This coming holiday set off to Whispering Waters, a luxury resort in Kochi tucked within a plot of prodigious teak trees. The glistening Periyar embellishes its foreground, gushing over rocks, sometimes gently and sometimes with a wild magnetic force. The resort is located at Paniely Poru, around 55 km from Kochi city and can be easily reached from Perumbavoor. It is also just a short 30 minutes ride from Kochi International Airport through scenic locales.
Whispering Waters offers elegantly furnished rooms. You have a choice of 20 tasteful rooms, with a private balcony. The facilities at the resort include a sprawling swimming pool, a conference hall for corporate meets and events, a fine multi-cuisine restaurant and a host of other features. The activities you can enjoy here include treks along picturesque river trails. The view from the resort is green and soothing as it faces the Periyar River. You can see the picturesque Western Ghats that stretches beyond.
Whispering Waters is set in an ample spread with well-maintained garden, tall teak trees that form a cool canopy and flowering plants. You can dive in for a dip anytime you wish at the swimming pool. You can go for picnic trips along the river banks. The cool winds from across the river keep you refreshed. The fresh air and the shade of the tall trees keep the resort cool and fresh.
Paniely Poru, where the Whispering Waters resort is located, is the name of the place where a unique rock formation on the river bank presents a special natural phenomenon. Here the Periyar River is shallow and flows through narrow rock crevices in the rocks and gushes out with force at other places. This causes swirls, suctions and turbulence in the river that is not found in other places. To the uninitiated, the river in this region can be extremely dangerous. Hence it is not advisable for anyone to enter the waters even if one is an expert swimmer. This unique structure of the river makes the waters gush forth and is very special, which attracts tourists from all over.
