Hill View Munnar

... it has the Blossom Park 2kms, Pothmedu View point (Near Tea Valley resort, around 6 KM from Munnar in Kochi direction) & Attukad Falls at about 9kms. Pothmedu View point: Here one can see rows and rows of mountain ranges as far as the sight can go ...

... the delicate Malabar spices, a non vegetarian meal if one wants to sample the local food. Then we checked into   Hill view Munnar. Our room had a good view of the hillside and we could see the tea plants spread on the slopes, a few buildings ...

... headed towards Munnar- cochin side sight seeing points.  Sequentially it has the Blossom Park 2kms, Pothmedu View point (Near Tea Valley resort, around 6 KM from Munnar in Kochi direction) & Attukad Falls at about 9kms. Pothmedu View point: Here ...

... leaves.  The next day we packed up and headed to Chinnar wildlife sanctuary where we had already booked, through the forestry commission in Munnar to stay in a tree house. It wasn't cheap at 1250 rs, but when we got there we were pleased to find out ...

... different universe and perhaps in some aspects from a different century. Well fed, our driver headed out in a direction from Munnar towards some dramatic viewing points. But the monsoon and misty weather made these a limited attraction for us. Unimpressed ...

... 50 people in line at the ticket counter already. The bus took us uphill and dropped us at near the top of the hill. The view is beautiful. Most of visitors come here to see the endangered Nilgiri Tahr (a type of goat).  At first Vinh spotted about ...

... in stock for the nature lover, the adventure seeker and the history buff. Marayoor lies at a distance of 40 km from Munnar en route to Udumalpet. Chinnar Wild Life Sanctuary: This remarkable sanctuary is at a distance of 60 km from Munnar towards ...

... stretches of the regular Top Station - Munnar road.   Ropeway and railway companies existed in Munnar for several years. The 2 feet Kundala Valley hill railway was built in the late 1890's to transport tea from Munnar and was operational ...

... be Independence Day here in India where they celebrate independence from the British Empire - to trek around the tea plantations surrounding Munnar.  After a short journey by Jeep we were dropped off at 1,550m to begin our ascent of the summit of ...

... fact a tour hadn’t been out since March. There were rick-shaw rides available to the Top Station. This is a famous post in Munnar where the Brits built a train station to carry tea back and forth, but years ago it had been destroyed in a storm and ...

Took an overnight train from Madurai to Ernakulum which arrived 4am then an early bus to Munnar. Munnar is a hill station surrounded by spice trees and plants and of course tea !  Cooler here but still good, Robert is treking at the moment so better ...

... of John Travolta in the film Saturday Night Fever was trying to keep up with them. The last day of our Munnar hill station holiday within a holiday we went for an Ayurvedic massage with female therapists who looked about 16 and wore schoool ...

... in sweat. Besides having a very friendly weather (perfect at day, a bit cold at night and sane humidity) Munnar is also surrounded by amazing view. I let my camera click much more than the usual quota up there. Munnar is also surrounded by countless tea ...

... would not leave me alone... stayed stuck on it until we forced him off some hour or so later. Ooh and the best thing about Munnar (apart from the beautiful scenery) is homemade chocolates... it was divine... so yummy we stocked up for our onward ...

... Gold), Lemongrass, Cardamon, vanilla, and various ingredients for ayurvedic medicine. After that stop we carried on up towards Munnar which is a hill station based in the Western Ghats. Its round 1500m above sea level and the climate is a lot cooler ...

My bus from Kumily to Munnar took 5 hours and was probably the most beautiful (although most uncomfortable) journeys I have been on in my life. The journey took us through the cardomon hills, through tea plantation after tea plantation, round hair pin ...

... are so many you are content just to stand back in awe and appreciation of something so beautiful and full of fantasy. Munnar itself if a wonderful example of a small hill station town. To be sure, it is on the grubby side, but it is small enough to have ...

... builder's brew. Repackaged and re-branded with the help of a few animated chimps, this tea is the economic trump card of Munnar town, a thriving industrial hub that's sadly free of any aesthetic wow factor. After a quick chapatti and daal in a low key ...

... ever wish for, it was five hours of bliss as we criss-crossed the Western Ghats that make up such a perfect view. Arriving in Munnar, it was noticebly cooler for which we were grateful. This is hill station/tea plantation territory although trying to ...

... our way, with all the schoolkids outside waiting for their rides to school, and they all wave and smile at us. At the outskirts of Munnar, we find the tourist center and try to book a plantation tour, but are told that they all left at 9:30. It is ...