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Thursday 16 April 2015

Munnar Hill Station, Munnar,Munnar hills,kerala hill stations, Munnar Hill Tours, Tours to Munnar Hills

Munnar is the most famous of hill station in Kerala and is situated 1600m above sea level where you find three mountain streams; the Mudrapuzha, Kundala and Nallathanni coming together. When you visit Munnar, you find that it is provides a vision of greenery where you can see some of the highest tea estates of Kerala here. This is because the hills surrounding Munnar are full of tea bushes, greenery and spice plantations. When in Munnar, you have lots of opportunity to go for bird watching, trekking and on natural walks.

The forests and plantations of Munnar have many plants with medicinal properties which are collected by the Ayurveda practitioners of Kerala for use in ayurvedic medicine, the traditional medicine system of Kerala. The extracts of these plants are added to oils for use in ayurvedic massage therapy. It is only by trying out this ayurvedic treatment during your Kerala holidays will you be able to realize the value and effect of Ayurveda.

When in Munnar, don’t forget to visit Kundale Tea plantations which are an area that is surrounded by a lake that provides you with stunning views of Munnar. You will really cherish your Kerala holidays when you watch tea being picked and processed. Just by smelling the sweet scent of tea in the air, you are sure to long to buy fresh tea, directly from the gardens of the plantations.

There are other places of attraction in Munnar  for you to visit during your Kerala holidays like the many lakes, tea and spice plantations, dams and wild life sanctuaries. Don’t forget to make a visit to the Eravikulam National Park that is located about 15km from Munnar which was established to protect the Nilgiri Tahr. It is divided into 3 parts, the buffet, core and tourism area. Tourists are permitted only till the tourist area in the Rajamala region.

Echo Point is another hill station worth visiting during your Kerala holidays which is located 13km from Munnar. You can enjoy this place while taking nature walks and go trekking in this destination of green hills. The fresh mountain air you get here with a panoramic view makes Echo point a great place to visit for your Kerala holidays.

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