Nature is always beautiful. With great difficulty we detach ourself from daily chorus and dig out some time to visit nature. It is pathetic as many would say that this generation and our successive ones will be more away from nature and it's true purpose of magnificence offered to us.
These places are hardly 8-9 hour journey from Chennai. We were five people including Google maps which had ways to kick us awake with it's navigation voice assist and keep us hooked to our wheels without a feeling of getting lost.
This is not a remote place, it is visited by many and getting quite popular. Suburbs are less developed hence it is advisable to get your eatables packed if you are planning for a family trip.
Government run cottages are available which are mediocre by every dimension. Private tents are also available which in our opinion was not hygenic and too costly for what is offers you.
Unfortunately you cannot camp your private tent as it is the main business with it strongly earmarked as a tourist place. This place is actually a fort built and ruled by many great emperors. The highlight of this place is you can drive your car inside the fort, cross a small village and reach the fort which is unique experience.
The grand Penna river canyon is the highlight of this place. There is a natural formation of rocks which requires you to do a little bit of simulated trekking. You have to be careful if you are bringing kids as there is no proper safety perimeter or wall built.
Once you reach the top of the canyon, the view will bequeath you the sense of nature's true marvel. It is so deep that sometime butterflies are assured if you try to peak in too close. The entry of the fort is quite easy and you have small but significant architectural places to click your unique DP's.
This fort is well planned with a tomb, jail, storage rooms and fort walls spread to several kilometers along the canyon. You first effort of crossing few rocks will reward you of reaching the right end of the canyon. If you are jolted, you can always try more to reach the centre part of the canyon and have a view of the backside view of the fort.
With some amount of guts and a simple trick of not to look back, you can reach the tip of the rocks which will give you a spectacular place for photography. You can always make your viewers feel that you have reached a difficult place which needs great amount of fitness and adventurous mindset. It is a bonus that you have to enjoy.
Coming to Belum caves, the drive was little bumpy. You have a nearby town which will offer you basic facilities (except good food for lunch).
The cave's entry is simple. But once you get inside it is a different world altogether. All your imagination will rewind to most thrilling movies you had seen which are cave themed. But let be assured thar you are enjoying the most safest cave which will not offer you the same thrill unless you hallucinate too much. You will also feel that you have seen a place which is the most unique tourisy spot that you can get your self rewarded with. The expedition team along with the government has done a good job to convert this into a tourist spot.
Colour lights, oxygen / air is provided in the most remote places. It is mandatory you carry your water bottle as below sea level tantrums are inevitable. You will drench in your own sweat despite how hard you try to reduce physical movement. The cave environment makes you feel archeology and expidition profession is one of the most scary, gruesome and unthinkably challenging.
This is not a travel blog. It is our experience shared in the most succnict way possible. Maybe another article which can detail out as a guide will be penned down later.
Let us wind it up!! You should not miss both places as it is worth your long drive, simulated trekking and drenching cave walk. Mother nature is always liberal to surprise you with it's immortal landscape.
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