Overview: Munnar is one of the tourist destinations in Kerala. This beautiful rock city is decorated with endless tea plantations, winding roads, lush greenery. Three mountain streams flow through this city. Mudra Puja, Kundala and Nallathanni. And these three rivers together are called ‘Munnu and Aru’ in Malayalam.
It will take 2 or 3 days to see Munnar well. Let’s start with the tea garden itself. Visit Mattupetty Dam and Lake, 13 km away, to see the picking and processing of tea leaves. Take a boat ride on the choppy emerald-green waters. The lake is surrounded by hills covered with tea trees. After that, see EcoPoint and come to Kundala Lake. You can enjoy boating by sitting in Shikara. Reach the top station, the highest point of at an altitude of 1700 meters, 32 km from the city, and see the spectacle of the Western Ghats and the play of clouds and fog. Apart from this, you can see Attukal Falls 9 km away.Â
And wherever you look in this clean city, you will see only green and green. In winter, the temperature here drops to 11 degrees. Means Poabaro of adventure.
Located at the confluence of three mountain rivers, Muthirapura, Nallathanni and Kundala at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level, Munnar was once the best summer resort of the British in South India. There are scattered tea plantations, winding roads, forests of various species of trees, grasslands and many more.
You can be visited at any time of the year. However, the beauty of Munnar increases several times when the Neelakurinji flower blooms. This flower blooms every twelve years. At that time the entire hilly area was covered in blue color.
Distance of Munnar from Bangalore airport is 530 km. Munnar can visit Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam, Pothamedu View Point, Anamudi, Blossom Park, Devikulam, Pallivasal, Tata Tea Museum, Bhatta Bhadra, Attukal Falls, Chiapara Falls, Kudala Lake, Nyayamakad, Meesapulimala, Kolukkumalai, Lock-Heart Gap, Chithirapuram. , Rajamala, Top Station, Marayurdolmens, Indo Swiss Dairy Farm, Life of Pi Church.
How To Go Munnar :
Nearest Railway Station: Aluva about 108 km and Angamaly about 109 km Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport, Aluva via Munnar By Road 108 km.
Eravikulam National Park near Munnar is famous for rare species of Nilgiri Tahr. Spread over 97 km, this national park is an ideal place for trekking. Various rare species of plants, animals and birds are noticed here. From here the view of green tea plantations shrouded in mist is unique. In certain seasons, the slopes of the mountain appear to be covered in a blue carpet, covered with Neelakurinji flowers. Anaimudi is the highest peak of South India in this national park. Its maximum height is 2695 meters.
Tea Museum:
Although not equal to Darjeeling or Assam, Munnar tea has its own characteristics. Munna has a tea conservation and display center to witness the origins and evolution of tea cultivation. The museum was built by the Tata Group several years ago. Here are handmade tea accessories, machines and photographs. The museum is located in the Nallathanni Estate in.
Mattupetti:
Just 13 km from Munnar, Mattupetti is famous for its concrete dam and lake. Located at an altitude of about 1700 meters, the lake is surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery. Boating is available in the lake. Mattupetty is also famous for its dairy farms.
Munnar Falls:
Chiapara, Tahukar and Bharala falls are the three best waterfalls in Munnar and South India as well. Its beauty is extraordinary. The beauty of these three waterfalls increases in monsoon.
Pallivasal:
Pallivasal, located three kilometers from Chithirapuram in Munnar, is Kerala’s first hydro-electric project. This place is very popular as a picnic spot due to its beautiful natural beauty.
Shopping and dining in Munnar:
You can buy tea, coffee, cocoa powder, various spices, homemade chocolate, sandalwood soap, herbal oil, creams, herbal cosmetics, and various herbal medicines from Munnar. You can buy very good quality spices from Kumily.
One such remarkable rock town is Munnar in Kerala. All the beauty of Kerala is concentrated in this small hill village. It is the most beautiful place in the Western Ghats. The tea gardens scattered on the hill, and the clouds gently touching his whole body, made his body tingle.