Munnar Tour Package, 3 Nights 4 Days with Eravikulam and Top Station
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Munnar Tour Package, 3 Nights 4 Days with Eravikulam and Top Station

4 days / 3 nightsStarts Cochin
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4 days
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255 km
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Late September to January for green hills, cool days and an open Eravikulam park. April and May are good for seeing tahr calves. Eravikulam is shut in February and March. June to August brings heavy rain and road bans.

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Overview

Tour overview

This Munnar tour package gives you 3 nights and 4 days in the tea hills of Kerala, starting and ending at Kochi airport or Ernakulam. You see the Cheeyappara falls on the way up, the Nilgiri tahr at Eravikulam, the tea museum, Mattupetty, Echo Point, Kundala and Top Station. We also tell you the closed months, the road rules and the best hour for each place, so nothing on your trip comes as a surprise.

What does this Munnar tour package include?

This is a 3 nights and 4 days Munnar tour package. You stay all three nights in one hotel in Munnar, so you unpack only once. With elders and small children, that helps a lot.

Here is the plan for you. On Day 1 you drive up from Kochi and stop at the waterfalls on the way. Day 2 is for the Nilgiri tahr at Eravikulam and the tea museum. The next day you go out to Mattupetty, Echo Point, Kundala and Top Station. On your last morning you see Lockhart Gap, and then you drive back to Kochi.

Most Munnar pages give you a list of places. This page gives you the order, the distances, the closed months and the road rules. If you want a shorter trip, see our Munnar tour. If you want a slower stay in the hills, see the Munnar hill station tour.

How do you reach Munnar from Kochi?

Munnar has no airport and no railway station of its own. Your tour starts at Kochi. Here are your choices, with the figures from Kerala Tourism and other guides.

  • By air to Kochi. Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is the nearest airport. Kerala Tourism gives the road distance to Munnar as about 108 to 110 km, along NH 85. Other guides give up to 125 km, as the route changes with road work. Plan on about 3.5 to 4.5 hours with stops.
  • By train to Ernakulam or Aluva. Ernakulam is about 126 to 130 km from Munnar, and Aluva is about 110 km. Our driver meets you at the station.
  • From Tamil Nadu. Bodinayakkanur, about 68 km away, is the nearest railway station on the Tamil Nadu side. Kerala Tourism gives Madurai as about 155 km and Coimbatore as about 160 km by road. Ask us if you want to start on that side.

For NRI and OCI families, land at Kochi in the morning if you can. The last part of the drive is a hill road with many bends. It is best done in daylight, after a meal and some rest.

Is Eravikulam National Park open all year?

No. This is the most important thing to know before you book. Eravikulam National Park is closed every year in February and March, the calving season of the Nilgiri tahr. Kerala Tourism gives February to March. The official park site has a notice for 1 February to 1 April. In 2025 and in 2026 the park opened again on 1 April.

When the park is open, entry starts at about 8 am. The official park site lists entry up to 2 pm, and some reports give 4 pm, so please confirm the time for your date. Book your tickets on the official park site, eravikulamnationalpark.in, with an ID proof for each person. Please confirm the current rate on the official site.

Only one part of the park, the Rajamalai tourism zone, is open to visitors. The core and buffer areas stay closed. Private cars are not allowed past the entrance. You leave your car at the gate and ride up in a forest department bus or van. Plan for 4 to 5 hours in all, with the queue, the ride and the walk.

Recent forest department counts have found more than 800 tahrs in the park. Seeing them is not guaranteed, but the early morning gives you the best chance. You can read more on our Eravikulam National Park tour page.

When will Neelakurinji bloom again in Munnar?

Neelakurinji is the shrub that turns the Munnar hills blue once in 12 years. The last big bloom on the Rajamala hills of Eravikulam was in 2018, from August to October. Kerala Tourism says the next big bloom in Munnar is likely in 2030.

