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Munnar Hillstation
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)
