Pookkot lake, Wayanad

Pookkot Lake is a natural freshwater lake surrounded by evergreen forest and rolling hills. A freshwater aquarium with a large variety of fish is an added attraction. Tourists can also avail of boating facilities, a children's park, and a shopping centre for handicrafts and spices.

Wayanad lies at an altitude varying from 700 - 2,100 metres above the sea level. The district has the highest number of tribal settlements in Kerala. The hill ranges of Vythiri taluk (taluk is a subdivision of a district), through which the road from Kozhikode ascends the Wayanad plateau over the mind boggling bends and ridges, are the highest locations of Wayanad district.

Getting there

Nearest railway station: Kozhikode, about 63 km  

Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, about 63 km | Kannur International Airport, about 110 km

Where to Stay

Ayurveda Centre

vythiri village ayurveda center

4936-256716
8113007243

Approximate Distance: 1.3 KM

Resort

Indeevara Retreat

Saroma Hills
Pookkode Lake Banasura Dam Cross Road, Vythiri
4936-255725 9820536624
9072100023

Approximate Distance: 1.56 KM

Resort

Rain Country Resorts

495-2511997 2511998, 251199, 4936 329798 / 99/ 800
9946487771, 9946487774, 9447004369

Approximate Distance: 3.79 KM

Hotel

FEZINN HOTEL

Markaz knowledge City,
Kaithappoyil, Adivaram
495-3500020 7034700020
7592876000

Approximate Distance: 8.05 KM

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Location

Latitude: 11.543607, Longitude: 76.02808

Geographical Information

Best time to visit: August to May

Altitude: 2100 m Above sea level