Nature & Scenic
Mattupetty Dam and Echo Point
A reservoir 13 km from town with boating, a shola forest edge and the roadside spot where the hills…
2 hr
₹50
Viewpoints & Sunsets
Kolukkumalai sunrise
5 hr typical visit
₹2,500 entry
4:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Claimed as the world's highest tea estate at 2,100 m, reached by a punishing jeep track, with a sunrise above the clouds over Tamil Nadu.
Don't miss
- Sunrise above the cloud line
- Vintage tea factory tour
- Jeep track through the estate
- Views into Tamil Nadu
- Time needed
- 5 hr
- Entry
- ₹2,500
- Best time
- Morning
- Photography
- Allowed
- Parking
- Available
Works well for
Friends
Couple
Corporate
Tips from our editors
Leave by 4am. The last stretch is a rough track that only local jeeps are allowed on — the price covers the vehicle, not per person. Not suitable for anyone with back problems.
Where it is
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Viewpoints & Sunsets
Top Station
The highest point on the Munnar–Kodaikanal road at 1,700 m, looking down into the Theni plains of Tamil…
2 hr
₹30
Must visit
Nature & Scenic
Tea estate walk
The best thing to do in Munnar costs nothing: walk a plantation road at dawn through waist-high tea…
1 hr 30 min
Free entry
Must visit
Museums & Art
Tea Museum (KDHP)
The Kanan Devan estate's museum and working factory, where you follow a leaf from plucking to packet…
1 hr 30 min
₹175