Munnar Tour Guide

This beautiful hill station is in the Western ghats in kerala’s idukki District, 5,000 ft above sea level.

You will find yourself wondering, as you soak in the neat arrays of verdant green, dotted with the reds and blues and violets of the women who are plucking tea leaves.

And as the sun goes down on the hill crested horizon, and the gin and tonic in your hand spreads a warmth matched only by the glow of the wicker and teak dining room of the high range club.

Tea plantations, trout filled streams, placid lakes, picnic spots at each bend of the winding road, wildlife reserves, trekking routes that take you to the highest peak in south India.

Munnar for long, the best kept secret among hill-station destinations now the choice of honeymooners, tea testers, corporate warriors and wannabe colonial masters. Wrapped in the greenest of carpets this side of Eden.

Angling

Munnar has several mountain streams and brooks that contain fish like trout of the Indian species closest to trout, the mahseer with would tempt any angler.

Trekking

Munnar is home to south india’s highest peak, Anamudi 8,842 ft above sea level and getting there is half the fun. Not so easy, though because of some overzealous efforts to protect the Nilgiri tahr. Most people get dispirited by the hassles of getting an official trekking permit from the divisional forest office, but if you are a serious trekker it is worth the effort.

Devikulam

A little hill station 7km from Munnar, Devikulam boasts some rare flora and fauna and also the sita devi lake good for trout fishing. Local lore has it that sita took a dip in this lake and so it is regarded as sacred and is graced by a sita temple.

Mattupetty

Mattupetty is a quaint little place 13 km from Munnar town. An ideal spot to pitch a tent is in the area known as old Munnar, near Mattupetty Lake and Dam. The lake is a popular picnic spot, where the DTPC offers boating facilities. Nearby is the Kundala Plantation and Kundala Lake worth trekking to.

Eravikulam National Park

This is the home of the Niligiri tahr, the rare mountain goat that is fast becoming extinct. Most of the remaing Nilgiri tahr are found in this park now closely protected and divided into three zones the core zone, the buffer zone and the tourism area. Tourists are allowed only into the tourism zone, where the tahr can be observed at close quarters amidst ther favourite food the shala vegetation.

Within the park, visitors are allowed only up to Rajamalai through the 10km private road belonging to Tata Tea. No plastic is allowed into the park.

Route

NH7 to dindigul via hosur and salem, state highway to munnar via sambatti, kodaikanal and Marin Shola Falls.