Tourist locations at Munnar

 

    Munnar is one of the beautiful tourist locations in Kerala .It is a hill station. It is in a height of 5200 feet above the sea level .In munnar so many locations are available to visit like dam, garden, lake, forest area, hill stations etc. Through this article I am going to show the details of 5 best tourists’ locations in munnar.

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Rose gardens    

     Rose garden is one of the beautiful locations in munnar. This is at a distance of 13 km away from the munnar city. This garden is in an area of 2 acres. Different kinds of plants are covered in this area. More color full flowers we can see from here .This will give us a heartwarming experience. This garden is named as rose garden but a variety of plants is here. This is a a good location for photo shoots. Near here many plantations like cabbage, bananas, other vegetables and fruits.. From this place the visitors can buy plants and seeds. Its a well maintained place. Selfie corners are here. People are coming here and taking selfies and enjoying the surroundings. So many families are coming here.

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Mattupetty Dam

    This is one of the important tourist attractions in Munnar in idukki district. Hydro electricity is producing from here. In the dam location there is the possibility to watch Asiatic elephants here. These elephants were visit the dam site for food and water. This is one of the sightseeing parts. We can walk through the top of the dam. So many shops are also here to purchase different items like toys, tea powder, sweets etc. Bird watching facility also available here. Surely this place will give you a wonderful experience.

Eravikulam national park

    This is a the first national park opened in kerala. This is in the idukki district and 15 km away from munnar. This a place of neelakurinji. This is a flower that blooms once in 12 years. Trekking facilities are here. This also a part of wildlife. The most population of endangered nilgiri tahr is here. Different variety of birds, leopard, other and animals are here. This is a forest area. Truely this is a place for nature lovers. Varieties of butterflies are here.

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Kundala Lake

    This is one of the artificial lakes. This place is at a distance of 20 km away from Munnar. This lake sight is very beautiful. Water is available here from the kundala arch dam. Here the facilities like boating, shooting, horse riding facility etc are available. The places surrounding kundala dam is the location of the beautiful neelakurinji. Neelakurinji is the flower which blooms once in 12 years. So many different types of flowers are seen around the dam.

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Top Station

    This is another beautiful location at munnar. Here possible to watch the beauty of Western Ghats. This top station is at a distance of 40 km from the munnar town. This spot is located at the tamilnadu and kerala border. It is possible to walk though the place and it will give you an amazing experience. There is a trekking facility also arranged here. From the top station we can watch the beauty of munnar. You can purchase a variety of items from here.

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important tourist places at Trivandrum

 

Trivandrum is one of the important tourist destination in Kerala..More tourists are coming to Trivandrum for enjoyment. Different types of beautiful places are here. For tourists temples, churches, mosques, beaches, light houses, zoo, museum, backwaters etc are in Trivandrum. Tourists were coming here to get an amazing experience. Here I am introducing some of the top tourist destinations in Trivandrum.

Sree Padmanabha swamy temple

When a person thinks about a tour to Trivandrum Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is the first place come in mind. This is one of the richest temples in India. More devotees are coming here from foreign countries also. Inside this temple an idol of Lord Vishnu in a sleeping position. This is on the serpent Anantha. Dress codes are here for the devotees. Men have to wear Dhotis and women have to wear saris or long skirt. Help centers are available just outside the temple. At the time of Onam, Onavillu submission is also here.This is one of the famous program.

This famous temple is in Trivandrum city itself .Railway station and bus station are only 1km apart from the temple. Nearest airport  is Trivandrum airport.

Poovar Island

This is one of the amazing place in Trivandrum.This place is good for backwater tourism. One side of the Island is with river and the other side is with Ocean. The sands are golden color. More sightseeing facilities are here like elephant rock, forest, floating restaurant, Mary matha statue floating cottages etc. Back water boat ride facility is here. It will give an unforgettable experience for the tourists. The Poovar is on the way to Kanyakumari from Trivandrum. The boat ride is through dense mangroves forest, coconut islands on the way you can see the floating vegetable market, watch varieties of birds and the floating restaurants and floating cottages. Here a clean and beautiful beach. Surely this place will give a great experience.

This place is 34 km from Trivandrum city. Nearest air port is Trivandrum. Nearest railway station is Trivandrum.

