India /Kerala /Wayanad /Lakkidi
Lakkidi is often referred to as the Gateway of the Wayanad district. The city is used as a jump point to explore the entire Wayanad region by many people. The place is most notable of comprising amazing mountain peaks, dense forests, beautiful streams and other water features.
With so much of untouched landscapes, Lakkidi is the perfect place for bird lovers. Some of the most commonly seen birds include peacocks, cormorants, egrets, bulbuls, snipes, peafowl, and babblers. The area is home to wild animals like tigers, Asian elephants, sambars, leopards, cheetahs, sloth bears, and spotted deer. Lakkidi is also ideal for trekking where one can explore the beautiful mountain peaks, forests and waterfalls while on a trek. Lakkidi is one of the peak positions in Wayanad and recorded the second highest degree of annual rainfall received in the whole world. Summers (March to May) are hot and temperature hovers around 35°C to 23°C. Winters (November to February) are pleasant and temperature ranges between 15°C to 25°C. It experiences a tropical monsoon (June to August) with very heavy rain fall. Apart from Onam (August, September), other important festivals celebrated in Lakkidi are Kalpathi Ratholsavam (November) and Pattambi Nercha (January). These festivals attract many tourists and are eye catching events. Best time to visit here is between the month of August and March.
Lakkidi, Wayanad
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Category : Hill Station
Time Zone: UTC + 5:30 Hours
Pincode: 673576
STD Code: 495
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Best Time to Visit: Aug – Feb
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Lakkidi is the gateway of Wayanad district of Kerala state, south India. It gets the second highest degree of rainfall in the world. Lakkidi is one of the highest locations in Wayanad. It is situated 700 m above mean sea level, atop Thamarassery ghat pass. Vythiri is the nearest town, just 5 km from Lakkidi.Chain tree, Pookot Lake, Sight seeing point on ghat road and number of tourist resorts are within 5 km from Lakkidi. It is about 58 km northeast of Kozhikode district.
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By Air : Karipur International airport at Kozhikode is the nearest airport to Lakkidi, which is nearly 110 km away. Taxi facilities are available form airport to Lakkidi and fare comes around Rs 2,000. Karipur is well connected with all major airports in India and also connected to many cities abroad, especially to cities in Gulf region.
By Train : The nearest rail head is Kozhikode, which is about 100 km from Lakkidi. Taxi fare from railway station to Lakkidi comes about Rs 2,000. Kozhikode is well connected with all major cities in India by train.
By Bus : KSRTC buses of Kerala and Karnataka connect Lakkidi to other major cities in and around Lakkidi. Frequent buses are available from Kozhikode to Lakkidi, which costs about Rs180 for express KSRTC buses. Kozhikode is connected to Trivandrum, Bangalore, Chennai and Managlore by private super deluxe buses.
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Lakkidi, Wayanad
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