Location: The nature-lovers paradise. Snuggling in the green and
serene Kannan Devan Hills, lies the quite and restful resort of Munnar, at an
altitude of 1524 m and 136 km off Cochin.
Panoramic
views of low-flying clouds and mist filled valleys make it a pretty little heaven
with a cool bracing climate. It was opened up out of virgin forests a century
ago by pioneering planters.
Within its remote and elderly churches - gracious, stone-structures with ancient
chandeliers and rosewood pews. A little beyond lies Anaimudi, South India's
highest peak.
In the vicinity is the Eravikulam National Park, the home of the endangered
Nilgiri Tahr that roams on a stretch of grassland or is seen climbing the pinnacles
of the undulating hills.
Here we can have a glimpse of a Gaur, Langur, Lion-tailed macaque, and Elephants
roaming in herds.
The Kundale Tea Plantation - An area surrounding a lovely lake that offers some
of the most stunning views of the region.
It offers the best 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 of tea wafting through the air and to buy the tea directly from the gardens.