5 days, 4 nights
Munnar and Thekkady
Tea, cardamom and cool air, in five days.
All journeys
Up from the heat into the Kannan Devan hills and their tea, then south through the hills to Periyar.
Two nights among the tea estates, two by the lake, and a drive between them that is part of the pleasure. Eravikulam, below Anamudi peak, is home to the Nilgiri tahr.
- How long
- 5 days, 4 nights
- Where
- Munnar & Thekkady
- Kind of journey
- A short escape
The route
7 stops
- Kochi
- Munnar
- Eravikulam
- Mattupetty
- Kumily
- Periyar
- Thekkady
Highlights
Along the way
- 01Eravikulam, and the Nilgiri tahr that come down near the road in the mornings
- 02Anamudi peak, seen from the park below it
- 03The tea estates of Munnar, with someone who knows how tea is graded
- 04A cardamom and pepper plantation at Kumily, on foot
- 05Periyar lake early in the morning
- 06The ghat road itself, and the best places to stop on it
Day by day
The plan
- Day 1Up from Kochi through the Ghats, past waterfalls and the first tea near Adimali, reaching Munnar in the afternoon.
- Day 2Eravikulam early, before the cloud. In the afternoon, the estates: Mattupetty, the dam, and how tea is made.
- Day 3South through the hills to Thekkady and the spice country around Kumily, with an evening walk in the plantations.
- Day 4Periyar lake at dawn. The afternoon is free, or bamboo rafting in the reserve for a longer day.
- Day 5Down through the cardamom hills and back to Kochi.
Tell us about your journey
Since 1997
Our team has been in tourism since 1997. Scenic Escapes India Private Limited is a private company registered in Kerala and based in Karunagappally, Kollam. Its registration details are published for anyone to check.
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