India. Kerala. Indian Safari

After exhausting physical exercise and a glut on the number of new experiences, we almost instantly fell asleep and woke up in time for breakfast. The food in Indian villages often cook outside. Men, as is usually accepted, and we have, in the course of preparation given an honorary role rigorous and respectful observers:

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If you do not eat in restaurants, the menu of Indian cuisine significantly diversifies and increases due to individual recipes and specialties each family:

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Firmly refreshed, we hit the road. Today, the main point of our agenda listed as a trip to one of the national parks of Kerala. Already familiar narrow serpentine we rushed toward the mysterious Indian safari.

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We expected a difficult path — I had to move through a mountain pass, and only then go down to the national park.

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The road was long, but fantastic landscape beauty that changing at a tremendous speed, did not give us bored. Ubiquitous tea plantations:

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With rock mountains:

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What are again moved into plantations:

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Partly landscape uriznomanitnyuvaly small village:

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Where are Ghostbusters, although not excluded that the locals know and some more fun ways to use tea:

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Later it turned out that the paranormal, this team has nothing to do. All prosaic — they just sprinkled tea bushes to avoid being eaten all sorts of bugs. So keep in mind that not all such tea are environmentally friendly.

The road stretches almost to the edge of the mountain, and we have stunning views:

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Roads in Kerala repaired each year after the rainy season. Responsible and hard work, because men do not trust her. Knock hammer stone all day — it’s not easy, but plenty in between can enjoy the beauty of the Indian mountains:

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Where forests there are many, many wild monkeys:

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And here we are almost on the pass.

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Here there are mountains with clouds:

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Without Perevalnoe admiring the scenery, we begin to descend into the valley. Here there are plantations of automatic irrigation:

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But such a view is not particularly exotic, with pineapple fields:

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Almost before the entrance to the national park. Indira Gandhi Dzhavaharlalivny visiting local places back in 1961, is a small town Marayoor. Incidentally, it is worth noting that after the pass we went way Tamilnadu state territory already.

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With the car having some problems and to safely get to your destination, our driver decided to pass MOT. Here’s a look have local stations:

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Taking advantage of the opportunity, we went for shopping. The dominant product is, of course, is the tea:

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There were no new site:

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And of course the Indian poverty:

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Indian chips bought:

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Meanwhile, the mechanic quickly pidfakiryv our trucks and we went off. National Park was already a cap and throw the tea plantations, which are already slightly bored, began to change waterfalls and evergreen trees. At the entrance to the park waterfall located Thoomanam:

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There has been no steep cliffs, but there is a danger to catch tree, circling a wild goat or other animal with suitsydalnym mood that suddenly pop up occasionally on the road:

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A large area of ​​the park is protected, so the entry need to get permission, free, surprisingly. At the health post many monkeys, they are all a bit tame, and crazy tourists do not particularly fear:

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Lovely family idyll:

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Samodostatnishi person searching for fleas yourself:

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As the road to the nearest settlement goes through the park, we can easily meet people who expect a minibus:

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Near the road vypasayutsya wild buffaloes:

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Directly behind the checkpoint begins the road that takes us deep into the national park Indira Ghandi, which stretches in an area of ​​108 km².

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Before we adequately enjoy the majestic scenery and beautiful moments, as we immediately clipped noisy bus:

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Location really fantastic, hanging over the road is mysterious tree:

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Colorful peacocks running around fields:

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Not leaving your car, and you can see real elephants family:

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Machines in the area passes a bit since elephants are not afraid of them and often come to the road. By the way, this ubiquitous warning signs. But to stop the car, let alone leave it is not recommended. At least that mother of your beloved elephant friendly maneuvers can be interpreted quite differently.

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But the main threat still comes from the head of the family, which, by the way, not in the photo. Our guide said that he probably watching us from the bushes and, if necessary, at any moment ready to stand up for his family.

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At the other end of the park is also a post — it is located in another area, because, according to Indian traditions hospitable to tourists and rules are of course others.

Here we are faced with the first manifestation of “two-way” Indian corruption. Its short and clever content is: free entry and exit — paid. You must pay for the photos peacock, buffalo, elephant and every other living creatures, and you’re there nafotohrafuvaly uncle in the form necessarily require a look. In order not to harm the career guard, we did not give him a bribe in the performance of duty, but simply turned around and went back to “free” CPR.

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During a stop in front of the first post monkey jumped in the car and we cleverly stole a pack of chips. Open them she still could not, therefore, in the best traditions of the local mafia, appealed for help to guard.

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Perhaps fearing our reaction in which chips would be hypothetical chances to return to the rightful owners, the monkey quickly ate all evidence of the crime.

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I went to review other vehicles:

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This view has a national park in the west:

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Here’s a bizarre root system develops in the trees that all forces fighting for survival on the cliffs:

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A little further on is a man-made waterfall:

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You can take a shower Sharko:

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Wash the head and other body parts:

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Or just relax under the cool streams of water:

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