Honeymoon in Munnar where your eyes will be flooded with absolute greenery, where you can smell the sweet fragrance coming from the tea gardens, where you can climb the highest peak of Kerala, Anaimudi and where you will find the rare Neelakurunji flower that blooms once in 12 years and the next flowering time is in 2018.
Munnar is essentially a tea town. Miles and miles of unending tea plantations are there to welcome you. Popularly known as the tea town of Kerala, Munnar is home to some of the highest tea estates in the world. Munnar was developed to cultivate tea plants during the British rule of India. The territory of Munnar is almost entirely occupied by the sprawling tea estates and thick forest cover. The spice plantation in Munnar and the tea estates are prime attractions of this picturesque land. The sprawling plantations of tea and spices make Munnar a place worth visiting while on a tour to Kerala.
Places to be visited in Munnar are Eravikulam, Mattupetty, Rajamalai etc. are very close to Munnar.
Eravikulam
A sanctuary for the endangered mountain goat of South India, the Nilgiri Tahr ( Hemitragus hylocrious), the Eravikulam National Park stands out for the stark beauty of its rolling grasslands and sholas, spread over 97 sq km in the Rajamalai hills
Mattupetty
Mattupetty is situated at a height of 1700 m above sea level. Mattupetty Lake and Dam is a beautiful picnic spot with the panoramic view of the tea plantations and the lake. Boating facilities are available in the reservoir. Mattupetty is also well known for its highly specialized dairy moonar hills, munnar farm - the Indo-Swisss Live Stock project. The Shola forests in and around Mattupetty are ideal for trekking and are habitat to a variety of birds. Rivulets and cascades crisscross the terrain here, which again adds more attraction to the place.
Rajamala
Rajamala is the natural habitat of Nilgiri Tahr. Half the world population of this rare mountain goat is found here, which is fast becoming extinct.
Hotels In Munnar
Royal Retreat
Kannan Devan Hills, Munnar, Kerala, India.
Tea County Hill Station Resort
KTDC Hill Resort, Munnar, Kerala , India
Hotel HillView
Aluva-Munnar Road, Munnar, Kerala, India.
The Siena Village
Chinnakanal P.O., Munnar, Kerala, India.
C7 hotels
Munnar Munnar, Kerala, India.
Olive Brook
Pothamedu, Munnar, Idukki ,Kerala