Lost In The Kodaikanal Jungles with 360 Inn

Kodaikanal is typically associated with fond memories. However there is a dark side of this hill station that has seldom been explored. Places where a misjudgement by a few steps can make a difference between day and night. 4 friends from Chennai realized this the hard way after being lost in the jungles of Kodaikanal for an entire day. What started off as a trek turned into an adventurous battle against nature alone into the jungles.

Hiking to the temples of yore with 360 Inn

When we look back at the end of the current year there is a pall of gloom with all the recent terrorist attacks. As much as there is gloom there is hope!




A group of 5 friends from chennai decided to bid goodbye to the year 2008 with us @ 360 Inn. They wanted an unforgettable and memorable experience that would last a lifetime ! Last but not the least they wanted to be left alone and temporarily cut off from the outside world and venture into uncharted territory !

SMOT Business School Outbound Programme - Living it out rustically in the misty jungles with 360 Inn

In one of the most intriguing moments of this trip we were at the slippery edge of an overflowing river that we had to cross in the midst of pouring rain. Unfortunately my camera couldn't capture that river crossing moment. A slip might have cost me a fracture, a risk that i decided not to take !
A group of 40 students arrived from Chennai on the 6th Of September to live it out rustically deep in the Kodaikanal jungles. You could call it an outbound activity or an offbeat adventure. As fun as it might sound, the group was just not prepared for what they faced for the next 2 nights.



A relentless onslaught of nature's fury in the form of leeches, persistent rains, overflowing streams and slippery terrains that put to extreme test their mental strength, team work, determination and resilience.

Venturing into Leech infested jungles of Kodaikanal with 360 Inn

There are times when so much frustration creeps into our everyday lives that we long to take off to a place where there are no signs or traces of human habitation.


Places where few or no human beings have ventured before and where even sunlight doesn't get through ! If at all there are living beings they are 'blood sucking Leeches' .


Kodaikanal is not exactly known for leeches ! On the fringes of the Indira Gandhi National Forest ( a bio-diversity nature reserve famous for tigers, bisons etc) lies a beautiful village nestled in the midst of ancient caves and the almost extinct shola forests. We are always on the lookout for village natives who have been to such places and who are very familiar with the environment since they are the ones who we have to rely upon during the trek. Last week we had a group of 4 people coming from Chennai ( 2 men and 2 women).

They were looking for a fairly adventurous trek . So we decided we will take them into a few areas that were unexplored.