Annai

Annai sits exactly where the rainforest stops and the savannah begins, which makes the view from the ridge above it one of the defining sights of the country, forest on one side and open grass running to the mountains on the other. A lodge with an orchard and a swimming pool has been the standard overnight stop on the long road south for decades. Birders come here for the species that only occur along this one edge. Village life simply carries on around it. The road here is laterite and turns to grease in the rain.