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Kozhikode to Wayanad to Kannur.
North Kerala's Malabar coast: India's best biryani → prehistoric caves → Theyyam ritual art. The Kerala that tourists miss.
Kozhikode to Wayanad to Kannur
North Kerala's Malabar coast: India's best biryani → prehistoric caves → Theyyam ritual art. The Kerala that tourists miss.
Highlights
Logistics
Kozhikode→Wayanad: 95km (2.5hr via Thamarassery Ghat, 9 hairpins). Wayanad→Kannur: 100km (3hr). All reasonable roads.
Day by Day
SM Street halwa shopping. Paragon biryani lunch. Kappad Beach (Vasco da Gama landing). Beypore shipyard.
Thamarassery Ghat drive (9 hairpins). Check into treehouse/homestay. Evening: Banasura Dam sunset.
Edakkal Caves morning. Chembra Heart Lake trek. Tribal bamboo rafting at Kuruva Island.
Drive to Kannur. St Angelo Fort. Afternoon: Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach. Evening: Theyyam if in season.
Morning Theyyam at local temple (Nov-May). Thalassery biryani lunch. Departure from Kannur Airport.
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