Edakkal Caves
Petroglyphs cut into a cleft in the rock, some of them six thousand years old, reached by a climb up the hill.
- Where
- Wayanad, Keralam, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.6315, 76.2305
Get the Edakkal Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Edakkal Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Edakkal Caves
Sultan Bathery 6.9 km
The Wayanad town named for the Jain temple Tipu used as an ammunition store, and the base for Edakkal and Muthanga.
Meenmutty Falls 11 km
Three drops, reached on foot through forest.
Pakshipathalam 15 km
Boulder caves at the top of Brahmagiri.
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 15 km
The second largest sanctuary in Kerala, in four ranges across the Wayanad plateau.
Soochipara Falls 15 km
A three tiered fall in Wayanad with a rock face climbers use.
Chembra Peak 16 km
The heart shaped lake on the way up.
Pookode Lake 24 km
A small natural lake in Wayanad shaped like the map of India, with a rainforest round it.
En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village 25 km
Kerala's first tribal heritage village, opened in 2022 on a hillock at Pookode, with thatched huts, a market and a kitchen run by Wayanad's tribal communities.
More state heritage sites in Keralam
Questions
Where is Edakkal Caves?
Edakkal Caves is in Wayanad, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sultan Bathery (6.9 km), Meenmutty Falls (11 km), Pakshipathalam (15 km).
How do I get the Edakkal Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Edakkal Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Edakkal Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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