Small, local blooms do happen in other years. In October and November 2022, kurinji flowered on the Kallippara hills at Santhanpara, in Idukki district. These small blooms are hard to plan for, so please do not book a trip only for the flowers before 2030.

In the 2018 season the park sold most tickets online and capped the number of visitors each day. Expect the same kind of rules in 2030, and book early.

When is the best time to visit Munnar?

Munnar sits at about 1,532 to 1,600 m, so it stays cool for most of the year. Kerala Tourism names October to March as the best months. But Eravikulam closes in February and March. So for this package, these are our honest months for you:

  • Late September to January. The rain has eased, the hills are green and the park is open. December and January nights are cold, so bring warm clothes.
  • April and May. The park opens again on 1 April, with new tahr calves on the slopes. Mornings are the best time to see them.
  • February and March. The weather is pleasant, but Eravikulam is closed. We can still run the trip, with more time at the tea estates and Top Station.
  • June to August. The monsoon runs from June to September, and July is the wettest month. Waterfalls are full, but landslides and night travel bans on the hill roads are common.

Mist comes up quickly in the hills, often in the morning and late afternoon. For more on the town, read our Munnar travel guide.

What are the Gap Road rules, and why do we never drive at night?

The Gap Road is the stretch of the Munnar to Bodimettu highway near Devikulam and Chinnakanal. It has wide views, and Lockhart Gap is on this side of town. It also has a history of landslides.

After heavy rain, the Idukki District Collector often bans night travel on this road. In July 2023 the order closed it from 6 pm to 6 am. Night travel was banned again for five days in June 2025, and parking on both sides of the road was stopped. In early July 2026, after a landslide near the CSI Church at Moolakadai, the Collector asked tourists to avoid that part of NH 85 on the Kochi side and to use the Old Munnar Road and Devikulam route. Traffic was opened again in part a few days later.

So here is our rule for you. We drive the hill roads only in daylight. We check the road news each morning. If the Gap Road is closed, we skip Lockhart Gap and give you more time in town.

Is Munnar good for elders and small children?

Yes. This is an easy trip. There is no long trek, and every stop can be reached by car or by the park bus. But please keep these points in mind:

  • The drive up from Kochi has many bends. Keep a travel sickness tablet ready for anyone who feels sick in cars.
  • At Eravikulam the bus takes you up, but you then walk for a while on the park road. Elders can walk a short part and wait for the others.
  • At Top Station, elders can enjoy the view from the first viewpoint and need not walk further.
  • Inside Eravikulam you cannot carry food, plastic, music or pets. Feed children before you go in.
  • Evenings get cold in December and January. Pack a jacket and a cap for each person.

What should you eat and buy in Munnar?

For breakfast, try appam at your hotel. For lunch, ask for a vegetarian sadya, the Kerala feast served on a plantain leaf, with avial and payasam. If you eat fish, try fish moilee. On the road near Attukad, have a glass of hot cardamom tea.

Munnar is a tea town, so buy tea first. The tea museum outlet and the estate outlets sell fresh packs. Munnar is also known for homemade chocolates, and for spices such as cardamom, pepper, cinnamon and clove. You also find eucalyptus and lemongrass oil.

To avoid being cheated, buy sealed packs with the maker's name and a packing date printed on them. Do not buy loose spices from a shop your driver insists on, as some shops pay commission. Keep chocolates out of the hot car.

Can you add Thekkady, Alleppey or Ooty?

Yes. Many families add a day or two. Thekkady, for the Periyar forest and the spice gardens, is about 90 km from Munnar by road, about 3 hours. See our Thattekad and Thekkady sanctuary tour. Alleppey, about 160 km away and about 5 hours by road, gives you a night on a houseboat. See our Kerala houseboat tour.

For a full week in Kerala, see the Kerala tour package or Best of Kerala. Couples can look at our Kerala honeymoon package. To see three hill stations in one trip, see the Munnar Ooty Kodaikanal tour package.

How is this Munnar page different from others?

