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Wednesday 27 November 2013

Best Spots to Visit in Munnar.

Munnar is covered with greenery, blessed with hills and tea plantations, forests, wild life, valleys, trekking and mountains are the memories that comes in when you hear about Tourism in Munnar . Munnar has many beautiful water falls and rivers. Munnar has lot of places that is a must visit when you go for a Munnar Honeymoon package.

The beauty of Munnar is always inspired by the visitors and they wants to be there again and that it leaves a nostalgia behind their travel.


 Attukal Waterfalls is a must go tourist spot in Munnar where you can view a waterfall amidst hills and jungles. The waterfalls are at a nice location between Munnar and pallivasal and the road to reach itself is so beautiful.There is a narrow bridge through which you can drive your car and watch the falls but this is slightly risky as there are potholes in the bridge. There’s a small tea shop cum view point near the falls from which one can have a close look at the falls and sip a hot cup of cardamom tea.


Pothamedu ViewPoint: You can watch the beauty of the Munnar mist that is engulfing the green hills from Pothanmedu View point.The drive to the Pothamedu ViewPoint takes you over an old bridge and narrow roads and the views during the drive is also very scenic. You should try to sip the hot tea from the tea shop near the view point to enjoy the feel of Munnar to the full.



Hydel / Blossom Park is situated near the Pallivasal hydro-electric project and you can enjoy activities like Cycling, boating and roller skating as well as Hammocks& meditation caves . This is an ideal picnic spot for families who are looking for holidays with kids in Kerala and the entry fee is only Rs.10.



 Pedal Boating Kundala Lake that costs Rs.150 per couple for each hour is a popular activity for Kerala Honeymoon packages . Kundala is Asia’s first arch dam and Neela Kurunji flowers which bloom once in twelve years, bloom in the hills and valleys around Kundala lake. Echo Point gets its names from the echo that is generated when you shout and window shopping and sightseeing in the toy shops around this tourist spot is a popular past time for guests visiting Munnar. The fresh mountain air, the mist-clad hills and panoramic view make it worth a visit. Speed Boating is a popular activity in Mattupetty Dam at an average cost of Rs. 500 for 1 boat which can carry 4 people at a time.The shola forests in and around Mattupetty are ideal for trekking and are habitat to a variety of birds. Indo Swiss Diary Project is located near the Mattupetty dam.


 Top Station is a view point at the highest altitude in Munnar and is located at a distance of almost 40+ KM’s from Munnar. If you are visiting Munnar, you need to be very lucky to reach top station when the sky is clear – without fog . It rains in Munnar frequently as a result of which fog covers the beautiful views from Munnar. The drive to top station is pretty long but the drive has beautiful views, tea gardens and two dams on the way. It is better to visit the Top Station initially and visit the dams etc on the way back if you are planning to start early from Munnar.


Tata Tea Museum is located at the Nallathanni estate and the museum has curios and photographs that traces the growth and evolution of tea plantations in Munnar right from the tea sapling to an automated tea factory where it is processes. The Museum is a fitting tribute to the efforts put on by the initial planters in transforming one of the most popular hill stations and the epicenter of tea trade in Kerala : The entry fee to the Tata tea museum is Rs. 75 per person and you can enjoy a free cardamom tea along with the demonstration of the history of tea in Munnar.

Eravikulam National Park is a popular trekking spot in Kerala and has an eco shop. The cost of entry per person is Rs. 65 each and 25 for normal camera and 200 for handy camera.Guests visit Eravikulam National Park to spot Nilgiri thar. The park was originally preserved as a hunting estate for the managers of the tea estates lower down on the hills. So ironically the wildlife here was preserved for hunting and not from hunting.The scenery in the park quite stunning and there is several waterfalls along the way as well if you go for a trek.

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