Wild Elephant Resort in Munnar is situated at a beautiful
location among the mountains in Munnar with a perennial waterfall which can be
viewed opposite to the resort. The service is amazing although not the formal
stuff. No crisply uniformed staff, in fact most of them wear T shirts with the
resort logo and are locals being trained to serve guests. They even accompany
you to the waterfalls and show you the surrounding area.
The leaf cottage, the treetop cottage, the Mud cottage and
the rooms above the swimming pool are all situated on the top of the hillock
from where you can see the mist moving in the opposite mountains. The scenery
is amazing and the silence around id stunning except for the chirping of the
crickets and the sound of the nearby waterfall. From the swimming pool one can
see the mountains of sholayar in adjoining Tamil Nadu.
During the night you can also see the fantastic collection
of stars up in the sky something which I have never seen in my whole life in
the city.
Most amazing thing which I found here was the "Magic Tree" which has different colors on its Bark which keep changing with the seasons. Amazing stuff. People come and worship this tree to get children and are said to have been blessed abundantly.
The jeep safari is equally
amazing and takes you to waterfalls , rivers and forest terrains , the people
accompanying you take the trouble to show you how cardamom is grown, take you
around the tea gardens and even Rubber estates as you go downhill. There is
also a fish pond where you can do fishing to your heart’s content. You can also
have your catch cooked for you and have it with some good palm toddy.
In fact it is Nature all the way and I enjoyed it.