We read the leading Munnar package pages before writing this one. Most do not tell you that Eravikulam closes in February and March. One even gives the wrong months. None explains the Gap Road night bans or the forest bus at the park gate.

This page gives you the closed months, the official booking site, the next Neelakurinji year, the tea museum timings and a distance for each day. It also tells you that Top Station sits on the Tamil Nadu side of the border. If something changes, we update the page and tell you before you travel.

Tour highlights

A stop at the Cheeyappara falls on the Kochi to Munnar highway, where the water comes down in seven steps, with the Valara falls a few minutes up the road
Your first view of the tea hills at Attukad and the Pothamedu viewpoint, with cardamom, coffee and tea slopes below you
An early morning at Eravikulam National Park, Kerala's first national park, to see the Nilgiri tahr on the Rajamala slopes, with the forest department bus up from the gate
A look at Anamudi, at 2,695 m the highest peak in South India, from inside the park
The KDHP tea museum at Nallathanni estate, with a short film, old tea machines and a tea tasting counter
Boating on Mattupetty lake, the echo at Echo Point and the shikara and pedal boats on Kundala lake
Top Station at more than 1,700 m, the old ropeway top on the Kerala and Tamil Nadu border, with the Theni valley far below
A morning drive to Lockhart Gap, about 13 km out of town, in daylight only, as the Gap Road rules ask
Appam for breakfast, a vegetarian sadya on a plantain leaf, hot cardamom tea, and Munnar tea and homemade chocolates to take home
Honest help with what spoils Munnar trips: the Eravikulam closure in February and March, night bans on the Gap Road, mist at Top Station and changing tea museum timings

Destinations covered

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Best Time

Late September to January for green hills, cool days and an open Eravikulam park. April and May are good for seeing tahr calves. Eravikulam is shut in February and March. June to August brings heavy rain and road bans.

Ideal For

Families with children and elders, couples and honeymooners, first-time visitors to Kerala, NRI and OCI families with a short India trip, and nature lovers who want tea hills, waterfalls and the Nilgiri tahr at an easy pace.

Difficulty

Easy

Route & distances

Your journey, stop by stop

Accurate distances and travel times for every leg: 255 km by road. Road times include a traffic buffer; distances marked “aerial” are straight-line for flight, helicopter, ropeway and water legs.

  1. 1Kochi
  2. 2Munnar127 km · ~3h 2m est.
  3. 3Kochi128 km · ~3h 1m est.

Day by day

Day-by-day itinerary

A carefully paced plan, day by day. Tap any day for the stay, meals and altitude detail.

Today you drive up to Munnar. Our driver meets you at Kochi airport, Ernakulam station or Aluva station. The road is NH 85, the Kochi to Dhanushkodi highway. From the airport, Munnar is about 105 to 125 km, about 3.5 to 4.5 hours with stops.

After Neriamangalam the road starts to climb. Between Neriamangalam and Adimali you reach the Cheeyappara falls, right beside the highway. The water comes down in seven steps. Kerala Tourism says it falls from about 1,000 feet. A few minutes further up is the Valara falls, larger and louder, but hard to see from the road. Please stay on the viewing side at Valara, as the rocks are slippery.

Monkeys roam the area at Cheeyappara. Do not feed them, and keep your snacks inside the car. Small stalls here sell fruit and snacks.

Before you reach town, you pass Attukad, about 5 to 9 km before Munnar, between Pallivasal and Munnar. Here you see a waterfall in the valley and tea all around. If you are not tired, stop at the Pothamedu viewpoint, about 6 km from town, for your first wide view of the cardamom, coffee and tea slopes.

Check in at your hotel and rest. Munnar gets dark early, so keep a torch with you if you walk out after dinner.

