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Max: Min: Rain: 364.0mm 19.60000038 17.20000076 Towards Mattuppetty, Munnar, KDHP House, Munnar, Kerala, 1469727°C 2939453°C Past the dense jungles of Munnar, enroute Kerala 685602, India 685612, India Sep to , lies the cascading Attukal A point that is just popular for its scenic Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, Waterfalls. The cascading plunge of the umbrella. backgrounds and the picture perfect quality, waterfalls can be seen from afar. As you get Max: Min: Rain: 210.0mm Photo Point is closer to the falls you can see the pearly On a trip to Munnar? If you are, you 19.60000038 20.79999923 1469727°C 7060547°C quite literally 'THE' photo point white water streaming and flowing down, cannot not visit the legacy of the grand tea of Munnar and surrounding areas. The tea planting district in Idukki’s high ranges. Visit Oct twisting, turning and shooting past, over and gardens in the background and the big silver Kannan Devi Tea Museum, the first tea Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, under massive smooth, glistening boulders umbrella. oak trees around the place make a perfect as it makes it journey downstream.  museum of the country displaying the Max: Min: Rain: 253.0mm setting for a postcard you might want to growth of this century old tea plantations 19.20000076 22.79999923 2939453°C 7060547°C send to your family in the holiday season. and industry, which began with a simple tea roller and has grown to the present day fully Nov The small rivulets and rolling hills are few of automated tea factory of Madupatty. The Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. the other elements that are not to be plantation has become one of the major Max: Min: Rain: 164.0mm missed while clicking the pictures. And you You can approach the Attukal waterfalls attractions in 18.29999923 22.70000076 7060547°C 2939453°C know what is the best part? The best part is through a narrow wooden bridge. Ice cold, Munnar. A visit to the Tea Museum is an that you don't have to even pose a lot for insightful experience. Run by Dec the water gushes around in a steady the pictures here; the sheer beauty of the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations now (it’s not Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, cadence with mist rising and at times the umbrella. place will make up for everything. A little entire region around the waterfall becomes a Tata Tea plantation anymore), the Tea Max: Min: 19.5°C Rain: 64.0mm unfair but true.  foggy and translucent. The walk up to the Museum traces the evolution of the tea 17.70000076 industry in Munnar from the 1880s. At the 2939453°C waterfalls is a treat in itself. Towering hills 2 Attukal Waterfalls wrapped in green and blooming with adjacent tea-processing unit, one is seasonal flowers fill the horizon as far as introduced to the stages of tea manufacture What To you can stretch your gaze. If the water level and the intricacies of tea tasting. is low you can walk up to the rocks and splash around in the water. Serene and SEE romantic, Attukal waterfalls is also an 5 Sights excellent site for a spot of trekking. http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-munnar-lp-1145301 3 Kannan Devan Tea Museum The memorabilia at the museum includes 1 Photo Point the roller from 1905 - taking you back in time. One of the museum's rooms offers views of the ancient bungalow furniture, magneto phone, cash safe, wooden bathtub, Munnar - Udumalpet Road, iron oven, etc. Another room houses Marayoor, Kerala 685620, India Munnar Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/munnar page 3

antique office equipment like typewriters Bodinayakanur, Kottagudi, Munnar, Munnar, Kerala, 685612, India and EPABS of the 1909 telephone system, 1 Cafe Royale- Copper Castle 625582, India which were used in the high ranges. Don't +91-4865-230456 forget to attend the tea tasting sessions Located at a distance of 35 kilometres from Serving an interesting cocktail of dishes, here.   Munnar,  Rapsy Restaurant would have been an easy Tea Estate is situated on the precipitous ridge above the scorching place to miss had it not been teeming with 4 Lakkam Waterfalls plains of Tamil Nadu. The highest reputed people the way it does! tea estate, it is around 8000 feet above the sea level. The estate is known for producing The place delivers on all that it promises excellent flavorsome teas and is popular when it comes to Indian dishes and also world over for the highest tea production. does great interpretations of international Tea factory was established in the middle of favourites. Recommendations here include the estate more than 70 years back and it Roasted Beef, Malabar Paranthas and Mint still uses traditional techniques, that serve Tea. as a draw for tea connoisseurs. The , Munnar, Kerala technique used is a seven step process 3 Royal Retreat +91-4865-230633 which involves withering, rolling, sieving, Munnar Udumalpet Road, Marayoor, fermenting, drying, fiber extraction and Munnar, Kerala 685620, India Cafe Royale-Copper Castle serves finally grading. The reputation of the estate delicious Chinese, Indian and Continental Lakkam Waterfalls can be gauged from the fact that in 2005, it cuisines for their guests. is another of the natural wonder that the won the Southern Tea Competition of the beautiful city of Munnar and its Golden Leaf India Awards. Apart from the 2 Rapsy Restaurant surroundings have to offer. Located at a excellent production, it is also known for point which is only a 5-minute drive from alluring panoramic views of the rugged the Munnar-Marayoor road, this spot is mountains combined with the rejuvenating perfect for clicking some awesome pictures fresh breeze. People here lead a simple life with your loved ones. Nestled amidst Vaga which generally revolves around their home Kannan Devan Hills, A M Road, Trees, this waterfall originates from and work.  Munnar, Kerala, India Eravikulam Plateau and offers a beautiful sight to behold.   +91-4865-231112 Where To A simple restaurant that serves fresh, finger 5 Kolukkumalai Tea Estate licking food, Royal Retreat has perfected Eat each dish on it's menu in all the years it has 5 Places been in Munnar. Main Bazaar, State Highway 17, http://www.ixigo.com/foods-in-of-munnar-lp-1145301 Munnar Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/munnar page 4

Sit in the relaxed garden setting and soak in all the greenery around while you wait for 5 Eastend your meal to come. When eating here, make sure the Okra Masala is a part of your order, and if you are a lover of non vegetarian fare, do try their Allepey Fish Curry as well!

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Eastend Munnar, Temple Road, Munnar, Kerala, 685612, India

+91-4865-230451

When yummy food and a courteous staff Hotel SN Tourist Home, 94, MSA comes together, you are surely in for a great Road, Idukki, Munnar, Kerala, dining time! The Eastend Restaurant offers 685612, India buffet as  well as ala carte for the +91-4865-230312 convenience of its customers. The  range of cuisines served here includes Get a taste of the best thalis from all over Chinese, continental, North Indian and India at SN Annexe! Apart from Rajasthani, South Indian, but what really stands out is Gujarati and Punjabi thaalis you can also their authentic Kerala fare. dive into a host of other vegetarian delights like Spinach curry amongst others. The place also serves alcoholic beverages and the finest wines to complement your The restaurant is painted a happy tangerine meal and make for a holistic dining colour, and your mood lifts as soon as you experience. are a couple of steps inside the place. The staff is attentive and effecient and the chefs also dish out great meals. The Masala chai here is really famous, do have a cup before leaving! Munnar Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/munnar page 5

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See A: Photo Point B: Attukal Waterfalls C: Kannan Devan Tea Museum D: Lakkam Waterfalls E: Kolukkumalai Tea Estate Accommodation F: Clouds Land G: Swiss County H: Mushroom Valley I: Clouds Land J: Swiss County K: Mushroom Valley L: Clouds Land M: Swiss County N: Mushroom Valley Food O: Cafe Royale- Copper Castle P: Rapsy Restaurant Q: Royal Retreat R: SN Restaurant S: Eastend