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Scotland of India - Madikeri (Part III)

(Nagarahole Park. Nikon S6500. 1/400. ISO 125)

The Final Day - Iruppu Falls and Nagarahole National Park

The last day of the trip was quite dull. We could only cover two places since both places were a bit far away. We hired a taxi from Madikeri; left home at around 10 after having breakfast. (And yeah, we covered 3 waterfalls in 3 days)

Iruppu Falls

(Iruppu Falls. Honor 4X. 1/153. ISO 100)
Our first stop was Iruppu Falls. A hidden beauty in the Brahmagiri range, we have to walk for around 2 km from the parking space to reach this waterfalls. The path is kind of paved. So, it is easy to walk. Along the way, there are different boards informing us about the animals residing in that forest.
There was a ramp to the exact water falling spot. We went and stood (and played) under that freezing water (I'm not sure if they're allowing that now). It was, quite literally, breathtaking. We enjoyed a lot at this place. Then we left for Nagarahole.

Nagarahole

(Deer in Nagarahole. Nikon S6500. 1/125. ISO 125)
(Get this! The plural of "deer" is "deer" apparently. I learned it now while writing this!)
Nagarahole was an hour's journey from Iruppu. We had to wait for a while after getting our tickets for Safari. We used that time to roam around, and that's when we met these cute little deer. Then there were some butterflies mud-pudding.

(Common Bluebottle Butterfly. Nikon S6500. 1/400. ISO 125)
And after a long wait, we finally boarded the safari bus. We had high expectations when boarding the bus. Little did we know that we were in for a fruitless trip.
We spotted a lot of deer and some elephants. A tiger was sleeping on the road but people screamed so loud that it ran into the bushes before we could actually take a proper look at it.

Conclusion

So, the final day was pretty unproductive compared to other days. But the whole trip was awesome. I will never forget this trip. The experience from this trip, the things we learned, these all stay. I think this is the reason why I, naturally, chose to write about this trip first.
Madikeri is the Scotland of India, there is no doubt in that. One must visit Kodagu at least once. I hope I was able to convey the beauty of the place through my photos and my writing.
Thank you for reading! Have an awesome weekend! Stay safe. Goodbye!
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