New Year Kurinjal Peak Trek

You'll be picked-up from various locations all around Bangalore in a private, non-AC Tempo Traveller or mini bus. In the vehicle, you'll meet your trek leader and your fellow travellers. Settle in for an overnight journey towards the start point of the Kurinjal trek. Overnight in transit.

Overnight in transit.

Arrive at one of the multiple pick-up points located all around Bangalore at the scheduled time. Since no meals are included in today's meal package, you will want to have dinner before reporting to the pick-up point. Make sure to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes for the overnight bus journey and carry some dry snacks for the road.

You'll arrive at the start point of the trek by late morning. En route, you'll stop at a local home-stay to freshen up after a night of bus journey and have some breakfast. Over the course of the day, you'll trek through lofty, tropical forests of the Kudremukh National Park and scale the Kurinjal peak. Relax to mesmerizing views of rolling meadows and hills as far as the eye can see from the peak. You'll return to the home-stay by evening and celebrate around a cosy campfire. Overnight in home-stay rooms.

Overnight in home-stay rooms.

Complete the trek to Kurinjal peak. Today's meal package includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'll have breakfast and dinner at a local home-stay, while lunch will be a packed lunch. Please carry your own lunch box and spoon to carry the packed lunch. You'll be accommodated in rooms at a local home-stay on multi-sharing basis.

The day begins with a drive from the campsite towards the Elniru Falls. A short trek through dense tree plantations and narrow trails later, you'll visit the Elniru Falls, rumoured to flow with sweet water that tastes similar to coconut water. Later in the day, you'll also drive and trek to visit the Kyathanamakki Hills with beautiful views of the Western Ghats.

In the evening, you'll arrive back at the home-stay. Set under the starlit sky of countryside Karnataka, you'll gather around a merry campfire at a rustic home-stay. In the company of your fellow campers, you'll sing a few songs and dance to a few tunes and celebrate the new year 2019. Overnight in home-stay rooms.

Overnight in home-stay rooms.

Visit the Elniru falls and the Kyathanamakki hills, return back to home-stay for the new year celebration in the evening. Today's meal package includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'll have breakfast and dinner at a local home-stay, while lunch will be a packed lunch. You'll spend the night in the same rooms as yesterday.

Get an early start on the first day of the new year 2019. You'll bid goodbye to the mountain ranges of Kudremukh and travel back to Bangalore. Subject to travel conditions, you'll be back in the city by 17:00 hrs. Your trip ends here.

Your trip ends by 17:00 hrs

Depart for Bangalore. Today's meal package does not include any meals. You'll have breakfast and lunch at one of the restaurants en route to Bangalore at your own expense. You'll arrive in the city by 17:00 hrs, subject to traffic conditions. Your trip ends here.