The Heavenly Nilgiris Roadtrip | Muddie Trails

Do you wanna explore the quaint little villages in Nilgiri mountain range?
How about unwinding at ‘out of the world’ lakes like Emerald & Avalanche?
A drive through absolutely amazing views of Upper Bhavani?
Take Bollywood style selfies amidst beautiful Tea estates?
Get thrilled by Shola forests so dense that feels like even flies can’t pass through?
Get chilled and have garam chai in the mountains?
Or just put your feet in a river stream & feel how beautiful life can get while traveling!
A little bit of wildlife maybe?

Check out our Muddie Trails snippet on a previous visit here 

About the destination: Nilgiris, one of the oldest mountain ranges, located at the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka states of India. They are a part of the Western Ghats around Ooty the “Queen of Hill Stations”. Nilgiris is India’s first biosphere. It has been declared as one of the 14 ‘hotspots’ of the world because of its unique biodiversity. Rolling grasslands, dense shola jungle, waterfalls, streams, lakes, the vast expanse of tea plantations, interspersed with vegetable gardens.

Basics:

- Slots: 12 or more
- Food: 2 Breakfasts, Lunch, Dinner all included
- Stay: At our beautiful home-stay amidst nature south of Ooty
- Transport: A mini-bus or tempo depending on final numbers
- Starting time: Friday night at 9 PM
- Ending time: Monday morning around 5 AM
- Pickup/Drop spots: Tin Factory, Indiranagar, Koramangala, Silk Board, Electronic City toll.


Highlights:
- The last village of Nilgiris road trip,
- Thrilling ride to Upper Bhavani,
- Drive to Emerald & Avalanche lakes,
- Tea estate nature walk,
- Campfire (if it doesn’t rain at that time),
- Social gathering,
- A lot of Entertainment!

Schedule:

- Day 0:
Start from BLR around 9 PM, overnight journey!

- Day 1:
A picturesque drive into Nilgiris & tea estates, stop in the quaint little villages to experience the Nilgiris culture, touch the last village in Tamilnadu border, Tea estate nature walk, look out for Wild animals, enjoy the soul-soothing tea in the remotest village. Campfire at night with long conversations!

- Day 2:
The dense Shola forest Protected Zone Safari, visit picturesque Emerald lake & Avalanche Lake and click a hundred selfies! Drive towards Ooty and head to the Tea factory, shop for famous Nilgiris Tea & chocolates. Visit the lake, stop over for dinner, and start back to BLR. Reach home early morning.

Inclusions:
- Travel,
- Stay: at our lovely homestay!
- Food: 2 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
- Campfire (if weather permits)
- The Nilgiris experience you will remember for a long long time!
- An organizer from MT to look after all the activities and a hell lot of entertainment!!!

Exclusions:
- Lunch, Dinner on Sunday,
- Anything not mentioned in inclusions above.