(Note: Visit Marayoor and
Chinnar only if you are interested in lot of
trecking and wishes to spend your night in
the tree-top houses located at the middle of
forests. We don't recommend these places to
tourists as many of our guests felt that day
was quite boring and simply waste of time &
money. Enjoy your trip at Munnar. Have a
nice time!)
Places on the Munnar-Udumalpet route
Kannimalai
Estate
Rajamala (Eravikulam
National Park)
Chinnar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Marayoor
Sandal Wood Forests
Places on the Munnar-Top Station route
Mattupatti
dam
Mattuppetti
Indo-Swiss Project
Kundalai
Dam
Kodaikanal
(The reinnovation of this road is going on.
After this road construction is finished,
Munnar will be 100 Km far from Kodaikanal)
Places on the Munnar-Theni route
Kundala
Dam, Tea estate, Tea factory visit
Sandal Wood
Forests
Devikulam -
a small but beautiful hill station 16 km
from Munnar.
Pothamedu:
6Km from Munnar. Excellent view of tea
plantations.
Pallivasal:
8 Km from Munnar. Hydro electric project
Athukad: 3
Km from pallivasal
Marayoor:
About 50 Km from Munnar on the way to
Chinnar. Marayoor has Sandalwood forest and
Muniyaras, the ancient stone caves.
Places between Neriyamangalam and Adimali:
Cheeyappara
Waterfalls, Valara Waterfalls
Places between Adimali and Munnar:
Kallar
waterfalls (15 Km from Adimali)
Karadipara
Viewpoint (6 Km from Kallar waterfalls)
Local Language:
The local people here
speaks Malayalam (the official
language of Kerala) and Tamil (the
official language of Tamil Nadu).
English is taught in schools from
the primary level and even common
people can read and speak English.
Best Time to Visit Munnar:
You can visit Munnar
throughout the year except the
Kerala monsoon in June/July. The
weather is extremely cold during
winter (December/January). Take
extra woolen garments during heavy
winter season.
