Showing posts with label Idduki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Idduki. Show all posts
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Idduki
A landlocked district, Idukki is one of the most nature rich areas of Kerala. High ranges and wooded valleys are girded by three main rivers - Periyar, Thalayar and Thodupuzhayar - and their tributaries. The river Pamba also has its origin here. As a tourist destination, Idukki offers diverse attractions like wildlife sanctuaries, hill stations, spice plantation tours, mountain treks, elephant rides etc.
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kumily, in the Idukki district of Kerala.The best time to visit the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is between the months of September to June. During the period from February and May sighting of animals becomes much more easier as the waterholes inside the forest areas dry up forcing the animals to come upto the lake to quench their thirst and wet their bodies. No wonder, animal sighting is enhanced between these months.
Wagamon
Wagamon (65 km from Idukki town):
Situated at an elevation of 1100 m above sea level, this hill station is a trekker's delight. Wagamon is surrounded by beautiful meadows, valleys and tea gardens.
Situated at an elevation of 1100 m above sea level, this hill station is a trekker's delight. Wagamon is surrounded by beautiful meadows, valleys and tea gardens.
Devikulam
Devikulam (15 km from Munnar):
This idyllic hill station with its velvet lawns, exotic flora and fauna and the cool mountain air offers a rare picturesque surroundings is a good picnic spot. The lake is also ideal for trout fishing.
This idyllic hill station with its velvet lawns, exotic flora and fauna and the cool mountain air offers a rare picturesque surroundings is a good picnic spot. The lake is also ideal for trout fishing.
Mattupetty
Mattupetty (13 km from Munnar):
Situated at a height of 1700 m), Mattupetty is famous for its highly specialized dairy farm - the Indo Swiss Livestock Project. Over a 100 varieties of high yielding cattle are reared here. Visitors are allowed into three of the 11 cattle sheds at the farm.
The Mattupetty lake and dam, just a short distance from the farm, is a very mountain goat (hemitragas hylocres) which is fast becoming extinct, is now found in the Eravikulam - Rajamala region.
Situated at a height of 1700 m), Mattupetty is famous for its highly specialized dairy farm - the Indo Swiss Livestock Project. Over a 100 varieties of high yielding cattle are reared here. Visitors are allowed into three of the 11 cattle sheds at the farm.
The Mattupetty lake and dam, just a short distance from the farm, is a very mountain goat (hemitragas hylocres) which is fast becoming extinct, is now found in the Eravikulam - Rajamala region.
Top Station
Top Station (32 km from Munnar):
Munnar Travel Guide1700 m above sea level, this is the highest point on the Munnar - Kodaikanal road. The rare Neelakurunji (Strobilanthus belings to this region. Top Station also offers a panoramic view of the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.
Munnar Travel Guide1700 m above sea level, this is the highest point on the Munnar - Kodaikanal road. The rare Neelakurunji (Strobilanthus belings to this region. Top Station also offers a panoramic view of the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.
Munnar
55 km from Idukki town): Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nasllathanni and Kundala. 1600 m above sea level, this hill station was the summer resort of the British Government in South India.
Sprawling tea plantations, picture-book towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make this a popular hill station. Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands here is the Neelakurinji. This flower which bathes the hills in blue once every twelve years, will bloom next in 2006 AD. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi, which towers over 2695 m Anamudi is an ideal spot for treakking. Tea factory visits: Permission to visit any of the 26 factories of Tata Tea Ltd. Can be had from the Regional Office at Munnar.
Sprawling tea plantations, picture-book towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make this a popular hill station. Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands here is the Neelakurinji. This flower which bathes the hills in blue once every twelve years, will bloom next in 2006 AD. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi, which towers over 2695 m Anamudi is an ideal spot for treakking. Tea factory visits: Permission to visit any of the 26 factories of Tata Tea Ltd. Can be had from the Regional Office at Munnar.
Idukki Arch Dam
This is the world's second and Asia's first arch dam, constructed across the Kuravan and Kurathi hills. 550 ft. high and 650 ft. wide, the Dam lies close to the Cheruthoni barrage. To its west is the Kulamavu Dam. Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is located closeby.
The Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
This sanctuary extends over the Thodupuzha and Udumpanchola taluks of Idukki district, spreading over 77 sq. km and is about 450 - 748 m above sea level. The Idukki Reservoir formed by three Dams - Cheruthoni, Idukki and Kulamavu extends to 33 sq km.
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