Munnar Travel Guide: 5 Places to Visit in Kerala's Tea Hills
Munnar's tea estates and viewpoints are spread along winding hill roads, so most visitors cover them over a slow two-day loop rather than in one rushed day.
Eravikulam National Park
Home to the endangered Nilgiri tahr, this park sits near Munnar's highest point and includes a grassland trail open to visitors in season.
Tea Museum
Run by the Tata Tea group, the museum explains the region's tea-processing history and includes a working demonstration of the manufacturing process.
Mattupetty Dam
Around 13 km from Munnar town, this dam offers boating on its reservoir surrounded by hills and tea plantations.
Top Station
At roughly 1,700 metres, Top Station gives a wide view over the Western Ghats and the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border.
Attukal Waterfalls
A roadside waterfall close to Munnar town, it's an easy stop between longer viewpoints without needing a long detour.
Best time to visit and getting around
September to March brings cooler, clearer weather across the tea estates. Roads between the main sights climb and wind steadily, so a bike or scooter rental suited to hill riding is more practical than a straight-line highway vehicle.
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