Munnar is all about the views: rolling tea estates, waterfalls and the Nilgiri tahr at Eravikulam National Park.
Highlights
- Tea estates and the Tata Tea Museum
- Eravikulam National Park
- Top Station viewpoint
- Mattupetty Dam and Echo Point
- Spice plantation walks
What to eat
- Kerala meals on a banana leaf
- Fresh tea
Where to stay
Estate bungalows and resorts outside town for views.
Getting there
About 4 hours by road from Kochi.
Tips
- Roads are winding; avoid night drives.
- Eravikulam usually closes for a couple of months around the tahr calving season (roughly Feb to Mar).
- Monsoon is lush but rainy.
Best time to visit
Sep-May. See what else is good in September and our best time to visit India guide.
Temples and shrines near Munnar
- Palani Murugan (Dhandayuthapani) Murugan; one of the Arupadai Veedu, his six abodes
- Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa
Places to see in and around Munnar
39 places within 40 km. Tap I’ve been to add them to your India passport.
- Western Ghats World Heritage Site, 9 km
- Valparai Hill station, 33 km
- Eravikulam National Park National park, 12 km
- Anaimalai Tiger Reserve National park, 36 km
- Idukki Dam Landmark, 29 km
- Mathikettan Shola National Park National park, 10 km
- Pampadum Shola National Park National park, 23 km
- Anamudi Shola National Park National park, 13 km
- Devikulam Hill station, 6 km
- Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife sanctuary, 27 km
- Cheeyappara Waterfalls Waterfall, 25 km
- Malakkappara Hill station, 31 km
- Berijam Lake Lake, 38 km
- Anachadikuthu Waterfalls Waterfall, 29 km
- Lockhart Tea Museum Museum, 7 km
- Solaiyar Dam Landmark, 30 km
- Kurinjimala Sanctuary Wildlife sanctuary, 28 km
- Lakkam Waterfalls Waterfall, 12 km
- Thommankuthu Waterfall, 29 km
- Uravappara Temple Temple, 34 km
- Mattupetty Dam Landmark, 7 km
- Grass Hills National Park National park, 29 km
- Idukki wildlife sanctuary Wildlife sanctuary, 36 km
- Thuvanam Waterfalls Waterfall, 26 km
And 15 more on our Kerala map.
Food to try in and around Munnar
Kerala favourites to look out for.
- Sadhya
- Appam
- Puttu
- Idiyappam
- Avial
- Thalassery biryani
- Kerala parotta
- Fish curry
- Kadala curry
- Ada pradhaman
- Unnakkai
- Navara Rice GI: rice or grain
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