If you’re a tea and trek lover, then Kolukkumalai should be on your list of must visit places. Kolukkimalai is famous for being the highest organic tea estate in the world and even today serves tea made in the most traditional way.

The trek involves camping on the eastern edge besides the tea plantations so that you can wake up to the sun knocking your tent door first thing in the morning

Trek Level - Easy To Moderate

Itinerary

DAY 1

2:00 PM - Reach Suryanelly and begin the bumpy ride in the

Jeep to Kolukkumalai Tea estate.

4:30 PM - Reach the base camp and briefing session.

5:30 PM - Witness the amazing sunset at “Singapura”

7:00PM - Have the delicious dinner, share stories over bonfire

and duck yourself to a good night’s sleep in the

camping tents.

Day 2

4:30 AM - Knock! Knock! Knock! Wake up call for the sunrise

trek.

5:00AM - Begin the Sunrise trek to Kolukkumalai Peak, this is

totally optional and you can choose to stay back in

the tents. Our camp situates in the Eastern Slopes

we will have a spectacular Sunrise so our day will

start from the sunrise.

8:30 AM: Breakfast time

9:00 AM: Guided Tour of a 1930’s tea factory built by the

British.

12:00 PM: Drop back to suryanelly.

Leave for Bangalore

STAY

- Accommodation in tents on sharing basis

- Separate for men & women

- Sleepings bags/blankets available

MEALS

- Tea, Snacks & Dinner on Day 1.

- Breakfast on Day 1 and Day 2.

- All meals included will be Veg

TRANSPORT

- Non A/C Tempo Traveller or Mini-bus with push back seats -

depending on group size

- Bangalore to Bangalore Jeep Transfer from Suryanelly and

back.

OTHER INCLUSIONS

- Trek Leads from Plan The Unplanned Team

- Camping equipment/Sleeping Bags

- Forest Guide

- Off-road jeep ride

- Campfire

- Entry fees to all locations

OTHER EXCLUSIONS

- Lunch on Day 1 and Day 2

- Dinner on Day 2

- Any kind of insurance

- Personal Expenses (snacks, mineral water etc)

- Anything not included above

PICK-UP POINTS & TIMINGS

Following are the pick-up points & timings:

1. KTM Mekhri Circle | 7:00 PM – Mekhri Circle Junction, Raj Mahal Vilas Extension, Armane Nagar, Bengaluru

2. New Shanti Sagar Hotel | 8:15 PM – Old Airport Road, Domlur, Bengaluru

3. Swad E Punjab | 9:15 PM – Teacher’s Colony, HSR Layout, Bengaluru

- Please select your preferred pickup point from the drop-down list while booking

- Any change in Pick up locations/ timings would be updated via mail 24 hours before the start of the trip

- Drop-off points shall be same as the pick-up points

THINGS TO CARRY

- Small backpack to carry your essentials during the trek

- Water bottles – 2 (1 litre each)

- Lunch Box & Spoon to carry your packed lunch

- Raincoat/Bag covers in case of rains

- A comfortable pair of shoes with good grip for trekking

- Flip-flops for lazing around the campsite

- Torch/Headlamp to be used at night

- Portable chargers for your electronics

- Extra pair of clothes to change into once wet

- Poly bags to pack your wet clothes

- Extra cash for meals not included in the itinerary

MODE OF TRANSPORT:

8-10 people - Tempo Traveler

10+ people - Mini bus with push back seats

Cancellation Policy: https://www.plantheunplanned.com/refund-cancellation-policy/

Note:

1. Consumption of alcohol, intoxicants, and smoking would not be tolerated during the entire course of the journey. Kindly co-operate with us to make the experience more fun.

2. Put Litter in its place, do not trash the mother earth.

3. Plan The Unplanned shall not be responsible for any of your belongings, valuables, jewelry etc. Kindly do take care.

4. In the case of traffic delays or breakdowns expect a few delay in reaching the destination.