Megamalai 2022
Standing on top of the mountain, fresh air, azure sky and fog which covers the whole village- an unforgettable experience ever
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Day 1 Itinerary
Places visited: Then Palani road - kubendran stay - Petchiammal Restaurant - Megamalai Forest - Venniar Estate - Meghamalai Top View Point - Highwayvys
Then Palani road
Megamalai is an unseen paradise located in Theni district. It’s a tea estate more than a tourist place located 1500m above the sea level.
kubendran stay
There are no best stays in Megamalai. Do your research before booking your stay. Reaching out to people over mobile is a Himalayan task as 90% of this place doesn’t have cellular coverage.
Petchiammal Restaurant
You can spot only few restaurants and this is one good eatery among the few.
Megamalai Forest
Megamalai is non-commercial with very less places to visit. However we can enjoy estates, forests, dams, falls and some breathtaking mountain views.
Venniar Estate
High Wavys dam, Manalar dam, Iravangallar dam are few places you can see enroute, around Maharaja Mettu.
Meghamalai Top View Point
Maharaja Mettu- trekking spot, view point
You can see breathtaking views of Cumbum, Gudalur, Kerala from here.
If you are lucky enough you can spot herds of elephants, bison.
You can have unforgettable experience of blue sky, fresh air, foggy weather.
Highwayvys
This tourist guide board helped us to plan our trip for the next day.
High Wavys is another point where you can see beautiful tea plantations.
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited: Meghamalai View point - Suruli Falls - Jothys Hotel, Markayan Kottai, Chinnamanur - Vaigai Dam
Meghamalai View point
Suruli Falls
The Suruli river supplying the falls originates from Megamalai.
This falls finds mention in 2000 year old ancient Tamil literature Silappatikaram.
Jothys Hotel, Markayan Kottai, Chinnamanur
Vaigai Dam
This dam built across Vaigai river is livelihood for farmers and provides portable water for over 10 million people.