Hill Stations
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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