Places to Visit

• Mattupetty (13km from Munnar)

Well-known for its highly specialised diary farm, Mattupetty is situated at a height of 1700 mts. Over hundred varieties of high-yielding cattle are reared here. Mattupetty lake and dam, just a short distance from the farm, is a very beautiful picnic spot.

• Devikulam

An idyllic hill station with its beautiful lawns, flora and fauna and the cool mountain air is just 7 km from Munnar.

• Lock-Heart Gap

An ideal place for adventure tourism and trekking.

• Eravikulam National Park

IThe natural habitat of Nilgiri Thar, the Eravikulam National Park is 15km from Munnar. The Anamudi Peak (2695 mts) is located in the Southern region of the park.

• Marayoor

Situated 40km from Munnar, Marayoor is the only place in Kerala that has a natural growth of sandalwood trees. The caves (Muniyaras) with the murals and relics from the new stone age civilisation and the children's park spread across a hectare of land under the canopy of a single banyan tree, are of great interest to tourists.

Top Station

32 kms from Munnar, and 1700 mts above sea level, this is the highest point or the Munnar-Kodaikanal road. The rare Neelakurinji (Strobianthus) belongs to this region.