After a little detour, we arrived in Munnar at noon. We walked to our hotel which was run by a very nice family. By the time we got to Munnar we were ready to take things a little slower so we had an early night after dinner.
The next day, we woke up early to go on a group tour. Our first stop was a viewpoint overlooking the tea plantations. Munnar is famous for being one of the largest producers of tea in India. We visited a sandalwood forest and I was surprised how strong the smell was from the trees. Our last stop was a two hour trek in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. We were able to see elephant dung, footprints, pathways and tree markings...but unfortunately no elephants. Our last stop was the tea museum, where we learned how the tea was grown and cultivated. The plantation has been around for centuries and it has really done great things for the community like providing jobs, education and healthcare to the local people.
The next day we decided to take another group tour with the same company. We visited Mattupetty Elephant park and got to ride an elephant. We visited Kundala dam, Echo point and the Top Station that overlooks into Tamil Nadu.
After the tour we packed our bags and went to the bus station to catch our overnight ride to Trivandrum where we would take a flight to Delhi.
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