  • Distance and drive time: Kochi airport to Munnar about 105 to 125 km (about 3.5 to 4.5 hours with stops); Ernakulam station to Munnar about 126 to 130 km.
  • Best time today: Leave Kochi by 9 am so you reach Munnar in daylight. The falls are fullest in and just after the monsoon, and thin in summer.
  • What to buy, and how not to be cheated: Buy fruit or a snack at the Cheeyappara stalls, and ask the price before you take it. Keep your tea and spice shopping for Munnar town, where you can compare sealed packs.
  • A fact few people know: Pallivasal, which you pass just before Munnar, was the site of Kerala's first hydro-electric project. Kerala Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism both record this.
Special Tips for This Day: Keep a travel sickness tablet ready for the hill part after Neriamangalam. Wear shoes with a good grip at the falls. For photos at Cheeyappara, stand on the far side of the road so you get all seven steps in one frame. Ask the driver to stop for a cup of cardamom tea near Attukad.

Today you see the Nilgiri tahr. Have an early breakfast of appam at your hotel. Then drive to the Eravikulam National Park gate, a short drive out of town. We book your tickets in advance on the official park site, so you do not stand in the long counter queue.

At the entrance you leave your car. Private vehicles cannot go further. A forest department bus or van takes you up to the Rajamalai tourism zone. After the bus, you walk for a while on the park road, with grass hills around you. With luck, you see the tahr close to the path. Please do not feed, touch or disturb them, as the park rules forbid it.

From here you can look towards Anamudi, at 2,695 m the highest peak in South India. The peak is inside the closed part of the park, so visitors see it only from a distance.

After lunch, visit the KDHP tea museum at the Nallathanni estate, about 1.5 to 2 km from town. You watch a short film on the history of tea in Munnar, and then you see how tea is made, step by step. Kerala Tourism says the museum is open on all days, from 10 am to 5 pm, but some guides say it shuts on Mondays. We call the museum the day before. If it is shut, we move your visit to Day 3.

In the evening, walk through Munnar town. You can see the CSI Christ Church with its stained glass windows. Work on the church began in 1910, in British times, and worship began there in 1911. Do your tea and chocolate shopping now, when you are not in a hurry.

  • Distance and drive time: Munnar to the Eravikulam gate and back is a short drive; plan about 4 to 5 hours for the full park visit. The tea museum is about 1.5 to 2 km from town.
  • Best time today: Reach the park gate by about 8 am, when entry opens. Mornings are cooler, the tahr are more active and the crowds are smaller. Keep the tea museum for the afternoon.
  • What to buy, and how not to be cheated: The tea museum has an outlet for fresh tea. Buy sealed packs with a printed packing date. In town, look for homemade chocolates in sealed boxes, and check the date before you pay.
  • A fact few people know: Eravikulam was declared a sanctuary in 1975 and became Kerala's first national park in 1978. Today it protects one of the largest groups of Nilgiri tahr anywhere.
Special Tips for This Day: Carry your printed or phone e-ticket and the same ID proof you used to book. You cannot take food, plastic bottles or music inside the park, so eat before you go in. Carry a light jacket, as the hills can turn cold. For photos of the tahr, use a zoom lens and stay on the road. Elders can walk a short way and wait while the others go further.

Today you drive east to Top Station, on the Kerala and Tamil Nadu border. Start by 8:30 am, as this is your longest sightseeing day.

Your first stop is Mattupetty, about 10 to 13 km from town, at about 1,700 m. The concrete dam was built in the late 1940s for power and water. You can take a pedal boat or a speed boat on the lake. Wild elephants are sometimes seen near the water, so please stay with the crowd and listen to the staff. Near the lake you pass the Indo-Swiss dairy farm, set up with help from Switzerland.

Next is Echo Point, about 15 km from town, on the lake shore. Call out across the water, and your voice comes back to you. It works best when the place is quiet.

Then you reach Kundala lake, about 20 to 23 km from town. You can take a shikara or a pedal boat here. The Kundala dam is often called the first arch dam in Asia. The Ministry of Tourism and the Idukki tourism office both say this.

