Dolphin's Nose
Dolphin's Nose
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Amit Rathour
Hyderabad, India90 contributions
May 2022
Good place It's a 25 min moderate trek. The trail is uneven so recommend wearing proper footwear . On the way a must stop point is Altaf Cafe - good view , outdoor sitting and nice tea with snacks.
Written 3 June 2022
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Prakash
Chennai (Madras), India26 contributions
Jan 2022
Roads were not there or being relaid till the point of entry and we parked maybe 600 mts away and walked until then. From the entry point we need to trek up/down maybe 2-3 Kms in total. Definitely its worth to hike and see the magnificent beauty of the nature. There is also view point on the back of the Dolphin nose point as well.
Surely this place not to be missed.
Surely this place not to be missed.
Written 18 January 2022
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Ramesh L
Chennai (Madras), India106 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
The dolphin nose view was breathtaking and it had an excellent view. but the way to it was very hard to climb. People with good stamina can climb up to the dolphin nose. Especially kids will enjoy it. On the way we enjoyed passion fruit from a road side shop. It was excellent in taste.
Written 28 March 2024
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TamilAmerican
Tirunelveli, India122 contributions
Jun 2022
All you do is walk down a cliff with tree roots all for a view that is average at best. Lemon soda was good. Won't recommend, spend your time elsewhere. Tough hike, not recommended for heat patients.
Written 12 July 2022
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Jagadeesh
12 contributions
Jan 2020
If u r a adventure tourist you should not miss this place. Nice place for trekking. But not recommended for children and old age people. Since u have to walk a lot to reach the Dolphin nose place
Written 22 January 2020
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Natraj_Natu
Chennai (Madras), India54 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
3-3-2018 to 4-3-2018
I have been to vattakanal several times, but this time we planned a trek to kumbakarai falls via vellagavi village. We a group of 8 members started from chennai and arrived dindugul by 6 A.M. There are lot of private and government buses from dindugul bus stand to kodaikannal. You will be finding buses every half an hour, we reached kodaikannal by 9.30 A.M, as planned we completed local sight seeing by evening, while returning to hotel rooms we enquired about vellagavi trek, but many of them said there is no permission given to this village, so don't go there it will create problems for you from forest department.So, I was planning what to do for the next day, but our initial plan before starting from chennai is to do the Kumbakarai trek.Next day morning I woke up with a fresh and steady mind to go for trek as decided and I told my friends to get ready for trekking, informed hotel cook to arrange lunch for us as many of them instructed that in vellagavi village we will not find anything to eat. And also asked our driver Thangaraj (Local Driver) to find is there any possible way getting permission from Forest department, as I expected he delayed till 10.00 A.M. and replied that trekking is not allowed there due to some naxalites roaming. Still I asked him to come and pick up from hotel, to go to Dolphin's nose point, After we got out from the cab, immediately I asked him to leave us as we have other plans. We visited vattakannal falls and then I enquired about the vellagavi trek to the local ones, they said there is no permission required to go till vellagavi village, but you have to get permission to trek till kumbakarai falls or periyakulam and it costs 250 per head. Here comes the much awaited review, the complete history of our much enjoyable trekking from Vattakannal to Kumbakarai falls via vellagavi.
Starting Point - Trekking to vellagavi village starts from backside of the dolphin's nose, without any deviation the route will lead you to vellagavi village and it requires only normal trekking. Trek Time: 2 hours. We started by 1.30 P.M. and reached by 3.30 P.M. (But, if you wish to do this trek, please start before 11.00 A.M from dolphin's nose).
And to our surprise there is a hotel named "OLD KODAI" runned by V. Jega Murugan and his family (Wife Chitra and their kid Yogeshwari). He said he also conducts trekking package from kumbakarai to vattakannal and vattakannal to kumbakarai, after having lunch and spending in village for one hour, I had a long chat with Jega murugan about his village and what are all the hurdles we came across reaching vellagavi by some local taxi drivers in kodaikannal, for that Jega Murugan replied that due to lot of young travellers opting this route as a exit to kodaikannal, they are talking ill about this place as their business is getting lost. You can also find the city view from Lord Murugan temple. One important note, You can smoke and drink there, but please do outside the village. He said that they also drink but in diwali only they get permission from village head.
