lodging
Forest department has a guest house/dormitory at Mukkali. Rooms have to be booked in advance.Rooms are decent , without expecting anything more than what can be expected in remote outskirts. If your focus is nature, then it shouldn't matter.Ensure you are prepared for power cuts, which are very frequent. The forest guest house is at a good , peaceful place, with the bhavani river just flowing behind the guest house.