Travel Guide (Kuruva Island) This of dense and evergreen forest is uninhabited and hence a home to rare kinds of flora and fauna: uncommon species of birds, orchids and herbs namely. Its unique geographical characteristics make it a place where not only the leaves but also silence is evergreen being away from cities and thus it has become a place of attraction. Most recently, it has been identified as the most visited place in the district by tourists drawn from all over the globe. The island surrounded by streams and river can be accessed using rafts or fiber boats run by Kerala Tourism Department. Entrance to the island is restricted and monitored by Vana Samrakshana Samiti, a Dept of Forest of Kerala initiative to protect forest, and at times of heavy rain and frequency of elephants and other animals to the island a pass obtained prior to the visit of spot from Dept of Forest is mandatory. Kuruva Islands is 17 km east of Mananthavady and 10 km north west of Pulpally, nearby towns in Wayanad District. More details can be sought in district office of Department of Tourism, Wayanad in Kalpetta. Kuruva islands are an astonishing installation of Mother Nature. A cluster of nearly 150 islands scattered under the Kabani creeks. The islands have areas ranging from 1 to 148 hectares. The tourists are managed by Forest Department on one hand and DTPC on the other. Guides of the Forest Protection Council are available to guide those arriving in the island. Bamboo rafts are used for travelling in the river. A cool river breeze camouflages the sun’s heat. The wind catches on. Kuruva’s main island sparkles in the distance like a green leaf castle. Setting foot on land from the raft was like experiencing a new world. You are in a bamboo jungle and then there is teak, dalbergia and paniculata The sound of bamboos rubbing in the wind fills the air. It merges with the sound of wind in the leaves and the flow of river to form a symphony. A pavement appears by the river bank around the bamboo flocks. A bed of dry leaves litter the shady path running along the riverbank. The forest is on the right. Leaning on to the river on the left are trees. A tortoise is sunbathing on a rock in the middle of the river. The forest is in bloom. Hundreds of blue tiger butterflies circle the bamboo fence and fly about. Portions of the bamboo fence on the wayside are damaged. Naughty elephants come crossing the river from the other side. Suddenly one of the guides pointed to the river. A white seagull is perched on the tree branch leaning to the water. Must be because of the sound of rustling dry leaves, it dived deep into the water in that very instant.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:53:58 +0000
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