Tourist Places in Kodaikanal - Kodai Hill Station Sight Seeing
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Kodai Tourist Places
Sightseeing Places in and around Kodai - Kodaikanal
Tourist places in Kodai
The lake in Kodaikanal is one of the famous tourist attractions. Its just 3 Km from the bus stand. It is situated 2285 m above the sea level and is noted for its erstwhile clean water. onderful landscape, and the central point of Kodai.
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It is situated on the Eastern side of the lake. This is a botanical garden where you can get a wide knowledge on Horticulture and the various flora here are a feast to our eyes. Very beautiful pine and eucalyptus trees could be seen here.
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This is a walk filled with wonders that runs for a kilometer along the edge of steep slopes and provides a spectacular view of the plains below. On a cloudless, clear day, it is possible to set sight upon other tourist locales.
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The beautiful and well maintained park lies towards the north eastern side of the town, on the way to Kurinji Andavar temple. The amazing purple bloom of the Kurinji Flowers can be seen here once in every twelve years.
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It is located an 3.2 Km from Coaker's Walk on the way to Green Valley View and provides a magnificent view of the Kodaikanal Lake and is worth a couple of snaps. The Star shaped lake with the surrounding hills can be almost fully seen from here.
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It is located on the Ghat Road about 8 km from Kodaikanal. The overflow of Kodaikanal Lake comes down here as sheer drop of 180 feet high falls leaping over a steep cliff, crashing into a pool beside the Ghat Road. Silver Cascade Falls was noted for its erstwhile clean, pure and glittering water and so the name Silver Falls.
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An ideal picnic spot located 1.6 km from bus stand and within 2 km off the lake, which can be by a picturesque, rugged hill path. Bears once used to drink water! above the falls, hence the name of the falls became Bear Shola falls.
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It is also called as Rat tail falls. One of the tallest falls in Asia with a 975 ft sheer drop, it can be viewed from 13th kilometer on the Ghat road to Kodaikanal. As soon as you ascend the Kodai Ghat road, there is a place called 'Dum Dum Rock' View point.
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It is also popularly called as the 'Grand Cascade'. It can be reached by a steep, slippery path behind Pambar house. Racing down Pambar Ravine is the zig-zagging Levinge stream that cascades over a series of rock formations."
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Another View point after the Devil's kitchen on the Kodaikanal to Cochin road, present am amazing view of a steep valley, the opposite hills and a few hamlets (Chinnoor, Periyoor) located in the mountains or sometimes a herd of hibex grazing in the mountains.
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This is a neat small Hindu Temple around 3 Km northeast from Kodaikanal Lake and Lord Subramanya is worshipped here. According to Tamil Literature, Lord Subramanya or Murugan is the God of 'Kurinji' or the Hilly region.
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This is the highest point in the Kodaikanal hills at 7700 ft., about 3 Km. uphill from the Kodaikanal Lake and 6 Km away from Kodaikanal bus stand. The observatory has alsogot a well equipped laboratory doing quality research work.
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For the visitors enjoying long hiking and trekking, a wonderful and enjoyable 3 to 4 days trek is available with delightful path. The usual trek follows from Berijam lake to the Kerala border Vandaraw and will be back via Poondi, Kavunji, and Kukkal.
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It is located at a distance of 40 Km from Kodaikanal, a good place for trekking. To reach Kukkal Caves, travel by bus up to Poombarai and then you have to walk. The cave reveals traces of earliest settled tribals, Paliyans who used to wear leaf clothing.
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It is a cave known more to the locals, in the road after "Green Valley View" and "Pillar Rocks". Made famous by Kamal Hassan in shooting his film "Guna", Devil's Kitchen is now popularly called Guna Caves after it was turned into a romantic kidnapper's den for his Tamil movie.
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Pillar Rocks view point is located about 7 Km from the lake. From this view point we can see 3 vertical tall granite boulders measuring a height of about 122 m (400 ft) each standing side by side vertically and magnificently jutting into the sky offering a spectacular view.
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It is Providing a bird's eye view of the abundance of scenic beauty of Kodaikanal is the Green Valley View point, formerly known as 'Suicide Point'. Earlier known as Suicide point, now this area is known as Green Valley View and it provides a picturesque and panoramic view of the plains, valleys, hills and the Vaigai dam.
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It is located an 21 Km away from Kodaikanal is a beautiful picturesque popular picnic spot that provides a serene ambience. The lake water is clean & pure and is used for the water requirements of Periyakulam town and the surrounding regions.
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Dolphin's Nose - an awesome instance of nature's splendor - where a flat rock projects over a Yawning chasm of 6600 ft deep holds one's breathe away for a moment. It is situated about 8 km from the Berijam Lake, in Kodaikanal.
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It is the second highest peak with a height of 2466m. A right turn in Berijam road and a steep climb leads you to the top.
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It is the second highest peak with a height of 2466m. A right turn in Berijam road and a steep climb leads you to the top.
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It is located about 5 Km from the lake. The Sacred Heart College maintains this museum. One of the best orchidariums in the country with more than 300 species of orchids and wide-ranging collection of birds an impressive collection of stuffed-birds and the butterflies are found here.
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Dolmen Circle of great anthropological significance at Kodaikanal is the presence of pre-historic remains, these are called Dolmens and Kistavens which are the dwelling and burial places of people of stone age and iron age.
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There are 2 telescope houses in Kodaikanal for the visitors to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding hills, valleys and nearby towns.
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It is situated on the road to pillar rocks, about 6 km from the Kodai Lake in Kodaikanal. Started in 1887 by British and American settlers, the club offers recreational facilities such as tennis, badminton, billiards, table tennis and cards.
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It is (KIS) centrally located in Kodaikanal just across the Kodaikanal Club. With its sprawling campus, verdant manicured lawns, dignified tall tress and solid stone buildings, it also attract the tourists to the place.
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It is 2 Km out of town, below the Kurinji Andavar Temple. It is a Christian residential school built on the principles of Faith, Hope and Love.
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This is a building of Gothic stones. It has a few modern paintings and batiks portraying scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. Near the Lutheran church is the famous Christ the King Church, a solemn granite structure with stained glass windows.
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The Kodaikanal Club is a masterpiece of colonial India. It has a well stocked library of classical English literature. Heads of tiger and bison adorn the walls of the club. The restaurant at the club serves many delicacies of the British period.
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| Kodaikanal Lake | Bryant Park | Coaker's Walk | Chettiar park | Upper Lake View | Silver Cascade | Bear Shola | Thalaiyar Falls (or Rat Tail Falls near Dum Dum rock) | Pambar Falls - Levinge (Pambar) Stream | Moir Point | Kurinji Andavar Temple | Solar Astrophysical Observatory | 40 Miles Rounded Trekking route | Kukkal caves | Devil's Kitchen ('Guna Caves') | Pillar Rocks | Green Valley View ('Suicide Point') | Berijam Lake | Dolphin's Nose | Vembadi Peak | Palani Hills National Park | Shenbaganur Museum (Flora & Fauna Museum) | Dolmen Circle | Telescope Houses | Kodaikanal Club | Kodaikanal International School | The Kodaikanal Public School | Lutheran Church | Kodaikanal Boat Club |
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