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 Munnar the confluence of three mountain streams Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala .This hill station is 1600 m above sea level was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. The drive is as fascinating as the destination itself, taking the visitor through sprawling tea plantations, picture-book towns. Among the main attractions are the exotic flora found in the forest and grassblue every twelve years. Nestling in the shadow of the magnificent Anamudi the highest peak in South India which stow Munnar, towers over 2695m. |
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Anayirankal |
| Location |
Munnar |
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Kerala |
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Anayirankal(22 km from Munnar):An imaginative way of seeing Anayirankal picnic spot and Dam which is surrounded by the Tata Tea Plantation and evergreen forests is an unforgettable experience. |
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Attukal |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Waterfalls |
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Attukal(9 km from Munnar): a tour of this picturesque panorama of waterfalls and rolling hills, located between Munnar and pallivasal – Attukal also choosen track for long treks. |
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Cheeyappara |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
| Destination type |
Waterfalls |
| Activities |
Trekking |
Cheeyappara : Neriyamangalam and Adimali are both lucky to have the Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls on the Kochi-Madurai highway. A real feast for your eyes, the Cheeyappara cascade down in seven steps immense place for trekking. |
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| Destination |
Mattupetty |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Modern Wonders |
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Boating/canoeing |
Mattupetty (13 km from munnar): The Indo-Swiss Livestock Project a highly specialized dairy farm with over a 100 varieties of high yielding cattle are reared. |
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Top Station |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Top Station (32 km from Munnar): Those with a taste for heights are welcomed to the top station which is 1700 m above sea level offers a panoramic view of the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu and is the highest point on the Munnar-Kodaikanal road. Once in every twelve years blooms the rare Neelakurunji belongs to this region. |
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Rajamala |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Rajamala(15 km from Munnar) : Rajamala is rich in natural; habitat of the Nilgiri Tahr the rare mountain goat, half of the wold population now found here, which is fast becoming extinct to-day reduced to small herds found in around Eravikulam-Rajamala Region. |
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Pothamedu |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Pothamedu( 6 km from Munnar.) : Pothamedu offers an excellent view of the tea, coffee and cardamom plantations in Munnar.The rolling hills, the lush mountain and the breathtaking scenery here is ideal for trekking and long mountain walks. |
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Nyayamakad |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Nyayamakad(10 km from Munnar) : Nyayamakad is equally well represented a land of breathtaking waterfalls located between Munnar and Rajamala, cascade down a hill from a height of about 1600m. |
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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary |
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| Destination |
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
| Destination type |
Wildlife |
| Activities |
Wildlife Safari/Bird Watching |
Chinnar Wildlifew Sanctury(60 km from Munnar): An independent wild life sanctuary situated on the Tamil Nadu border.The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the rain shadow region of Western Ghats of Kerala, India., and represents a large number of plants and animals unique to the thorny vegetation.Apart from the dry thorn forests, due to the significant variation in altitude and rainfall, it has a wide array of habitat types like deciduous forests, dry thorny forest, riparian types, sholas and grasslands that are interspersed with plains, hillocks, rocks and cliffs which provide microhabitats for varied forms of life. |
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Pallivasal |
| Location |
Munnar |
| State |
Kerala |
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Pallivasal(8 km from Munnar) : The unparalleled beauty of nature and the astonishing heights of human achievements meet at the site of the first hydro electric project of Kerala. |
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