Departure

Covering Through lush green Paddy fields (Seasonal)

Govindapuram Check post

Lunch

Aliyar Dams and Gardens

Attaketti 40 Hairpins bends We can view 15Kms at a sight from this area. There is about 40 hairpin b

On the 32nd bend on the Pollachi-Valparai road is a viewpoint with a statue of G. A. Carver Marsh. H

These tea garden are more beautiful than Munnar. They are very wide in area and mostly owned by Tata

It is the deepest dam in Asia.It is a famous dam too Template: Citation ≈needed A part of the hydr

tea estate owned by Tata Tea, forest area of Kerala Forest Department belonging to both Vazhachal Forest Division and Malayattur Forest Division. Many endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna are found in the forests of Malakkappara area. There is 86 km distance from Chalakudy along the State Highway 21via Thumboormuzhi, Athirappilly, Vazhachal, Sholayar etc. Malakkappara is 89 km distant from Pollachi via Attakatti, Valparai, Solaiyar Dam etc. The malakkapara hill station is surrounded by Parambikulam tiger reserve ,anamalai tiger reserve and nelliampathy hills. The famous river sholayar drains this area..

Tea Break

Sholayar Dam is built in ss, Sholayar Flanking in 1964 and Sholayar Saddle Dam in 1965. The reservoir has an area of 8.705 square km and the length of the dam is 430.60 metres. The Sholayar Dam has a height of 66 metres and 430 metres width, Sholayar Flanking has a height of 28 metres and 19 metres width and Sholayar Saddle has a height of 259 metres and 109 metres width. The dam is under KSEB (Kerala State electricity Borad.

Mover further for sightseeing like Sholayar Thick forest/ Rain Forest, mountain ranges and mist It is one of the famed rainforest in Kerala. It is an evergreen forest like Silent Valley. The mist forms suddenly and disappears. A wide variety of birds, animals are present here especially there are 4 types of hornbill(Great Indian Hornbill, common grey Horn Bill, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Malabar pied Horn bill) Night Tour Through the Sholayar Forest can give you an exclusive experience of the forest and rare species of wild animals..

Overnight stay with kerala family at athirapilly

Dinner