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Inhale
the bracing mountain air, relax in peace, stroll down winding paths,
marvel at the beautiful views, enjoy the profusion of flowers in bloom.
Kerala's exotic appeal is centered in the highland area of the Western
Ghats. Rising to an average height of 1520 m, it houses rich flora and
fauna. |
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Luxuriant plantations of coffee, tea, cardamom, pepper and rubber,
stretch over the hills of Wayanad as far as the eye can see. With the
fast-flowing rivers - Panamaram, Mananthavady and Kabini - cutting across
the undulating panorama and lending a picture-postcard look to the whole
region - the north eastern tip of Kerala. |
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Ponmudi |
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A quaint
little hill station tucked away in the Western Ghats, Ponmudi is at an
altitude of 1100 ft. above sea level. Lush green woods, lazily meandering
streams and countless varieties of butterflies lend a strange magic to
Ponmudi. |
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Nelliyampathy |
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The Nelliyampathy
hills comprise a chain of ridges cut off from one another by valleys of
dense evergreen forests and orange plantations The height of the hills
range from 467 meters to the tallest peak Padagiri looming at 1572
meters. |
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Munnar
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The
nature-lover’s paradise. Snuggling in the green and serene Kannan Devan
Hills, lies the quite and restful resort of Munnar, at an altitude of 1524
m and 136 km off Cochin.
Panoramic views of low-flying clouds and mist filled valleys make
it a pretty little heaven with a cool bracing climate. It was opened up
out of virgin forests a century ago by pioneering planters.Within
its remote and elderly churches - gracious, stone-structures with ancient
chandeliers and rosewood pews. A little beyond lies Anaimudi, South
India's highest peak. In the vicinity is the Eravikulam National Park, the
home of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr that roams on a stretch of grassland
or is seen climbing the pinnacles of the undulating hills.
he Kundale Tea Plantation - An area surrounding a lovely lake that offers
some of the most stunning views of the region. It offers the best
opportunity you are ever likely to have to see the tea plantations, to
watch tea being picked, to learn how tea is processed, to smell the sweet
scent of tea wafting through the air and to buy the tea directly from the
gardens.
Here we can have a glimpse of a Gaur, Langur,
Lion-tailed macaque, and Elephants roaming in herds. |
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Idukki |
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Idukki id a small hill town
surrounded by a spread of beautiful, wooden valleys and meandering
streams. Famed for its arched dam built across the Periyar river. |
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Devikulam |
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Devikulam is a dainty town, sixteen kilometers southwest of Munnar.
It consist of irresistibly green slopes touching the sky at a thousand
metres and its silent clusters of slender red and blue gum trees. It has a
lovely little lake hidden within the rolling hills. |
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Peerimade |
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Peermade
is a small hill station on the way to Thekkady. It is a fertile land at an
altitude of 914 meters. This tiny and cool hill station is full of rubber, tea, coffee, pepper and
cardamom plantation, interspersed with waterfalls and open grass
lands. |
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Lakkadi |
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A place
of great scenic beauty with picturesque hills, streams and luxuriant
vegetation, one of the highest locations in Wayanad, and registers the
second highest degree of rainfall in the world. 3 km from here is Pookode
Lake,the natural fresh water lake, very wide and deep, one of the rare
reservoirs of water in Wayanad. Surrounded on all sides by meadows and
hills, it has become a favorite picnic spot. |
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Mangalam Dam
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The Dam
is constructed across Cherukunnapuzha, a tributary of Mangalam river. The
dam is located in picturesque surroundings. |
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Malampuzha |
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Malampuzha a major tourist attraction is in the site of a large
irrigation dam built across the Bharathapuzha. The town is set at the base
of the hills of the Western Ghats and around the large reservoir are
beautiful rose gardens and amusement parks for children as well as
facilities for boat cruises in the reservoir. The famous work 'Yakshi'
done by Kerala's famous sculptor Kanai Kunhiraman is another attraction in
this garden. |
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Wagamon |
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Wagamon situated at an elevation of
1100 metres above sea level is a trekker’s paradise. It is a very ideal
tourist spot surrounded by the greenery of tea gardens, beautiful meadows,
valleys and dales. |
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