Kovalam beach

It is one of the best crowded beaches. Then also it is a clean and beautiful beach lies in Trivandrum district. There are light houses people can visit. So many sea food restaurants are here. The coast has a variety of shops where you can have a variety of fresh seafood and can enjoy the fresh sea breeze. More tourists are coming here from the western part of the world to enjoy their holidays. This is one of the best place for relaxation and jogging. Here possible to watch the beautiful sun set. People can take beautiful photographs from here. Waves are very high from the sea. More people are coming here for their morning walk and to watch the beauty of sunrise. The sand is black in color. From this beach will get a peace and quiet sitting experience. More people are coming here to take sun bath.

The Kovalam is 16 km distance from Trivandrum. Nearest railway station is Trivandrum.

Thiruvananthapuram zoo

This zoo is in the Trivandrum city itself. Only 1km distance from Trivandrum,Thampanoor KSRTC bus station and Trivandrum railway station. It is a very beautiful zoo which spread over a large area. More variety of animals are here like tiger, leopard, lion, fox, deer, zebra, hippo, Giraffe, buffalo, various kinds of birds, different types of snakes etc. All these animals are fed by the staff members’ .Anaconda is one of the variety snake type here. Cobras, pythons, snipers etc are also here in the snake family. After taking ticket from the entrance we can go inside the zoo. At first we can see the open areas were the monkeys are living. Natural forests are here for the monkeys. From there move to the place where a variety of birds then go to the place which have other different types of animals and goes to the place where the reptiles are living. All must see the place with children. Surely it will give a wonder full experience. These places are covered with trees and walk able path are ranged here. A battery car service available here. Those who has difficult to walk can utilize this service.

Near the zoo a museum and the Kanakakkunu palace is there. This is also a wonder full place for the tourists. So many cultural programs are conducting in the premises of the palace.

Vizhinjamlight house

This is another beautiful place in Trivandrum. It is possible to climb on the top of the light house and can watch the beauty .A ladder is available in the light house visitors can climb on the top of the light house through the ladder .An awesome view will get from here. It is possible to see the fishing harbor, the kovalam beach, Church etc. This place is maintained very neat. We can say that the visitor will get an eagle view from here. Family with children can visit here .It is a very neat place. At night time the light circles around the beach. Surely it is a very good place to visit.

This place is 20 km away from Trivandrum central.

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Pathanamthitta tourism

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Stay facility for tourists inside KSRTC buses

 

    Kerala S R T C is providing room facility for tourists inside buses. The tourists can stay inside the bus with low cost .Kerala S R T C is planning to utilize the tourism opportunities. The buses are converted as rooms. Two buses are now ready in Munnar depot now.  At first this will implement in Munnar areas. In the coming tourism season ksrtc will provide this facility at more tourist destinations The berths are similar to that inside a train.

                Inside the bus the berth are covered by using curtains. Air conditioning facility, water purifier, wash basins, dining table, charging point etc are arranged in the buses.16 members can stay inside the bus at a time. This will give a new experience for the tourists. The tourists can utilize separate bathroom facility in the depot. If this will be success full KSRTC is planning to implement more similar facilities in other tourist locations also.

world's largest bird sculpture in india

 

    Here going to introduce a bird sculpture, this is the "largest bird sculpture in the world". This sculpture is installed in a park. The park named as "Jatayu Nature Park". It is at Chadayamangalam.Chadayamangalam is a village in Kollam district at Kerala State. The sculpture is constructed on the basis of the mythology of bird Jatayu.

This bird is from the epic Ramayana. The sculpture length is 200 feet, it’s width is150 feet, it’s height is 70 feet and have floor area 15,000 square feet. This sculpture is situating on the top of a rock which is named as Sree Rama rock has a height of 1200 feet above the sea level.

           

    Jatayu is a bird mentioned in the epic Ramayana .The Ramayana is the story of Sree Rama who was the prince in Ayodhya. Sita, who is the  wife of Sree Rama and another character Ravana, who was the kng of Lanka .Ravana was a demon king.In the story Jatayu witnessed Sita being kidnapped by Ravana .Jadayu tried to save Sita from Ravana. The bird stood in front of Ravana to stop him. Jatayu spread it’s wings and tried to block Ravana. But Ravana cut the bird’s wing and Jatayu fell on a rock. It is believed that the bird fell at Chadayamangalam in Kerala state. The place was formerly named Jatayumangalam.

 

    An adventure center is here. This adventure center is a combination of different fields of information like mythological, artistry, cultural, technological, adventure, gaming, enjoyment, etc. A virtual reality museum and the a magic show facility inside a theater are arranged here, which tells the story of Jatayu. This will make the place more attractive.

