Essential Munnar Tourist Information

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Munnar Travel Information

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Tourists visiting this hilly paradise should note that the local language of Munnar is Malayalam. Even Tamil is widely spoken throughout the length and breadth of this region. If you are not well-versed with either of these languages, there is no need to worry as most of the locals know English as well.

Food

Apart from picturesque landscapes and a pleasant climate, Munnar is also a food lover’s delight. You will love the food in Munnar as the local Kairali cuisine caters to every taste and palate. If you are a vegetarian, try the Kairali thali that comprises of a tender coconut kheer, vegetable pachadi (salad), mixed vegetable stir fry, puli enji, mixed vegetable thoran, rice with rasam and sambhar, among others, that are all served on a banana leaf.

If you enjoyed this thali, you will love the breakfast served here where you can savor umpteen dosa and idlis. Also, try idiyappam with vegetable stew, that is available in restaurants only before 10 am.

There are also a lot of options for non-vegetarians like Kerala style Malabar parotta and rice that are served with fish and meat. You can try delicacies like fish in Kerala curry that is available at the Mezbaan Hotel and the Silver Spoon restaurant. For a relaxed evening with good non-vegetarian food, go to the Thattu Kada, that opens at 6 pm in the evening and stays open till 1 am.<readmore>

Good news for chai lovers as there are plenty of cardamom tea plantations all around Munnar and you can sip on a piping hot cup of cardamom chai whilst touring this city.

Weather

Munnar is one of the most ideal locations in Kerala as it is situated 1600 meters above sea level. This means that the weather in Munnar is always pleasant, whether it be the summer, winter or monsoon season. The natural beauty and the refreshing mountain air make this an ideal holiday destination.

Summers last from March to June and the temperature fluctuates between 15 to 25 degrees Celsius. By the end of June, the monsoons start, leaving this entire hillside misty and cold. The weather keeps getting colder, reaching its peak in December and this is the beginning of winter. This winter season lasts till February. It can extremely cold with temperatures dipping as low as 5 degrees Celsius.

If you are planning a trip here, ideally the best time to visit Munnar would be from September to May. However, the favorable climate of Munnar makes it all year round holiday destination.

Fairs and festivals

Munnar is a land of many colorful festivities and one of the important festivals of Munnar is the Attukal Pongala. In this festival, all the womenfolk bake a pudding that is offered to the temple goddess, Attukal. Later on, the chief priest sprinkles holy water on the entire town to bless it.

Besides this, the Thrissur Pooram Festival is another momentous Munnar festival that is celebrated towards the end of May. In this festival, the mahouts and their elephants head out in the streets in a procession. These animals stand in royalty while the beats of the Panchavadyam can be heard. These beats are played on cymbals, conch, drums and the trumpet.

Other festivals of Munnar include the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race that is held on the second Saturday of August on the Punnamada lake. You will get to witness a colorful spectacle comprising of decorated boats and floats. There are separate races for women. Another important festival of Munnar is the 10-day harvest festival of Onam. This festival begins at the end of August and continues through September. Make sure you watch the snake boat races during this festival which are one of the liveliest boat races in this region.

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Dr's 6 days trip to Munnar

Positive first. Good Cab driver.Bad Cab. Hotels in Munnar, Kovalam good, kochin and Alleppey so so.. Could be improved in guiding hotels with facilities rather than cost and location. Just has a feeling I might have gone with 5 star package... All the Trip is Great memory

Dr Bhaskar Hyderabad

Ebazar's 3 days trip to Munnar

This was the first time booked a trip with travel triangle. It was a good experience. Tripsailor also did good work to make the trip smoother. Houseboat experience in Alleppey was mesmerizing.

Ebazar Kochi

Dr's 7 days trip to Munnar

Kerala was a very beautifull place and it was a very nice experience and got a good service.

Dr Ritesh Gupta Kochi

Josh's 5 days trip to Munnar

Everything was good except houseboat experience in Allepy. They operated the ope boat only for 3 hours in the whole package. Rest of the time they stationed the boat at starting point only which was a remote location without any shops or activities possible.

Josh K Kochi

Gangadhar's 7 days trip to Munnar

Overall it is okay with the services provided by the agency. Also it wud be good if agency can advise on the things which shud be considered by travellers to plan before going to any attraction, say booking tickets in advance for the attractions in demand instead of wasting time at the counters and standing in the queue for long time to view/experience the attractions Stay at munnar and the time spent with family in visiting the near by attractions.

Gangadhar Hyderabad

Abdul's 6 days trip to Munnar

It was really a good experience travel with family it was first time with my family outing, Travel unbound provided deal was really a good deal we have really enjoyed it alot. Thanks to Mamta who had arranged the travel plan and suggested some places which i was not aware of.

Abdul Rehman Bengaluru

Anbu's 3 days trip to Munnar

It's great trip we enjoyed lot .. thanks for the best service

Anbu A Cumbum

Quershisadik's 2 days trip to Munnar

Excellent service gateway of desires and Ashraf agent

Quershisadik Chennai

Naresh's 4 days trip to Munnar

I am highly disappointed with your travel agency. We had planned for a trip to Wayanad. We had a clear discussion about the package details and everything was fixed before the trip. All the charges about the package were decided and the itinerary was planned accordingly before we started our trip. All of the sudden on the third day of our trip, they showed their real faces and the driver demanded for additional charges of Rs.3500 saying that he was booked only for 350 KM ride. This was no where mentioned in the package and also none of the tour agency member informed us earlier regarding this. This is completely unfair. It’s a big cheating from the travel agency. The agency along with driver forced us to pay additional charges which was not stated in the package nor did they mention this earlier. The driver stopped the vehicle in between the trip and forced us to pay additional charges. It was a big trap for us because we were helpless and were forced to pay the extra charges as we were in the middle of the trip and couldn’t do anything rather than listening to them. I am going to take this issue forward and going to file a case against your agency by filing a complaint with the Ministry of Tourism through the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring Systems (CPGRAMS) portal. Also I would never ever recommend any of my family friends to book trips from your agency Worst experience ever

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Vishal's 5 days trip to Munnar

Hotels were ok, it should have been better Elephant Ride

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