Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu - Kodai Sight Seeing, Hill Station

Green Valley, Kodaikanal 

Kodaikanal is one of the most popular hill resorts in India. It is a charming hill station, stands amidst sylvan beauty on the southern crest of the upper Palani Hills 120 km from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, and at least tens and thousands of Kilometers from the mundane. Perhaps why those who visited this hill station have come back enchanted and thrilled. With its rocks, woods, trekking trails, streams, lovely lake and bracing air, Kodaikanal is an ideal hill resort for the tourists. It's unique rows and rows of silky pine trees sloping down to clear, cold streams, spectacular views which suddenly disappear in foamy mist, people bundled up in sweaters makes it one of the most beautiful hill stations in India.

Kodaikanal is situated at an altitude of about 2,133 m high and covers an area of 21.45 Sq km. The hill town is renowned for its educational institutions of international repute. The hill-plantain fruits and plums are known for their freshness and taste. Berijam lake, one among the beautiful lakes of South India, spreads over an area of 24 hectares. The road to Kodaikanal winds up through coffee plantations and thick forests giving a perfect introduction of this lovely hill resort. It is the only hill station founded in India by the Americans and is noted for plantains, plums and eucalyptus oil.

Beautiful landscape, lush green velleys and its cool climate makes Kodaikanal one of the most popular hill stations. Discovered by American missionaries in 1840's, this town is spread out around a star-shaped Lake. It's cool (altitude 2133m), and the lake provides boating, horse riding, cycling and walking trails. Carp fishing and Trout fishing are available in nearby streams, which are stocked and waiting to be unearthed.

Kodaikanal is also known as the 'Switzerland of the East' and the 'Princess of Hill Stations'. In local terms its popularly referred as 'Kodai'. "Kodaikanal" is a native Tamil word used since the discovery of this area, and it means "end of the forest" or "gift of the forest" or "summer forest". Situated in the state of Tamil Nadu, among the Palani Hills, Kodaikanal is one of the most explored destinations of southern India. With its intoxicating air, breathtaking scenery and serenity that you can hardly find in any other hill station, Kodaikanal is an ideal summer resort for the travel buffs of the southern regions.

As a tourist destination Kodaikanal offers you an amazing holiday. The fresh and spectacular scenic beauty of this hill resort defies description. This hill resort in South India welcomes you to a mesmerizing summer retreat, with soaring hills, lush vegetation, crystal blue lakes and colonial charm - a land to feel free and lively. So plan your visit to this amazing place, and create a perfect vacation in one of the most charming hill resorts in India.

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