            Rajiv Anchal, who is a film director in Malayalam industry and his experienced co workers, installed this jatayu sculpture here. This sculpture can be considered as a tribute to women’s safety. This will honor them also. Inside the statue an exhibition facility is there. This exhibition shows the complete story of Ramayana. From here a very good experience will get for each visitor. So many tourists are coming to visit here from different parts of the country as well from foreign countries also. So many students and research scholars are coming here in part of their study.

Here arranged a rope way facility. The rope way will give a fantastic experience. A helicopter ride facility is here, and other adventure type games are arranged here, like valley crossing, wall climbing, archery etc for the tourists. Here offers Jatayu’s eye view facility that gives a wonder full experience.

            Sree Rama temple construction is also going on here. So many monkeys are here on the top of the hill. These monkeys are considering as the servants of Sree Rama .Feeding them on all the days. A pond is here on the top of the hill. This pond is in the shape of a foot step .Water will available in the pond on all seasons.

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The nearest railway station from Chadayamangalam is Kottarakkara. 22 km distance. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram 50 km distance. This location is near the MC road. The complete address is Chadayamangalam,Kollam,Kerala,India.

My native place is Chadayamangalam.I knows this place very well and I got a great experience from here.

best tourist places at Kollam

 Kollam Tourism

    Kollam is a beautiful place in Kerala that is in the Southern part of India.There are many scienic places in Kollam.It should have a very good position in the tourism map. In Kollam many adventure zones, lakes, beach, nature parks, sightseeing, etc .Here going to specify 5 best tourist locations in Kollam.

Jatayu Earth centre

    This is one of the best nature park in Kollam.It is in Chadayamangalam, Kollam, Kerala. That is 50 kilometer distance from Trivandrum air port. A large bird sculpture is here. This is considering as the world’s largest bird sculpture.This is the sculture of the bird Jatayu from the epic Ramayana. This sculpture is made on the top of a big rock. This is 1200 feet above the sea level .Here arranged adventure zone, health centre, helicopter riding facility.This place is locating in the side of MC road. This place will give a very good experience for the tourists.

Thenmala eco tourism.

    This is one of the best eco friendly tourism location. This place is 66 kilometer from Kollam.This place is located in the Kollam Schencotta road. Nearest railway station is Schencotta. Thenmala dam is there. This dam has a height of 280 foot. It is used for hydropower. It  was opened in the year 1986. Will get a beautiful view fro the top of the dam.. A leisure zone is here. Leisure zone is the part of the forest and contains a sculpture garden. An adventure zone arranged here. A deer park is here.A butterfly park is here. It contains 100 varieties of butterflies .A fish aquarium is here which contains a variety of fish..A view point, laser show, boating etc are the other facilities arranged here.

Kollam beach

    Kollam beach is a beach at Kollam city. It is known as Mahatma Gandhi Beach. This beach is 4km from Kollam city. Nearest air port is Trivandrum and nearest railway station is Kollam. It is one of the best wedding destinations. This beach contains a park.This is Mahatma Gandhi park.This beach has a life guard out post. Kollam is famous cashew trading location. In the beach a light house is present which has a height of 45m.It is said as Thangasseri light house. From the beach will get a very beautiful view of the Arabian sea. It is possible to watch sun set from here. This beach is use to play football and badminton. This is a very good location for photographic.

Kottukkal cave temple

    Kottukkal is a place in Kollam district. This place is in the ittiva in Chadayamangalam. A rock cut cave is here.  A "cave temple" is here. The hill looks like a sitting elephant. This rock cut has two caves. These caves are facing towards the east. The cave temple is for to Lord Shiva.One of the cave contain a mukha mandapam with pillars.The other cave will opened towards a sanctum. There is a well is there in the cave temple,the water in the well will not dried out.This is a very beautiful place.40 kilometer distance from Kollam. Nearest railway station is Kottarakkara and nearest air port is Trivandrum.

Palaruvi waterfalls

    This is one of the beautiful waterfalls in Kollam district Kerala. Palaruvi water fall is in the 32 nd position on the basis of height compared with the other water falls in India. Palaruvi waterfalls are coming from a height of 300 feet. This is situated at Aryankavu in the Kollam district in Kerala State. Freshness of water is a specialty here .For families it is really a good place to visit. Large number of tourists is visiting here and takes bath under the water. From Aryankavu the tourism department is providing van facility to travel to this place. The journey is through the forest and it will give a very good experience. The nearest railway station is Aryankavu. One train named as Palaruvi express is running between Aryankavu and Palakkad.

The above places will give an awesome experience for the tourists.