He also got us permission from forest department through phone itself and shared a valuable contact Iman (Share Auto driver), he asked me to contact Iman and he will pick us from Kumbakarai and drop in periyakulam bus stand. Below are the contact details to you, if you plan to trek this route, they will help you, vellagavi people are so kind hearted. Trek tour costs Rs. 1, 300 for veg and RS.1,400 for non-veg, this costs inculdes everything with forest department permission.
Mr. Jega Murugan - 95856 54107
T.V.P. Vairavan (Murugan's Father)- 97152 94725
Iman ( Auto Driver) - 95786 10996, 96007 65531
Then we started our trek by 5.00 P.M. and started to kumbakarai, but this time the trek becomes even more difficulty, after following the routes guided by the jega murugan, we reached the Tamarind Tree by 7.30. P.M, and the I called Iman to come and pick up our team. But after sometime we found mango trees, my mind said that we are in a wrong path by the time it is 8.15 P.M. Then we called Iman, after lot of phone calls he reached us by 8.45 P.M., after got scolding from forest department, we came to periyakulam bus stand to catch bus to dindugul railway station.
For Trekkers, this has to be done once in our lifetime, it will teach us a lot. For us, this trek is entirely an amazing and adventure one, as we trekked with full enjoyment and pleasure. Night trekking in forest with the help of torch lights is an added adventure. Anyway beware of wild bison.
Overall the trekking of 10 kms is very very enjoyable and refreshing, this trek is contains of many sweet memories for us. Hope this review will be a useful one for may who have to trek this route, as I found no review and useful information regarding this trek. Also, Keep in mind Kumbakarai to vattakanal trek is very difficult, but still possible.
I also share few very useful contact to you
Micheal (has vast experience for trekking places in kodaikannal) - 82204 69444
Babu (Micheal's brother) - 74187 79377 (Taxi Driver)
D. Rabeek Raja - 99424 46123, 78711 03813 (Arranges for cab and rooms in kodaikannal)
Notes:
Don't wear footwear in vellagavi village
Contact the people which I mentioned above for details regarding tour.
Please reach before 4 P.M. to kumbakarai falls, as the strict forest officers fines you.
Trekking to this places is safe.
I have been to vattakanal several times, but this time we planned a trek to kumbakarai falls via vellagavi village. We a group of 8 members started from chennai and arrived dindugul by 6 A.M. There are lot of private and government buses from dindugul bus stand to kodaikannal. You will be finding buses every half an hour, we reached kodaikannal by 9.30 A.M, as planned we completed local sight seeing by evening, while returning to hotel rooms we enquired about vellagavi trek, but many of them said there is no permission given to this village, so don't go there it will create problems for you from forest department.So, I was planning what to do for the next day, but our initial plan before starting from chennai is to do the Kumbakarai trek.Next day morning I woke up with a fresh and steady mind to go for trek as decided and I told my friends to get ready for trekking, informed hotel cook to arrange lunch for us as many of them instructed that in vellagavi village we will not find anything to eat. And also asked our driver Thangaraj (Local Driver) to find is there any possible way getting permission from Forest department, as I expected he delayed till 10.00 A.M. and replied that trekking is not allowed there due to some naxalites roaming. Still I asked him to come and pick up from hotel, to go to Dolphin's nose point, After we got out from the cab, immediately I asked him to leave us as we have other plans. We visited vattakannal falls and then I enquired about the vellagavi trek to the local ones, they said there is no permission required to go till vellagavi village, but you have to get permission to trek till kumbakarai falls or periyakulam and it costs 250 per head. Here comes the much awaited review, the complete history of our much enjoyable trekking from Vattakannal to Kumbakarai falls via vellagavi.
Starting Point - Trekking to vellagavi village starts from backside of the dolphin's nose, without any deviation the route will lead you to vellagavi village and it requires only normal trekking. Trek Time: 2 hours. We started by 1.30 P.M. and reached by 3.30 P.M. (But, if you wish to do this trek, please start before 11.00 A.M from dolphin's nose).
And to our surprise there is a hotel named "OLD KODAI" runned by V. Jega Murugan and his family (Wife Chitra and their kid Yogeshwari). He said he also conducts trekking package from kumbakarai to vattakannal and vattakannal to kumbakarai, after having lunch and spending in village for one hour, I had a long chat with Jega murugan about his village and what are all the hurdles we came across reaching vellagavi by some local taxi drivers in kodaikannal, for that Jega Murugan replied that due to lot of young travellers opting this route as a exit to kodaikannal, they are talking ill about this place as their business is getting lost. You can also find the city view from Lord Murugan temple. One important note, You can smoke and drink there, but please do outside the village. He said that they also drink but in diwali only they get permission from village head.
