Chennai to Megamalai Road trip part 1 | South Indian road trip | Adventurous trip

Literally translating to cloudy hill, this magnificent mountain range is part of the Western Ghats and is situated near Theni. The range that is popularly called High Wavy Mountains is 1500m above sea level.
The climate is cool and mist covered during the early mornings and nights. Even noon is on the cooler edge than being on the warmer side. This place is a wonderful area covered in flora and fauna and is a treat to the eyes. Scattered with cardamom and tea plantations Megamalai is a mystical beauty in its own way dotted with a number of waterfalls and treks all over the place.
How to get there?
There are a number of ways to get to Megamalai. The nearest and shortest route being from Theni via Chinnamannur. The road going up hill is not what we could call well maintained roadways. There are various buses and jeeps/cars that offer to take you up till Megamalai estates
Other than that this place could be reached from Anaipatti via Kandamanayakkanur as well.
Now one could get to Theni from places like Chennai, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Madurai via bus or even train.
The nearest Airport would be the one in Madurai. So from there we can reach Theni via road or by train.
Where to stay?
Megamalai as it is does not have much of hotels or anything. One could opt for home stay (www.rajaandhuva...) arrangements. There are cottages available at Manalaar. (teabungalows.co...)
Other than that one could camp out in the midst of wilderness.
What to do there?
As said above this place is filled with a lot of waterfalls and trekking spots. A good place for any nature lover to spend their weekend. Some of the places being
Vellimalai
Manalar Water falls
Megamalai rain forest
Highwavys Lake
Deep Cumbum valley
Maharaja Mettu
Thekkadi view point
Elephant Corridor
Vattaparai
Manalar Dam
The Highwavys mountain is a nice view point of the Varasanadu Hills as well. There are six dams on the hill and the originating place of the Suruli falls near Cumbum town make it for a very good luscious place to visit.
Also Megamalai is home for a number of animals and some of the commonly seen wildlife include Tiger, Leopard, Nilgiri Tahr, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Sambar, Wild Boar, Porcupine, Nilgiri Langur, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Common Langur, Pea fowls, Barking deer, Indian Gaurs, Jungle fowl, Malabar Giant Squirrel. Bonnet Macaque, Sloth Bear, Grey Jungle Fowl, Smooth-Coated Otter and Flying Squirrel.
Among this we cannot forget the Elephants that make its rounds through the hills.
Given that this place has a round the year falls (Megamalai Water falls) it becomes a gathering point and a watering hole for a lot of animals. Also the fact that this place is not littered with a lot of tourists helps keep it clean and green.
It is also a very good place for Bird Watching. Birds like red-whiskered bulbul, common iora, white-browed wagtail, grey wagtail, pied bush chat, Blyth’s reed warbler, barn swallow, spotted dove, Asian paradise flycatcher, brahminy kite, long-tailed shrike and over 100 species of birds have been spotted and identified.

[@tamilstar7409]

Wow theni district full natural

[@prabhuts5784]

excellent da.....nice conversation with that amma @ the end.

[@surendiranbalasubramanian5721]

how is this place during Summer especially in April. I plan to go next week.

[@Saro2829]

Fantastic little owl I never seen like this first time see your video

[@ashokmarshall6542]

Nice video bro
But Namma road trip porathu nalla scenery ya pakkurathukum, mind free pannurathukum thaa,
Instead, night la travel panna vara pora lorry bus la irunthu nammala kappathaveh time seriya irukkum..
Nice decision u stayed in a motel 😍

[@danieldanny5752]

Wonderful video along with idly dosa and hospitality bro

[@LittleOwlStudios]

thanks bro

[@meandibm]

Super. i heard that it is not possible to go to Megamalai unless we have SUV ? Is that True? Because i am planning to do a car trip to Megamalai and i have hatchback only. Please suggest

[@LittleOwlStudios]

You can to go Megamalai with your hatchback. If you’re staying please book the room ahead and get confirmation and go. Google for the contact information for bookings.

[@meandibm]

@@LittleOwlStudios thank you very much sir.

[@nageshwaran1877]

anna orey oru doubt ah mattum clear pannirunga na....NH la avg speed evlo maintain panni pooninga and how much petrol gone.

[@LittleOwlStudios]

I maintained 100kmph. Petrol I don’t remember. Sorry

[@tempuse875]

Super thala......

[@boriespaul]

Nice video bro,I loved it!!!

[@LittleOwlStudios]

Bories Paul Thank you

[@boriespaul]

@@LittleOwlStudios keep doing nature explore videos bro !!!

[@raghuramsrinivasan1371]

மகிழ்ச்சி தோழர்.

[@godscreation1494]

Madras tamil...... Super bro

[@gallivantgaadi]

Interesting vlog bro👍👍

[@LittleOwlStudios]

Thanks for the visit

[@manikandans.n3053]

Stay panna checkpostlla permission vangunuma bro

[@LittleOwlStudios]

Febleo Austin no. You have to book in that hotel before you go to Megamalai.

[@LittleOwlStudios]

Febleo Austin Illa. To stay you have to pre book. The check post will not let you go up after 5 pm.

[@muralidharan9773]

Please change the tyre on your rear wheel for your safety bro....

[@LittleOwlStudios]

Sure bro.

[@prashanthchoradia7543]

Paavum sai 😀

[@csmncc6443]

Watch man uh irumthalum respect kudu ...vada podaa sollatha thala....all r equal mind it ...