Yelagiri -- Nice weekend getaway

When we were too bored of not traveling for a while, and wasn't in a position to take leave, we started looking for weekend getaway.

Here are few constraints:
* No driving
* Only train(I hate bus journey)
* Not very far from Bangalore
* Shouldn't be very hot
* Only relaxation not much of activities.

Yelagiri tamilnadu satisfied all of the above

Train:
Onward Lalbagh from Bangalore 6.30 am departure from bangalore 8.30 Jolarpettai.
Return Bangalore express Jolarpettai 5.05pm Bangalore 8pm

Make booking else you won't get a place to sit.

After doing lot of googling, we went by mouthshut.com's review. Chose "Silent water retreat". Called up and booked in advance. Had to do money transfer 50% of one day charge.

I sat in train read abt 50 pages of book and Jolarpettai came To short a trip it was!! Once we reached jolarpettai immediately outside railway station buses available for Yelagiri 6-8rs per head(9 am there is a bus). Don bosco camp is the bus stop for silent water retreat. There are two don bosco so clearly tell Don bosco camp if you are heading to silent water retreat.

I liked Silent water retreat:
* Home style food
* Very kind and friendly management
* Quiet atmosphere
* Swings, hammock to just relax
* Neat room
* Lot of greens

Charges:
1500+tax for room
150 per Meal( breakfast/lunch/dinner).

Places to see in Yelagiri
* Couple of temples (I didn't see)
* Water fall (March is not the time for it)
* Lake (Real nice one)
* Nature park+musical fountain
* Aquarium inside nature park
* Trek to swami malai

Place is really relaxing! Do try it!

Visited March 14th and 15th 2010. Weather was very pleasant. In fact nights were cold!