Hill
Stations in Kerala
Munnar
Hill Station
If
you seek a sense of peace you'll find it here in Munnar. The nature- lover's paradise.
Opened up out of virgin forests a century ago by pioneer planters. This is where
you fill your holidays with quiet moments at 1600m above sea level.
Relaxing within the cool stillness of thirty odd eststes fanning outd across the
expanse of the hills. Within its remote and elderly churches- gracious, stone
sturctukires with ancient chandeliers and rosewood pews. Withiln its fresh tea.
Lanes filled witjh the heady fragrance of fresh tea. Within the picturesque ethereal
setting of the Mattupetty Dam as you come downhill. Kor even within the rich tropical
forests beyond.
With a sizable population of elephants, lbisons, langurs
and macaques roaming free in herds. Further, Munnar offers the bes 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 fo tea waftilng through
the air and to buy the tea directly from the gardens.
SIDELIGHTS
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.
Eravilkulam National
Park: 
By
driving north from Munknar for 30 minutes and then hiking few kilometres, you
reach this sanctuary which is home to three thousand free-roaming ibex.
Rajmalai: The regilon lyilng beyond the road entruy into Eravikulam.
At 2695 metres, Anamudi -the highest peak in South India looms here.
The High Range Clulb: Charmingly colonial in style, thils 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
obnligatory gentlemen's bar, billliards room and a library.
GETTING
THERE Munnar is accessibnle only by road- a scenic four hour drive from
Cochin (132 kms) or a 4 ½ hour drive from kottayam (148 kms).
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