He also got us permission from forest department through phone itself and shared a valuable contact Iman (Share Auto driver), he asked me to contact Iman and he will pick us from Kumbakarai and drop in periyakulam bus stand. Below are the contact details to you, if you plan to trek this route, they will help you, vellagavi people are so kind hearted. Trek tour costs Rs. 1, 300 for veg and RS.1,400 for non-veg, this costs inculdes everything with forest department permission.
Mr. Jega Murugan - 95856 54107
T.V.P. Vairavan (Murugan's Father)- 97152 94725
Iman ( Auto Driver) - 95786 10996, 96007 65531
Then we started our trek by 5.00 P.M. and started to kumbakarai, but this time the trek becomes even more difficulty, after following the routes guided by the jega murugan, we reached the Tamarind Tree by 7.30. P.M, and the I called Iman to come and pick up our team. But after sometime we found mango trees, my mind said that we are in a wrong path by the time it is 8.15 P.M. Then we called Iman, after lot of phone calls he reached us by 8.45 P.M., after got scolding from forest department, we came to periyakulam bus stand to catch bus to dindugul railway station.
For Trekkers, this has to be done once in our lifetime, it will teach us a lot. For us, this trek is entirely an amazing and adventure one, as we trekked with full enjoyment and pleasure. Night trekking in forest with the help of torch lights is an added adventure. Anyway beware of wild bison.
Overall the trekking of 10 kms is very very enjoyable and refreshing, this trek is contains of many sweet memories for us. Hope this review will be a useful one for may who have to trek this route, as I found no review and useful information regarding this trek. Also, Keep in mind Kumbakarai to vattakanal trek is very difficult, but still possible.
I also share few very useful contact to you
Micheal (has vast experience for trekking places in kodaikannal) - 82204 69444
Babu (Micheal's brother) - 74187 79377 (Taxi Driver)
D. Rabeek Raja - 99424 46123, 78711 03813 (Arranges for cab and rooms in kodaikannal)
Notes:
Don't wear footwear in vellagavi village
Contact the people which I mentioned above for details regarding tour.
Please reach before 4 P.M. to kumbakarai falls, as the strict forest officers fines you.
Trekking to this places is safe.
Written 8 March 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
AyasKM
Manipal, India14 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
If you miss this then you miss everything. The trek, though not that long, is really the best part in the Kodai trip. Go to the end point feel the sense of achievement. It may inspire the photographers. I repeat, it's a must see place
Written 16 March 2015
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VishnuKV
Bengaluru, India94 contributions
Feb 2015 • Friends
Very calm place. Better go with friends of same age. Bit steep and climb required up & down. At the same time quite dangerous if we go to the nose. Don't feel brave and go to nose as the view may make feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness. Carry some water while going.
Written 28 February 2015
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shivam b
Bengaluru, India2 contributions
Dec 2014 • Friends
It is 8 km away from bus stand. It is a trekking way,rough curve rounds the hillside which leads to a point where a flat rock shaped as a nose projects over an awful chasm of 6600 feet deep. On the way you can get refreshments points also. At the dead end of that trekking their is an echo point too, which is amazing what you say will come back to you.
Written 4 February 2015
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nikhs12345
Hyderabad, India25 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
bumpy walk thru the tree roots, uneven surface. its a stretch of about 2-3km one way. You can cover 3 points dolphin nose, eco point and valley view. Walk can be tiring and irritating but at the end you will get to see the paradise. very beautiful view, on misty day it can be more serene, simply fantastic.
Not suggested for old people or one who dont like any physical activity on tour. :)
one couple was simply unable to complete their return journey. they had to take good half hr rest midway while coming back.
Not suggested for old people or one who dont like any physical activity on tour. :)
one couple was simply unable to complete their return journey. they had to take good half hr rest midway while coming back.
Written 7 December 2014
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Looking for exotic vegetables here.any ideas?
Written 9 September 2017
Where to start the trekking to dolphin's nose ?
Written 3 May 2015
Cars go up to very close to this point then there is walk down hill for 15-20 minutes to reach view point. You can ask for direction in town on how to reach there
Written 4 May 2015
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