The Bamboo Express

Quick Summary:- 1 to 1.5hrs | Bamboo Rafting | Easy, Family Friendly | Except Summer | South Wayanad
Relaxed float on the river, Rare Birds, Riverine ecosystem, Swimming

Drive over to a relatively unexplored part of Wayanad. Just 30mins from Kalpetta is Venniyode, a little farming community with verdant paddy fields and little estates. People here walk to a different beat, languid and relaxed. Our rafting is on the local river, a tributary of the Kabini.

Walk through a rubber estate to a mud trail leading to the rafting point at a bend in the river. Wear your life jackets – while the river is shallow much of the way there are occasional deeps. Your river guide will pole the raft midstream and you will float down the winding green river between thick forests of bamboo and rushes, and tea or coffee estates. Watch out for the myriad bird and insect life on the banks, including the famous Malabar Hornbill. You can stop to watch life on the riverbanks or maybe splash into the water at the shallow stretches.
The raft will return to the starting point in about an hour or hour and a half – we are pretty flexible. Some hot tea and snacks at a local tea shop is a great way to round off this unique experience. We recommend rafting before mid-day or towards late afternoon.

This short activity can be combined with biking and hiking for a half- or all- day adventure at Pozhuthana, which is a short drive (~30mins) away.

Notes:

• Please leave your electronics and wallets in your vehicle or with our staff. You could get our staff to  take your photos from land.
• Please wear clothes you can get wet in. And carry dry clothes and towels in the vehicle.