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MUNNAR-Sightseeing
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Introduction,Transport,Travel Essential |
Sightseeing:
The Kundale Tea Plantation: An area surrounding a lovely lake that offers some of the most
stunning views of the region. If you arrive on a Sunday, make sure to drop in at the small
Kundale Club in the afternoon, where the local planters gather with their family. |
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Eravikulam National Park: By driving north from Munnar for 30
minutes and then hiking a few kilometers, you reach this sanctuary which is home to three
thousand free-roaming ibex. Declared as a National Park in 1978 it covers 97 Km of rolling
grass hills forested valleys.
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The High Range Club: Charmingly colonial in style, this
wicker-and-old-teak club still serves as a social centre for the far-flung farmers of the
region around Munnar. Housing an elegant lounge, a delightful dining room, the obligatory
gentlemen's bar, billiards room and a library. |
Muttupetty (13 Km/ 8 mile): Situated at a height of 1700m,
Mattupetty is famous for its highly specialized dairy farm-the Indo Swiss Livestock
Project. Over a 100 varieties of high yielding cattles are reared here. Visitors are
allowed to three of the eleven cattle sheds at the farm. Visiting Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00
a.m. amd 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Rate Rs. 5/- per head. Tel: 30389.
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The Muttupetty lake and dam, just a short distance from the farm, is a
very beautiful picnic spot.
Devikulam (15 Km/ 9 mile): This idyllic hill station with its velvet lawns, exotic
flora and fauna and the cool mountain air offers a rare experience to visitors. The Sita
Devi Lake with its mineral waters and picturesque surroundings is an ideal picnic spot.
Rajamallay (17 Km/ 10 mile): The natural habitat of the Nilgiri Tahr, Rajamala is
2695 m above sea level. Half the world population of this rare mountain goat, which is
fast becoming extinct, is found here. The Nilgiri Tahrs are today reduced to small herds,
found in the Eravikulam-Rajamala region.
Chithirapuram (10 Km/ 6 mile): With its sleepy little cottages, bungalows, old play
grounds and courts, Chithirapuram still exudes an old world charm. Travel Home of the
Pallyvasal hydel power project, this hill town is also famous for its picturesque tea
plantations.
Marayoor(40 Kms/ 25 mile): Famous for their hermitages Muniyaras & Sandalwood
Forest.
Pallivasal/Pothamedu: Places for immense scene and beauty. |
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