The chembra peak is your constant companion all along the 40-50 kilometres of travel around Kalpeta and Vythiri, this peak is always looming over you. Standing 6890 feet above sea level this is the tallest summit in this region.

It takes one full day to trek this peak and trekking is done in groups guided by guides provided by the forest department. You can drive quite some distance to the top and along the roads you will find tea gardens on either side. The roads pass through tea estates and can be quite difficult to negotiate.

So we started the next day around eight after a breakfast of Appam and stew washed down with a cup of hot tea.  We hit the base in an hour after few stops on the road side. We then paid 500 to the forest department for a permit. A guide accompanied us on the trek. This guide was a tribal named Marthandan, a fit agile young fellow. The going was easy initially, but with distance the gradient became steeper and it was quite an effort to climb. But we slowly prod on and after a 3 hour long trek reaches a crystal clear lake welcomed us. This view is simply marvellous and all our exhaustion was lost in this beauty. We stopped for some snacks and played for sometime in the cool waters of the lake.

Thereafter we took another 2 hours to reach the summit. The summit offers a superb view of the lower Wayanad valley. The sky is crystal clear and blue, and it really provides for excellent photo ops. After spending half an hour we made our way down. It takes about 2-3 hours for you to come down.

So by the time we returned to base it was almost evening and we were very tired. So we decided to head back to the hotel in Kalpeta and rest our tired feet. We reached our hotel by six in the evening and it was kind of cold. So we thought to drown our fatigue in a few shots of Vodka accompanied by roasted prawns and panner tikka. Then after a sumptuous dinner we plonked ourselves on the soft bed and slept soundly.   
The next day we woke up to glorious sunlight and decided that it was the perfect day to pay a visit to the famed waterfalls of Wayanad. There are two main fall here in Wayanad; Suchipara and Meenmutty falls. The Suchipara falls are more popular and you will find a lot of people here even on weekdays.