Munnar |
A nature's lover paradise, in Munnar you can fill your holidays with quite moments at 1600m above sea level . There are about thirty estates along with old churches with ancient chandeliers and rose wood pews with a heady fragrance of fresh tea and herds of elephants, bisons, langurs and macaques raoming free. |
| Munnar offers an opportunity to learn how tea
is processed and to sometimes buy the tea directly from the garden. ACCESS Munnar is accesbile only by road - a scenic four hour drive from Cochin (132 kms) or a 4 1/2 hour drive from Kottayam (148 kms). PLACES OF INTEREST Kundale Tea Plantation: An area around a lovely lake that offers some of the most stunning views of the region; Eravikulam National Park: 30 minutes drive and hiking a few kilometres the park is the home to free-roaming ibex; Rajmalai: The region lying beyond the road entry into Eravikulam. At 2695 metres, Anamudi - the highest peak in south India looms here. High Range Club: Charmingly colonial in style, this wicker-and-old-teak club still serves as a social centre for the flung farmers of the region around Munnar. ACCOMMODATION The Residency, Top Station Road, Munnar, Idukki - 685612. Phone: 04865-30501. Fax: 04865-30265. Club Mahindra Lakeview, Chinnakanal Village, Surya Nelli (Via), Munnar - 685 618. Phone: 04868-49224. Fax: 04868-49224. |