Darklord
Active Member
Everybody who saw the Malayalam movie "Ordinary" had the scenes shot in Gavi etched in their minds. Ours were no different. Even though the portrayal was only partially accurate, the movie has tremendous influence in scaling up tourism in Gavi. After a long time postponing the drive, we made up our minds to go explore Gavi.
One Sunday noon, me, wife, and kid set out from Attingal. The plan was to visit Konni Elephant Rehabilitation Centre first, then stay the night at Pathanamthitta and drive the next morning from Pathanamthitta to Vandiperiyar via Angamoozhy-Gavi and return home. The permit had already been obtained online.
The route we took for day one:
We started our drive from Attingal at 1 p.m.
At Nilamel junction, MC road:
We turned from Valakom towards Kunnikode:
The roads were good and we soon approached Pathanapuram via Kunnikode:
We entered SH-8 at Pathanapuram. At the town itself, road construction was going on, but it got better as we drove towards Konni:
The fully constructed SH-8 stretches were a dream to drive on, but there were also under-construction stretches like this:
By 3, we were at the gates of Konni Elephant Rehab Centre:
We parked the car and walked to the ticket counter:
The tariff card:
They also have an ecoshop selling forest and handicraft products:
The first thing that greets you as you enter the premises is the Kraal that was built in 1942:
A sculpture in front of the Kraal:
A couple of plaques describing the history:
A couple of more pics of the Kraal. By moving the bars, the size of the Kraal can be adjusted:
There is a garden of Asoka trees:
An Elephant Art Gallery displaying various elephant themed exhibits:
We walked next towards the elephants themselves.
One Sunday noon, me, wife, and kid set out from Attingal. The plan was to visit Konni Elephant Rehabilitation Centre first, then stay the night at Pathanamthitta and drive the next morning from Pathanamthitta to Vandiperiyar via Angamoozhy-Gavi and return home. The permit had already been obtained online.
The route we took for day one:
We started our drive from Attingal at 1 p.m.
At Nilamel junction, MC road:
We turned from Valakom towards Kunnikode:
The roads were good and we soon approached Pathanapuram via Kunnikode:
We entered SH-8 at Pathanapuram. At the town itself, road construction was going on, but it got better as we drove towards Konni:
The fully constructed SH-8 stretches were a dream to drive on, but there were also under-construction stretches like this:
By 3, we were at the gates of Konni Elephant Rehab Centre:
We parked the car and walked to the ticket counter:
The tariff card:
They also have an ecoshop selling forest and handicraft products:
The first thing that greets you as you enter the premises is the Kraal that was built in 1942:
A sculpture in front of the Kraal:
A couple of plaques describing the history:
A couple of more pics of the Kraal. By moving the bars, the size of the Kraal can be adjusted:
There is a garden of Asoka trees:
An Elephant Art Gallery displaying various elephant themed exhibits:
We walked next towards the elephants themselves.