Spectrum Tours » Kerala » Wynad

Wyand situated at a height of 700 to 2,100 meters above sea level has unique geographical position. It is surrounded by Nilgiries and bounded by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In ancient times -it was ruled by the Rajas of the Veda tribe and later came under the control of the Pazhassi Rajas of Kottayam's royal dynasty, Tipu sultan of Mysore and the British. This district has the highest concentration of tribals in Kerala. KALPETTA, famous Anathanthaswami Jain temple is situated Puliyarmala near Kalpetta. It is the headquarters of Wynad district. About 14 km west of Kalpetta lies CHEMBRA PEAK situated at 2100 meters above sea level and is ideal for trekking. POOKOT LAKE, is the beautiful natural fresh water lake surrounded by evergreen forests and wooded hills. There is a fresh water aquarium with wide varieties of fishes. THE GLASS TEMPLE OF KOOTTAMUNDA is located 20 kms away on the slop of 'Vellarimala' dedicated to Parswanatha Swami, third thirthankara of the Jain faith.

LAKKADI is a place of great scenic beauty with picturesque hills, streams and luxuriant vegetation, one of the highest location in Wynad and gets the second highest degree of rainfall in the world. Three km from here is Pookate lake, the natural fresh water lake, very deep and wide, and is one of the rare reservoirs of water in Wynad, surrounded on all sides by meadows and hills.