Munnar Hill Station

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Local language

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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    Dhruv's 7 days trip to Munnar

    Had a great experience and very good trip. Everything booked and planned as per the final itinerary. Our drive was very good and humble but Kerala being a more of wild natural place so he could have been more adventurous. Saying this bcos we wanted to go to Top Station in munaar to see sunset or sunrise and hotel staff and other drivers suggested that it’s very safe route but our driver told it’s dangerous bcos of elephant presence on the route and he won’t go and so we have to drop that location. Also driver should be more enthusiastic and suggest good shopping (spices etc) and other hidden gems rather he was more interested in taking us to shopping and activities where I think the commission was arranged. But other than this he covered all the places in itinerary and was very polite through out the trip. Had a great trip and lot of memories.

    Dhruv Agarwal Mumbai

    Spoorthilb's 3 days trip to Munnar

    So we had booked a trip organised by gosamyati. Srikanth was a very nice agent. He made sure the trip was well organised and safe

    Spoorthilb Bangalore

    Drrohin's 4 days trip to Munnar

    We planned 4N kerala trip from travel triangle..it was a family trip with 3yr old kid.. All in all Awesome experience.. All well managed and planned Mr Namit well behaved and helpful .. Driver was funny friendly and goes with the rules.. Only issue was the food..which was not in the itenary.. I will delegate food availability also to travel triangle next time.. Munnar.. Elephant ride

    DrRohin Agrawal

    Amruth's 3 days trip to Munnar

    We had a great trip with you. The cab driver was exceptional. I think hotel in varkala would be much more better. May be it's on budget....itenary was really fine. Great view of jatayu and Varkala House boat is different and padmanabha swamy temple was great

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    Ca's 6 days trip to Munnar

    The driver Joel was extremely knowledgeable and had very good idea of all the places we visited. He was prompt and always available. The hotels were good and we had an amazing trip.

    Ca Vivekgupta Mumbai

    Pratima's 2 days trip to Munnar

    Excellent driver which took us the way we asked for. Very humble man.. Munnar waterfalls was magical which was suggested from our can driver

    Pratima Singh Kerala

    Sameer's 7 days trip to Munnar

    Overall the trip experience was very good. The cab provided was also nice. Thank you Mamta for arranging everything— it was a great experience.

    Sameer Jadhav Pune

    Sharmaheena's 5 days trip to Munnar

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    Sharmaheena Delhi

    Srielash's 3 days trip to Munnar

    i plan for 2n munnar trip and its good budget and perfect co ordination with agent thanks

    Srielash

    Venkatesh's 5 days trip to Munnar

    I plan a family trip with wondersky travels they plan everything perfectly and vishnu driver was very polite and the tempo traveller is very and specious thanks to wondersky travels.

    Venkatesh R Bangalore

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