Your last stop is Top Station, about 32 to 40 km from Munnar, at more than 1,700 m. Look down into the Theni valley of Tamil Nadu, far below. On a clear day the view is wide. Mist can roll in within minutes, so go up before lunch if the sky is clear. We start back by about 4 pm, so you are off the hill road before dark.

  • Distance and drive time: Munnar to Top Station about 32 to 40 km each way, with Mattupetty, Echo Point and Kundala on the same road; about 65 to 80 km in all, most of the day.
  • Best time today: Mattupetty and Echo Point in the morning, Top Station before mist builds up, and the drive back by about 4 pm.
  • What to buy, and how not to be cheated: If you buy a snack or tea at a stall on the way, ask the price before you take it. Do not buy loose spices or oils at roadside stalls, as you cannot check them. Wait for a sealed pack in town.
  • A fact few people know: Top Station sits right on the border. Maps and most records place it in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, though Kerala Tourism lists it with Munnar. It got its name as the top end of a ropeway that carried tea down to the plains. The Kundala Valley Railway, opened in 1902, brought the tea up here from Munnar. The great flood of 1924 destroyed the line, and it was never rebuilt.
Special Tips for This Day: Carry a light jacket, water and a snack from town, as this is a long day on the road. If mist covers Top Station, you can wait for a while, but start back by about 4 pm. Elders can enjoy the view from the first viewpoint and need not walk further. For the best lake photos, take them from the dam wall at Mattupetty in the morning light.

Today is your last day in Munnar. If the weather is clear, you drive out to Lockhart Gap, about 13 km from town, on the Gap Road side. You see deep valleys and tea slopes from the viewpoint. Go early, and come back by mid-morning.

If the Collector has closed the Gap Road after rain, we skip it. Instead you get an easy morning in town, or a stop at a tea estate outlet on the way down.

After breakfast and check-out, you drive back to Kochi. It is about 105 to 125 km to the airport, about 3.5 to 4.5 hours. Keep at least 6 hours between leaving Munnar and your flight, as the hill road can be slow. For lunch on the way, ask for a sadya or fish moilee, if you eat fish.

If you are adding Thekkady or Alleppey, today you drive there instead of Kochi. Ask us and we will plan that day for you.

  • Distance and drive time: Munnar to Lockhart Gap about 13 km each way (about 1 hour in all), then Munnar to Kochi airport about 105 to 125 km (about 3.5 to 4.5 hours).
  • Best time today: Lockhart Gap early in the morning on your way out. Kerala Tourism says the evening light here is lovely too, so if Day 3 ends early, you can go then, as long as you are back before dark. Leave Munnar by 11 am for an evening flight.
  • What to buy, and how not to be cheated: If you still need tea, stop at an estate outlet on the way and buy sealed packs. Keep your bills with you.
  • A fact few people know: Kerala Tourism says the name Munnar means 'three rivers', for the Muthirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala, which meet here. It also records that tea planting began here in 1880, on about 50 acres.
Special Tips for This Day: Pack your bags the night before, so you can leave early for Lockhart Gap. Keep your boarding pass and ID in your hand bag, not in the boot. For elders, plan a tea break halfway down the hill. If it rains hard on your last morning, skip Lockhart Gap and leave for Kochi early.

Travel tips

A family guide to Munnar and its tea hills

Munnar, Eravikulam and Top Station

On this trip you see the Cheeyappara falls on the way up, the Nilgiri tahr at Eravikulam, the tea museum, Mattupetty, Kundala and Top Station on the Tamil Nadu border. Here is what you should know before you go, and while you travel.

3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYSSTART: KOCHIMUNNAR ABOUT 1,600 MPARK SHUT: FEB AND MAR

The shrines

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Cheeyappara falls
NH 85, Idukki
Water in seven steps beside the highway
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Eravikulam National Park
Rajamalai
Kerala's first national park, home of the Nilgiri tahr
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KDHP tea museum
Nallathanni estate
How Munnar tea is made, open 10 am to 5 pm
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Mattupetty and Kundala
Munnar
Boats on two lakes and the echo in between
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Top Station
Theni, Tamil Nadu
The old ropeway top, more than 1,700 m
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Lockhart Gap
Gap Road side
Valley views about 13 km out, by day only
01Season

When to go to Munnar, and the two months to avoid for the park

The best months for this package are late September to January. Eravikulam is closed in February and March. Take care in June to August, the heavy rain months.

