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a Mathrubhumi initiative Home Tourist Spots Kerala Info Events Destination Guide Travel Info Yathra Place Finder Search HOME » TRAVEL » HOTSPOT Ponmudi pONMUDI Destination/ Kerala/ Tourist Spot Ponmudi is the golden crown of the mountain range of Sahya. 60 kilometer towards north east from Thiruvanantapuram . 3002 feet above sea level. Don't ask, what is there to see. Oh, dew, mountains and wild beauty, that is all. If there was sufficient boarding facilities, this place could have been called 'Ooty of our state'. Let it go. That may be happening. The work is going on. A narrow winding road connects Ponmudi and Thiruvananthapuram, offering beautiful views on the way to Ponmudi. After getting past 22 hairpin bends and ditchy roads, just come to this mountain peak with real rain forests, streamside forests, tea gardens dotted with waterfalls and viewpoints. It is ideal for long walks and treks.Ponmudi is home to many beautiful mountain flowers, exotic butterflies, springs and rivulets. The speciality of Ponmudi is the vast top station, two kilometers away from the premises of the guest house. Morning fog through which you are not able to see each other. Heavy wind in the afternoon. Fog, like smoke coming from a chimmini, rising between the trees. Other attractions near Ponmudi include Golden Valley and a number of rivulets and rapids, some even across the road. The lush forest area has tropical vegetation. A variety of wildlife inhabit the hills. Other News In This Section Dholavira Nadukani Bela Church Kava Athirappilly Bandipur Padmanabhapuram palace Chilanthiyar Jaipur Ladakh Hemis Monastery DHANUSHKODI the ghost city Sanctuaries at Wayanad Madurai Kabani 4 Backwater Destinations
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PonmudiisthegoldencrownofthemountainrangeofSahya.60kilometertowardsnortheastfromThiruvanantapuram.3002feetabovesealevel.Don'task,whatistheretosee.Oh,dew,mountainsandwildbeauty,thatisall.Iftherewassufficientboardingfacilities,thisplacecouldhavebeencalled'Ootyofourstate'.Letitgo.Thatmaybehappening.Theworkisgoingon.
AnarrowwindingroadconnectsPonmudiandThiruvananthapuram,offeringbeautifulviewsonthewaytoPonmudi.Aftergettingpast22hairpinbendsandditchyroads,justcometothismountainpeakwithrealrainforests,streamsideforests,teagardensdottedwithwaterfallsandviewpoints.Itisidealforlongwalksandtreks.Ponmudiishometomanybeautifulmountainflowers,exoticbutterflies,springsandrivulets.ThespecialityofPonmudiisthevasttopstation,twokilometersawayfromthepremisesoftheguesthouse.Morningfogthroughwhichyouarenotabletoseeeachother.Heavywindintheafternoon.Fog,likesmokecomingfromachimmini,risingbetweenthetrees.
OtherattractionsnearPonmudiincludeGoldenValleyandanumberofrivuletsandrapids,someevenacrosstheroad.Thelushforestareahastropicalvegetation.Avarietyofwildlifeinhabitthehills.
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HemisMonastery
DHANUSHKODItheghostcity
SanctuariesatWayanad
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BestSeasonstovisitPonmudi.
Text:SNJayaprakashPhotos:VivekRNair
ThefirstresortinthisplacewasmadebytheKingsofThiruvithamkoor.AfterthreehoursoftrekkingfromhereyoucanseestripedgoatsinVarayattumotta.MeenmuttiwaterfallsandKallarstreamarelocatedonthewaytoPonmudifromVithura.TheMeenmuttyFalls,anotherpopularattractionoftheregion,isabout3kmfromtheKallarMainRoad.
PepparaWildlifeSanctuary,locatedontheoutskirtsofPonmudi,isapreservespreadacross53sqkmandaccommodatesavarietyofwildanimalsandbirdslikeAsianelephants,sambar,leopards,liontailedmacaques,Malabargreyhornbills,etc.TheGoldenValleyoffersvistasofthehillsandaccesstotheKallarRiver.Flowingthoughawildernessarea,ithasroundedpebbles,coolwater,fish,andlushgreentrees.Don'tplaywithKallar.Thestreamrunningoverround
smoothstonesmaybecallingyou.Stonesmaybeslippery.
OthernotabletouristattractionslocatedinPonmudiarePepparaWildlifeSanctuary,EchoPointandvarioustrekkingspots.Mistladenvalleys,especiallyGoldenValleynearKallarRiver,alsodrawtourists.Travellerscanfindadeerparkandwoodandstonecottagescolouredinbrighthueswhilevisitinghere.Locatedabout1.5kmfromthehillstation,isthePonmudiFalls.
Around3kmfromthePonmudiResort,isthepopularDeerPark.Therewoldnotbeanotherhillstationwiththischeapaccomodation,especiallyforgovernmentemployees.Thetourismdepartmentguesthousegivesgreatdiscountforthem.About50rupeesperhead.Only50%oftherentfortheemployeesfromotherstates.Thatis200rupeesplustax.Forothers,400rupeesplustax.
IfyouwanttofinishthejourneywithinadayyoucanseePonmudi,ThenmalaandKonnitogetherandreturn.Ifyouareplanningtoextendyourholidays,youcanstayforsomedaysateitherPonmudiorThenmalaandcoveralltheinterestingplacesthereandthenheadstraighttoKuttalamviaChenkotta.
SincePonmudiexperiencetropicalweatheritremainspleasantalmostthroughouttheyear.AsthetemperatureismildtouristsflocItothisplaceduringsummer.ItisdifficulttimetovisitduringrainyseasonasPonmudiexperienceheavyrainfall.Visitingtheplaceduringthewinterseasonisalsoadvisable.WinterseasonisfromthemonthsofNovembertoFebruary.AnywaytheperiodfromMarchtoMayisthepeakseason.
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