The Kerala monsoon has a reputation that precedes it. Of beauty, romance, poetry and post 2018 flood, terror. But to a traveller, the monsoon in Kerala is still fascinating.
Everything looks better during the season — the trees are greener, the rivers fuller, the skies grey and atop the hills, one can almost touch the clouds. After a particularly harsh summer, this monsoon was eagerly awaited. Apart from the ‘red alert’ days, the season has been good so far, say travel companies, with enquiries pouring in on monsoon-related treks and activities.
From kayaking to leisurely tea trails to an adventurous river trek, here is how you can experience the monsoon in different ways in Kerala. For instance, on an overcast day, a walk through the emerald tea plantations of Munnar is rejuvenating, especially for city people, says Anagha Biju, of Munnarinfo.com that organises a tea trail with a factory visit.
The three-hour trail that culminates at the Lockhart Tea Museum at Devikulam is a popular to-do thing on the list of a monsoon traveller. (Munnarinfo: 9400143111) The Galaxy frog| Photo Credit:Hadlee Renjith Viral frog Hadlee Renjith, a naturalist and Kerala Tourism guide in Munnar, has been getting a steady stream of calls this monsoon from trekkers who want to catch a glimpse of the “viral” frog in Western Ghats. And Hadlee has been guiding small groups of trekkers through the fringes of the evergreen forests in Marayur and Mathikettan Shola National Park in search of thes.