  • Late September to January: green and coolThe rain eases and the park is open. Kerala Tourism names October to March as the best months for Munnar. Nights in December and January are cold, so you should pack warm clothes.
  • April and May: tahr calvesEravikulam opens again on 1 April after the calving season. In 2025 and 2026 it opened on that date. You get your best chance of seeing the young tahr in the morning.
  • June to September: monsoonJuly is the wettest month in Munnar. The waterfalls on the way up are full, but landslides and night bans on the hill roads are common. Keep a spare day if you travel now.
February and March

Eravikulam National Park is closed for the tahr calving season. Kerala Tourism gives February to March, and the official park site has a notice for 1 February to 1 April. If your dates fall here, we give you more time at the tea hills and Top Station.

02The park

Eravikulam National Park: tickets, the bus and the rules

Book on the official park site, eravikulamnationalpark.in, with an ID proof. Your car stops at the gate, and a forest department bus takes you up to Rajamalai.

  • Book before you goChoose your date and the number of people on the official site, and give an ID proof such as Aadhaar or a passport. Show the e-ticket at the gate. Please confirm the current rate on the official site.
  • Reach earlyEntry starts at about 8 am. The official site lists entry up to 2 pm, and some reports give 4 pm, so please check for your date. Plan 4 to 5 hours for the whole visit.
  • Only Rajamalai is openThe park covers about 97 sq km, but only the Rajamalai tourism zone is open to you. Anamudi, at 2,695 m the highest peak in South India, is in the closed part, so you see it from a distance.
  • What you cannot take inNo food, plastic, alcohol, smoking, pets or music. Do not feed, tease or disturb the tahr. The park says sightings are not guaranteed, so please keep your hopes gentle.
Our promise on the park

We book your tickets on the official site as soon as you confirm your dates. If the park closes for any reason on your day, we tell you the same evening and change the plan, so you do not lose the day.

03The 12-year flower

Neelakurinji: when the Munnar hills turn blue again

Neelakurinji blooms once in 12 years. The last big bloom on Rajamala was in 2018. Kerala Tourism says the next is likely in 2030.

  • The 2018 bloomThe Rajamala hills of Eravikulam flowered from August to October 2018. That season the park sold most tickets online and capped the number of visitors each day.
  • Small blooms in other yearsLocal blooms do happen. In October and November 2022, kurinji flowered on the Kallippara hills at Santhanpara in Idukki district. They are hard to plan for, so do not book a trip only for them.
  • Planning for 2030If you want to see the big bloom, tell us early. Expect online tickets and a daily cap again, and book your hotel months ahead.
04Logistics

Flight or train: how you reach Munnar

Munnar has no airport or railway station. Your tour starts at Kochi, about 105 to 125 km away by road.

Cochin International Airport

Kerala Tourism gives about 108 to 110 km to Munnar along NH 85. Other guides give up to 125 km. Plan on about 3.5 to 4.5 hours with stops.

Ernakulam or Aluva station

Ernakulam is about 126 to 130 km from Munnar, and Aluva is about 110 km. Our driver meets you at the station.

From Tamil Nadu

Bodinayakkanur, about 68 km away, is the nearest station on the Tamil Nadu side. Kerala Tourism gives Madurai as about 155 km and Coimbatore as about 160 km by road.

For NRI and OCI families

Land at Kochi in the morning if you can, so you drive the hill road in daylight. If you land late at night, rest in Kochi and drive up the next morning.

