Ride to Neeliyampatti-Valparai-Athirapally Falls

Ride from (23Jan2016 to 26Jan2016) covering Neeliyampatti - Valparai - Athirapally - Mudumalai - Bandipur

Valparai to Athirapally was one of the dream route for any to cover in bike. For this year we planned to hit TN and Kerala circuit covering only the remote forests.

Team : Me and Vinod on our Thunderbird

Here is the Route Covered

Day 1 : Bangalore - Satyamangalam - Coimbatore - Palakkad

Day 2 : Pallakad - Neeliyampatti - Valparai

Day 3 : Valparai - Athirapally - Nilambur

Day 4 : Nilambur - Mudumalai - Bandipur - Bangalore

Day 1: It was start of our ride and as per our plan, we wanted to reach Palakkad by evening. We decided to take route of Malavalli, Kollegal, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore, Palakkad

Vinod on his Thunderbird

Somewhere near Kollegal

Beautiful Sathy Route

Bannari Ghat

Day 2: We stayed in Vinods cousin's estate house. it was beautiful house in mid of rubber estate and Palakad is beautiful place with large paddy fields. On day2, our plan was to cover Palakkad, Neelyampatti, Top Slip and reach Valparai

Beautiful Estate House

Beautiful Paddy Fields on the way to Neeliyampatti

Neeliyampatti Forest Route

Day 3 : The Actual Route of Valparai to Athirapally riding through the deep forests.

Beautiful Tea estates of Valparai

Chalakudy Route (Valparai to Athirapally Forest Route)

Elephants beating the heat !!!

Beautiful Athirapally Falls

Day 4: Nilambur - Mudumalai - Bandipur - Bangalore

Beautiful Mudumalai Route

Elephant Spotted in the Wild