Malabar Hills and Coast: Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur
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Overnight stops in day orderOverview
This Kozhikode Wayanad Kannur tour is a five-day, four-night private trip through the Malabar region of Kerala. It spends one night in Kozhikode, two in Wayanad and one in Kannur, taking in a medieval mosque, Edakkal's rock carvings, a forest safari and a Portuguese-built fort. October to February is the easiest time to go.
Travellers who like mixing city streets, hill roads, forest and coast, and are fine with two drives of about three hours
Highlights
Good to know
Forest safari
The Muthanga jeep safari is run by the forest department, and its availability can change with weather, so confirm it before you travelTheyyam
Performances are held shrine by shrine in the season from mid-October to late May, so one cannot be promised on a given nightEdakkal walk
Getting up to the caves means a moderate walk through forest, so wear grippy shoesLast day
The drive from Kannur to Calicut International Airport takes about 3 hours, so an afternoon or evening flight suits bestDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Sweetmeat Street
- Kozhikode Beach
Calicut airport to Kozhikode: halwa street and sunset beach
- 1Your driver is waiting at Calicut International Airport
- 2Check in at Kozhikode, about 28 km away
- 3Stroll along Sweetmeat Street and try the local halwa
- 4End the day at Kozhikode Beach for sunset and stall seafood
- 5How much you see depends on when you land
- Mishkal Mosque
- Mananchira Square
- Thamarassery ghat road
- Pookode Lake
- Banasura Sagar
Up the Thamarassery pass to Wayanad, with a stop at Pookode Lake
- 1Begin at Mananchira Square and the Mishkal Mosque in Kuttichira
- 2The road to Kalpetta in Wayanad covers about 73 km and climbs the Thamarassery ghat
- 3Lunch and hotel check-in follow
- 4Spend the afternoon at Pookode Lake, where you can take a boat out
- 5Banasura Sagar can be added if time allows
- Muthanga jeep safari
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
- Edakkal Caves
Muthanga forest safari and Edakkal Caves
- 1Early start for a jeep safari with the forest department in the Muthanga area of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
- 2Back to the road for the eastern side of the district near Sulthan Bathery
- 3Walk up through forest to the Edakkal rock shelter and its carvings
- 4Return to your Wayanad hotel for the evening
- St Angelo Fort
- Arakkal Museum
- Payyambalam Beach
- Theyyam (in season)
Wayanad to Kannur: St Angelo Fort and Payyambalam
- 1After breakfast, head out of Wayanad on the road of about 120 km to Kannur
- 2St Angelo Fort in the afternoon, looking out over the Arabian Sea
- 3Arakkal Museum, housed in what was once a royal palace
- 4Walk on Payyambalam Beach as evening comes
- 5During the theyyam season, your driver can ask around for a performance close by
- Muzhappilangad drive-in beach
- Kappad Beach
Muzhappilangad beach and the drive to Calicut airport
- 1Start with a morning walk on Muzhappilangad drive-in beach, about 4 km of hard sand
- 2After checkout, the road south to Calicut International Airport is about 113 km
- 3If your flight is late enough, Kappad Beach makes an optional stop, with a monument to Vasco da Gama's 1498 landing
- 4Then fly home or onward
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 3, 2026Kerala — across your trip
Vettukadu Feast
festivalMadre de Deus Church in Thiruvananthapuram marks the feast of Christ the King over ten days, with worshippers of several faiths attending.
Champions Boat League: Kayamkulam
sportsA snake-boat race at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district, a round of the 2026 Champions Boat League.
Kalpathy Ratholsavam
festivalChariot festival in Kalpathy, Palakkad, where decorated chariots are pulled through the village streets from the Viswanatha Swamy Temple.
Sabarimala Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrim season
festivalPilgrim season at the Ayyappa temple in Pathanamthitta district, from the Mandalam opening through Mandala Pooja and Makaravilakku to closing in January.
Champions Boat League final and President's Trophy Boat Race
sportsThe league's closing round on Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam, held together with the President's Trophy Boat Race.
Guruvayur Ekadasi
festivalEleventh-day observance at the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur, with strict fasting and elephant processions.
Bekal International Beach Festival
culturalBeach festival at Bekal in Kasaragod district with music, dance and arts; the state calendar lists it for December to January.
Thiruvananthapuram flower show
seasonalA seasonal flower and plant exhibition in the capital over the Christmas and New Year period; exact dates not yet announced.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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