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Trek To Kolukkumalai : World's Highest Tea Estate

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Location Kolukkumalai Trekking Camping, Road, Kottagudi, Tamil Nadu, India

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Thirty-five km outside of Munnar, India, the Kolukkumalai Tea Estate is built high atop the precipitous ridge that rises above the plains of Tamilnadu. At about 8,000 feet above sea level, this is the highest tea estate in the world. Known for its excellent, flavorsome teas, this estate is also known for its panaromic views and the for the rugged mountains that surround it
It’s remote - it takes about 90 minutes to reach Kolukkumalai from Munnar - but on clear nights, you can see Kodaikanal from the estate because of its height. “The rejuvenating fresh air is a blessing in this place, but life is very simple,” one review from a visitor reads. “Their world revolves around their homes and work.
The factory at the center of the estate has stood for several generations, having been built more than 70 years ago. It uses traditional techniques even today that serve as a draw for tea enthusiasts. Orthodox tea-making is a seven-step process that includes withering, rolling, sieving, fermenting, drying, fiber extraction, and grading. All of this work happens in the small factory that has not been changed since the British constructed it in the 1930s
The estate was the 2005 Southern Tea Competition winner of the Golden Leaf India Awards.


Who should attend?

Who love hiking and trekking

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**ITINERARY*
DAY-
- 8:30 pm - Start at Bengaluru.
DAY-
- Reach Bodimettu freshen up, have breakfast
- Take an exciting jeep ride to trek start point
- Start hike across plantations. 14kms
- Reach the campsite fresh-up
- Dinner is served
Day - 2
- Time to wake u
- Witness the sunrise
- Breakfast time
- After breakfast we will start our trek to kolukkumalai peak


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Back in 2016, we set off on the trails with a small group of young explorers and one mission: To see nature more closely than we ever have, to feel and have loads of fun along the way. Today our ethos and zeal have only increased. We are here to promote a safe and eco-friendly trekking experience to all nature admirers out there. We have done more than 50 treks covering Himalayas, Western Ghats, Nilgiris and Sahyadhri’s. We have a team of experienced Outdoor leaders who have hosted numerous high altitude treks and led the groups successfully to the summit. At Treks Unlimited safety and quality is of paramount importance to us. We believe that too much luxury goes against the spirit of trekking. Tents are not meant to be rooms - they are mere roofs over our heads. In the larger scheme of things, trekking is supposed to be about minimalist living. We don't like the idea of 'glamping.' (glam camping).

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Reviews
Rameet Kaur
Rameet Kaur

Life begins at the End of your Comfort zone !!

Being an Artist, Counsellor & A Life Skills Trainer... & Running as my simple way to keep Fit, Trekking was something that never really interested me... My Belief that its never too late to experience Awesomeness & undying Love for Nature made me venture out for My 1st REAL TREK.. in The Nilgiris with #Treksunlimited... the Team of these 3 awesome people Vini Katyal, Praveen Kumar, Neha Singh made My Trek.. An Experience to remember!! Besides being a Beautiful well organised Adventurous Trek, We Sang, Danced & Shared stories by the Campfire�, We slept in The Tent�, Explored Outdoors at its best, Hiked in the Tea Gardens, Enjoyed in the Replenishing Waterfalls, Enjoyed the local cuisine by our Camp hosts, took Crazy Pics, Made Memories.

Wilderness Is Not the Luxury but A Necessity of the Human Spirit !!

Looking Forward to Exploring Unlimited Treks & Experiencing Life with #Treksunlimited !!

The Pictures we took are Return Tickets to the Moments otherwise gone...

Anusha Anu
Anusha Anu

Beautiful hills and Dudhsagar falls with an ambience to kill for. Went trekking here with a group of high energy techies who really loved the weather and the guides with an awesome falls view. Nice idea for a quick weekend getaway guys. Worth the money!!! go for it everyone!!!

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar

Hi Praveen and Vini . it was great experience with dhudhsagar trek. we enjoy a lot thank you for this event. all are good in the group. we made fun and most important unexpected we got tea between trekking to Dhudhsagar. 😘😘😘😘😘

Dhanush R M
Dhanush R M

This is my first ever formal trek with @treksunlimited and the expereince from intial chatting to drop off after the hike is always excellent. I couldn't have chosen a better group of people to go with. I learnt a whole lot during the trek and had great fun and made some great friends on this trip. Vini and team made sure that everyone was engaged even after the trek and we got to know each other well. This is one group I will surely tell my friends to go for treks with and I will surely try my best making it for all the trek as these guys are all about trek and adventure. I have never been on treks where it rains. And it started raining heavily as we descended. Right from the start boarding the bus, traveling in local train, auto, hiking together, chit-chat about everything, eating together, walking and running for 22km, getting drenched in rain. The feeling was just amazinggggggg. I’ve made so many memories in those two days Will stay with me for a long time. Kudos to @vini @praveen and @aditya
I'd have no hesitation recommending them.

Cheers�

Meghana Narayana
Meghana Narayana

My first trek and that's Dudhsagar waterfalls, no words was just too awesome , start of with guides they were perfect good support , resort , accomodations and food too good. When it comes to trek , we were a team of about 21, Enjoyed a lot. Place around the way was awesome eye filled. Thanks to guides they got us back safe ! With loads of memories!
Overall I loved it ...�

Rajesh Varma R
Rajesh Varma R

amazing group.. very friendly.. what inspired me was when Vasudha & Vini started picking up plastics left behind by other travellers in the otherwise lush green n forest area. We all followed them and we collected two large bags of plastic waste by the end of the day. cheers guys. 🙂👍


Inclusions

* Transport from Bangalore to Bangalor
* Accommodation/sleeping ba
* Local Guid
* 2 Breakfas
* 1 Lunch
* 1 Dinner

Exclusions

Anything not mentioned

Things to carry

- Warm Clothe
- Normal hiking/trekking shoe
- Torc
- Personal Medicatio
- Water Bottles ( atleast 2 )


HOW TO REACH

The travel is included as a part of the cost. We will update the means of transport and the pick up/ meeting points soon
Kolukkumalai is around 500 Kms from Bangalore at takes around 10 hrs by road to reach.


3 days before event no refunds

Note: This is not a luxury trip, and some plans may change last minute. Please bear with us in that case.


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