunday – 11.30 pm
SHORT ITINERARY
  • Start from Chennai

First Day

  • Reach Forest Department
  • 2 KMs walk to Campsite
  • Breakfast
  • Start trekking
  • Reach Rodovally guesthouse
  • Reach Peak
  • Packed Lunch
  • Return to Campsite
  • Campfire

Next Day

  • Munnar Exploration
  • Back to Chennai
DISTANCE  20 Km
INCLUDED
  • To and Fro journey
  • Accommodation
  • Two breakfasts (Saturday, Sunday)
  • One lunch (Saturday)
  • One dinner (Saturday)
  • Bonfire
  • Guide
  • Forest
  • Permit
  • Snack/Power packs for a trek
  • Lots and lots of FUN.
EXCLUDED
  • Lunch(Sunday)
  • Dinner (Friday/Sunday)
  • Any kind of insurance
  • Personal Expense:( snacks, mineral water etc)
  • Anything not included above
STAY
  • Homestay/Campsite
  • Sharing basic accommodation
  • Separate accommodation for boys and girls
MEAL
  • We offer hot vegetarian food.
  • Two breakfasts (Saturday, Sunday)
  • One lunch (Saturday)
  • One dinner (Saturday)
TRANSPORTATION
  • Non-A/C Tempo Traveller or Mini-bus with push back seats depending on group size
  • Bangalore to Bangalore

Other Details:

GROUP SIZE
  • 12-30 Members
  • We get equal boys to girls ratio for most of our treks
  • We require a minimum of 10 participants to confirm the event
  • If in case, we fail to obtain the required minimum number of participants. We would initiate a full refund or transfer to another event for the same departure date. (Option of transfer shall be subject to payment/refund of balance amount if any)
PICKUP LOCATION
  1. No.4, M.G.R. Street, Old Narasingapuram, Race Course, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600032

https://goo.gl/maps/g2d6Z22HuF92

  1. Grand Arcade Chennai, S.No. 330/12, Velachery Tambaram Rd, Dr. Seetharaman Nagar, Velachery, Doctor Seetaram Nagar, Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600042

https://goo.gl/maps/59CMnZPvxvS2

  1. Grand Southern Trunk Road, Chromepet, Santhi Nagar, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600044

https://goo.gl/maps/kwq8eCCFfen

MANDATORY THING TO CARRY
  • Xerox Copy of you Aadhar/Voter ID (Mandatorily required for permits)
  • Water Bottle – 2 (1 liter each)
  • Raincoat – if in case it rains.
  • Torch with New Batteries
  • Shoes with good traction on it.
  • One cover sheet – Good to have one
  • A cap
OTHER THINGS TO CARRY
  • Cargo/track pants -2
  • T-shirt -2
  • Extra pair of Socks
  • Personal medication kit
  • Soap
  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrush
  • Sunscreen
  • Rain Coat/Poncho
  • Flip-flops
  • Portable chargers
  • One Polybag to keep wet cloths
  • Little extra cash for a meal not included in the itinerary
ADVISORY
  • Please carry Xerox copy of Pan Card or Aadhar Card, as its same is required for permission from the Forest Department.
  • Non – Indian nationals will have to pay an additional cost of Rs. 1300/- toward forest permission.
  • We strictly DO NOT ALLOW consumption of Alcohol, Beer, smoking or intoxicants on our trek. We request you to please co-operate with us to make the experience more enjoyable.
  • Requesting our participant to DO NOT EXPECT any kind of luxury on the trek. We host our treks in a remote location and do our best to arrange the basic necessary facilities for our participants. The objective is to experience the local outdoor.
  • We provide hot vegetarian food on our treks. If in case we can arrange Non-Veg, we would inform you on the trek.
  • DO NOT wear tight pants; tight pants are not comfortable for treks as the leg motion is restricted.
  • DO NOT carry valuable ornaments; it can cause unnecessary trouble if misplaced. (Nature Walkers do not take any responsibility of your ornaments).
  • DO NOT wear black or dark clothes and perfume on the trek (as some insects get attracted to dark color and perfumes)
  • Please put the little at its place, we request to not trash the trek or the accommodation facility.
  • If in case of a traffic delay, we request our participants to expect a little delay in reaching the destination.
CANCELLATION POLICY https://naturewalkers.in/cancellation-policy/

you can send your cancellation request to

connect@naturewalkers.in

Day 0:
Chennai
Leaving from Chennai at late evening. We request you to have some light food
before travelling. This trip would be an overnight journey to Munnar base camp in
which we would have a casual presentation and have a ton of fun.
Day 1:
Silent Valley Campsite
We would be reaching to the forest department base in munnar and from there we
would take Jeep ride to our Silent Valley Campsite. The campsite is located in heart
of the jungle of the meesupulimala forest and it has a panoramic view of the whole
valley below.

After fresh-up and breakfast we would start trekking from the campsite towards
Rhodo valley. Initially the terrain is little steep till we reach waterfall lagoon, from
here the terrain keeps gaining altitude as well losing it.


The terrain goes through dense jungle, long grass, pine trees beside beautiful water
stream assures you that you are into heavenly atmosphere.

Rhodo Valley starts just after reaching the jeep track on the trail. Do look out for
rhododendron flowers by the side of the route. This flowers definitely win your
heart with its different colors and abundance nature.

From here to about 2km is forest check post in the Rhodo valley. The panoramic
view from the view point of this check post is very rejuvenating.

The Lush green forest, the green carpet on the small dome hills looks very beautiful.
You could also spot some wild elephants group from this point.

After descending for couple of meters, we would enter the dense forest of long
grass and then a meadow walk on soft grass for a little while.

We would be crossing about 6 more small hills to reach our peak. The distance from
Rhodo Valley check post to the peak is about 4 kms one side but believe me, the
time flies so fast that it seems you just crossed these check post couple of minutes
back.

We would have our packed lunch on the peak while enjoying the beautiful before
our eyes, it’s very satisfying feeling.

Explore for a while for photos and then would start descending from the peak back
to the campsite through the same route.

After fresh-up and snacks, we would play some games and enjoy campfire while hot
dinner.

Next morning, we would explore a waterfall about nearby the campsite

And then would return back to munnar forest department through jeep and back to
Chennai on Sunday night.

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