Idukki District, Kerala

Munnar Town & Tea Gardens

Queen of Hill Stations

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About Munnar Town & Tea Gardens

Munnar is the heart of Kerala’s highrange country — a former British hill station turned tea capital, where neat rows of tea bushes blanket the hills in every direction. At an elevation of over 1,600 metres, the air stays cool year-round, and the town itself makes a perfect base for exploring everything the region has to offer. Spend a morning walking through working tea estates, learn how the leaf becomes the cup at the Tata Tea Museum, and catch golden light over the valley from Pothamedu in the evening. Most journeys into the Western Ghats from this side of Kerala begin and end right here.

Best Time to Visit

September to March

How to Reach

130 km from Kochi International Airport (~4 hrs by road). Well connected by KSRTC buses and private taxis from Kochi, Madurai, and Coimbatore.

Visitors

600+/month