The Lonely Planet, rates Wayanad as "fantastically unspoilt and satisfyingly remote." Indeed, with a zillion things to do, places to explore and promises of unexpectedly thrilling wildlife encounters, Wayanad is one of India's finest adventure destinations. Well-connected through an intricate network of roadways the drive to Wayanad is fascinating in itself.Whether you are arriving from Kozhikode [Calicut] in Kerala or from Bangalore and Mysore in Karnataka or from Ooty in Tamil Nadu the route slices through dense forests with assured wildlife sightings along the way negotiating incredible hairpin-bends and stop-over viewpoints and stunning panoramas with the weather getting pleasurably cooler as you wind up the mountains.