Kurangani – Top Station Bird Watching Trek
Fitness Regime for your Western Ghats Treks (Comprehensive plan to make you fit for any trek in 4 weeks)
Kurangani slope station lies near Bodinayakanur in Theni area of Tamil Nadu. This lesser known diamond of a spot in the midst of the immeasurably investigated Western Ghats likewise holds a sharp edge at the tallness purpose of 8782 ft. called Kolukkumalai — considered one of the most noteworthy tea homes on the planet.
With a diverse flora and fauna to boast, the trek appeals to photographers, birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts alike. The trail takes you on a zigzag route through a wide expanse of tea gardens. It is most likely that you will spot a wide variety of chirping birds and animals like Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri Tahr, monkeys and Gaurs (Indian Bison). Wild cats and elephant herds are a rarity, but who knows, in the thick canopies and sylvan surroundings, you might cross paths with one.
In the two-day trek, we will cross two check posts— we will be spending the night at the first check post. Witness a welcoming sunrise with the view of the lush tea plantations in the foreground. Prepared to get delighted by myriad landscapes as you cross grasslands, meadows, tea and coffee plantations and dense forest of Kurangani.
Important Notice:
To reduce down trek cost as the cost increases because of state permit cost for two state, we are opting for public transport for this trek. We would be going to Munnar in Non/AV- Sleeper/Seater luxury bus from Bangalore to Bodi and then would be taking a jeep ride to the base camp.
Short Itinerary
Day 0:
- Start from Bangalore
Day 1:
- Reach Kurangani Village
- Get ready for a trek at shared toilets
- Start the trek after having breakfast
- Reach Central Station
- Halt at night with Campfire
Day 2:
- Breakfast
- Trek to Top Station
- Lunch at Top Station
- Back to Bangalore.
Price Inclusions
- To and Fro journey
- Accommodation (Tented)
- Two breakfasts (Saturday, Sunday)
- One lunch (Saturday)
- One dinner (Saturday)
- Bonfire
- Guide
- Forest
- Permit
- Snack/Power packs for trek
- Lots and lots of FUN.
Price Exclusions
- Lunch(Sunday)
- Dinner (Friday/Sunday)
- Any kind of insurance
- Personal Expense:( snacks, mineral water etc)
- Anything not included above
Stay
- Homestay
- Sharing basis 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
Pickup Points
Detail Itinerary
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We will leave from Bangalore late evening. We request you to have some light refreshments before voyaging. This trip would be an overnight journey to Bodi in which we would have an informal introduction and have fun.
Day 0: Departure from Bangalore
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We would reach the start point in the early morning, after fresh up and breakfast, we would start our
trek to our first campsite i.e. Central Station. It is about 7km from Kurijini Village.
Day 1: Kuranjini Trek
Initially the trail is jeep track from which we will deviate into the jungle towards our first waterfall. The
dense jungle by the side makes you aware about the wildlife living in it. Lush green vegetation, Coffee
farm makes this trek very unique in itself.
After a small break at the waterfall, we would move ahead towards the old coffee estate farm house,
following the water stream by the side.
The jungle would start looking brighter when we are near about campsite. It is about 2-2.5km walk from
the estate farm house to our central station check post.
After lunch we would explore a bit more of this area for beautiful mountains and landscapes with a sip
of local coffee/tea. Please do look for the pictures from this campsite.
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Walking up to the bird’s tweets and a hot breakfast would refill your energy bar for the day’s trek of 7
kms to Top Station.
Day 2: Trek from Central Station to Top Station
It is a zig-zag route from Central Station to Top Station but more like mountains side walk. The trail gives
a constant view of the below valley, which is just amazing. You can spot several rare birds on the way
like, (Red whiskered bulbul, veriditer flycatcher, tickells blue flycatcher, Oriental white eye, purple
rumped sunbird male).
After 4kms, we would stop at a rest point for a while before to climb to our top station check post. The
top station gives mesmerizing panoramic view of the whole valley. Its feels magical to view the floating
clouds in the valley. Check the time-lapse video.
After our self-sponsored lunch we would explore a bit and then leave to Bangalore in our bus.
Things to Carry
- Xerox Copy of you Aadhar/Voter ID (Mandatory requirement for forest permit)
- 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
- 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 bag to keep wet cloths
- Little extra cash for meal not included in the itinerary
Refund & Cancellation
- Please check out the cancellation policy:
- https://naturewalkers.in/cancellation-policy/
- you can send your cancellation request to connect@naturewalkers.in
Safety,Risk and Advisory
We develop our itinerary without compromising anything regards to Safety. We are aware that you would have concern regarding travelling this post covid lockdown but we take several measures to make the trip safe for you. We strongly recommend all the travellers in the trip to gain a Covid-19 Test certification. Apart from that we also sanitize the vehicle and homestay/campsite thoroughly before using it. We have made the use of face mask mandatory at public places and travel destination. Although its difficult to trek with face mask on, we strongly monitor the protocol of social distancing.
If you want to know more about what all other practises we use to make the trip safe. Please follow the link of "Safety at Nature Walkers".
FAQs
Nature Walkers shall follow all the basic Covid Guidelines like Face Mask, Hand Sanitizer, Vehicle and Homestay Sanitization with Temperature Check.
It is mandatory to carry Covid Vaccination Certificate if you have been vaccinated with both the doses on Trek. If you have Vaccinated only with one dose or have not got vaccinated, then you would need RTPCR Negative Test Report to join this Trek. As It might be inconvience if the state government rule changes after your do your registration or after you begin your travel and it would be difficult to find covid test centers nearby to your travel destinations.
Please read our article on "Is it Safe to Travel in India right now?"
The Spring is one of the best time to explore Himalayas and Southern Western Ghats. This is the time when flower blooms and animals come out of their winter sleep. Each trips host its special events during this time like Kashmir host its Tulip Garden Festival and the probability of spoting a cute Red panda in Sikkim is the highest.
These are the best Treks or Trips to do in March and April.
yes, you certainly can join. We often get many solo trekker/traveler on our trips and definitely you will find some likeminded people on the trip. Our objective is that we complete the trek/travel as a team. So, we always motivate people to come together and help each other.
We always believe in exploring our limits. Every Trek/Trip organized by Nature Walker would have outdoor leaders, who would help you motivate you in difficult times on the trek/trip. Also, we have shared the itinerary in a form of a virtual trek/trip which would give you basic idea of the difficulty level of the trek/trip, which will help you in decision making.
Yes, We always make sure that we take proper precaution in regards of girl’s safety. We have female outdoor leaders who have explored every trek/trip, Nature Walkers has, in regards of the facilities, sanity and safety of a female trekkers/travelers.
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