Munnar

There are numerous places to keep the visitors busy during their visit. Eravikulam National Park is a former hunting preserve of British planters, this park today exemplifies wildlife conservation at its best. The main draw is the Nilgiri Tahr, a highly endangered species of wild goat, which was all but poached to extinction in the 1950s. Top station and isolated outpost, perches on a precipitous ridge in Tamil Nadu from the interstate border. Pack-ponies still plod up and down the steep and tortuous ‘Pioneers Path’. An interesting site here is the ruins of the old ropeway station that linked the foothills to the tea estates. Kollukkumalay Tea Estate is the highest tea garden in the country. It has fantastic views of the plains of Tamil Nadu. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is a haven straddling the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in the foothills, and this sanctuary has the Rajamala-Udumalpet road cutting right through it enabling you to view elephants, spotted deer, sambar, gaur and peacocks. Tiger and panther sightings have also been reported. The forest department offers trekking packages, Chinnar safaris, and more. Mattupeddy Dam and Mattupeddy Dairy Farm are 13km away from this easily accessible township. Kundala Lake, Echo point, Tea museum, Sandalwood forest, Attukad waterfall, , Lakkom waterfalls are other attractions of this place.