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Yercaud
Truly a scenic hamlet, Yercaud is prominently regarded among tourist circuits for its eye-soothing coffee-plantations and plush orchards of Orange, bananas, pears and Jack. This part of the Eastern Ghats on the Shevaroy hills is a reckoned producer of coffee and oranges in the Northern Tamil Nadu. Its climate is wholesomely pleasant and trails are ideal for trekking excursions. As appealing and enjoyable as the lush Western Ghats, the hill station enchants its tourists with a lake in its vicinity. It is beautifully located amidst the woods, outlined by blossoming gardens and huge trees with broad trunks. Not to mention, an added advantage of visiting this pretty hill station is that you can go on a shopping spree at the Salem’s textile market that’s doubly cheaper than anywhere else in the state.
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Wayanand
The tip of Kerala in its North-East houses yet another stunning hill station called Wayanand. Pleasant and picturesque, Wayanand is always and highly appreciated for its vistas of lush green plantations of coffee, tea, cardamom, pepper and rubber draping its hilly terrains all over.
Not one or two but three fast paced rivers run in the valleys of these comforting hills of Wayanand. Titled Panamaran, Mananthavady and Kabini, the three rivers complement the scenic splendor of the plush cultivations manifolds; besides of course play a pivotal role in the ecosystem.
Visited indeed for its splendid sceneries and pleasant feel, Wayanand is more popular among tourists for its sizeable population of fifty-strong tribes, beyond doubt. The hill station is exclusively home to a priceless cultural wealth, as these tribes still follow the age-old barter system, practice ancient rituals and maintain the quaintness of this little hill station by sticking to their lifestyle in tact for ages now. In fact, going by the archeological evidences found in these hills, it is asserted that the civilization here is traceable even and at least one thousand years before Christ.
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Palakkad
Traditionally labeled as Palaghat, Palakkad is a truly luxury hill station of Kerala. The hill station is haunted by tourists who prefer a lavish retreat from their stressful day to day life and simply loose themselves in the company of state of the art comforts and soothing nature. This South Indian haven of good time in Kerala is beautifully situated at the foothills of the Western Ghats, which entices tourists with an anticipation of plethora of picture postcard vistas. Palakkad is, by all means, a prime hill station of Kerala.
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Wagamon / Vagamon
A favorite among tourists desiring a quiet and memorable time in the hills, Vagamon (or Wagamon) has all the ingredients to content any peace-loving laid back refugee of the machine-age lifestyle. Be it dense forests or lush tea gardens or extensive bright meadows – hills, valleys and waterfalls, Vagamon is all laced up to steal hearts in company with a cool healthy climate, conspicuously away from pollution. Sitting pretty at a height of 1100 meters above sea level, this serene and gentle abode of nature lies conveniently 64 kilometers away from the main city Kottayam and barely 65 kilometers from Idukki.
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Vythiri
Breathtaking views welcome tourists at this extremely beautiful hill station of Kerala, as Vythiri is literally an embodiment of a fancied holiday amidst nature, with sceneries around to hold anyone’s dumb-founded attention for hours together. The hill station is conveniently located 100 km away from Kozhikode, Kerala at an altitude of 1300 meters. Besides popular for its impressive cultivations of tea, coffee, cardamom, rubber and pepper, Vythiri is more often haunted by tourists for its promise of an exclusive and audacious experience. The hill station extends a once in a lifetime experience to the tourists with its Tree Houses perched at a height of some 90 feet from the ground, right in the middle of the tropical rain forest! A day or two in the tree house allows the tourist to be with nature more closely than one can ever imagine. From being woken up by the nature’s alarm of chirping birds to refreshing oneself with consistent supply of fresh and sweet-smelling breeze of the jungle and feasting one’s senses with the most amazing vistas from that height is truly unparallel an experience. To add on, the strolling streams on the path leading to the cottages have to be crossed by a rope bridge that yet again presents unique prospects of mesmerizing scenery from a privileged angle.
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