05Rules on the road

The Gap Road, night bans and driving in the rain

After heavy rain, the Idukki District Collector often bans night travel on the Gap Road. We drive the hill roads only in daylight.

  • What the Gap Road isIt is the stretch of the Munnar to Bodimettu highway near Devikulam and Chinnakanal. Lockhart Gap is on this side of town. The road has a long history of landslides.
  • Recent bansIn July 2023 the Collector closed part of it from 6 pm to 6 am. In June 2025 night travel was banned for five days, and parking on both sides was stopped.
  • The Kochi side tooIn early July 2026, after a landslide near Moolakadai, the Collector asked tourists to avoid that part of NH 85 and use the Old Munnar Road and Devikulam route. Traffic was opened again in part a few days later.
Top Station and mist

Mist can cover Top Station and the road back within minutes. We start back by about 4 pm, so you are off the hill road before dark.

06Easy pace

Munnar with parents and small children

This is an easy trip. Every stop can be reached by car or by the park bus, and there is no long trek.

  • The hill driveThe road after Neriamangalam has many bends. Keep a travel sickness tablet ready, and stop for a short break at the Cheeyappara falls.
  • Short walks onlyAt Eravikulam and Top Station you walk for a while. Elders can walk a short part and wait while the others go further.
  • Food at the parkYou cannot take food inside Eravikulam. Feed children well before you go in, and carry water in a steel bottle if the gate staff allow it.
  • Cold eveningsPack a jacket and a cap for each person, more so in December and January.
07Eat and buy

What to eat, what to buy, and how not to be cheated

Eat appam and a vegetarian sadya. Buy Munnar tea, homemade chocolates and spices in sealed packs.

  • Kerala foodHave appam for breakfast and a sadya on a plantain leaf for lunch, with avial and payasam. If you eat fish, try fish moilee. Near Attukad, stop for hot cardamom tea.
  • Tea firstBuy fresh tea at the tea museum outlet or an estate outlet. Look for a sealed pack with the maker's name and a packing date.
  • Chocolates and spicesMunnar is known for homemade chocolates, and for cardamom, pepper, cinnamon and clove. Keep chocolates out of the hot car.
  • Say no politelyIf a driver insists on a certain shop, say no politely. Some shops pay commission. Do not buy loose spices or oils at roadside stalls.
The name you take home

Munnar, the town of three rivers

Muthirapuzha, Nallathanni, Kundala

Kerala Tourism says the name Munnar means 'three rivers', for the three streams that meet here. Munnar town sits where they join. On your last evening, take a moment by the water, with a cup of Munnar tea in your hand, before you go down the hill.

What's included

What's included

Included

  • ✓Your 3 hotel nights in Munnar on twin or triple sharing
  • ✓Daily breakfast at your hotel
  • ✓Pick-up for you at Kochi airport, Ernakulam railway station or Aluva railway station, and drop back at the same place at the end
  • ✓A private car with a driver who knows the Munnar hill roads, for all sightseeing in this itinerary
  • ✓Driver allowance, fuel, parking and tolls for the drives in this itinerary
  • ✓Help with booking your Eravikulam National Park tickets on the official park site for your date
  • ✓A WayToIndia trip briefing for you before you travel, with a packing list, a road check and a weather check
  • ✓Phone and WhatsApp support for you from our team through the trip

Not included

  • ✕Flights or trains to Kochi and back (we can book them on request)
  • ✕Entry tickets for Eravikulam National Park, the tea museum, Mattupetty, Kundala and other sites, and camera charges
  • ✕Boating at Mattupetty and Kundala, and any other rides or activities
  • ✕Lunch and dinner, unless you ask us to add a meal plan
  • ✕Personal shopping and tips
  • ✕Extra cost from rain, landslides or road bans, such as an extra hotel night or a longer route
  • ✕Travel insurance and anything not listed in inclusions

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Frequently asked questions

Three nights and four days is the right length for Munnar alone. You get one day for the drive up and the waterfalls, one for Eravikulam and the tea museum, one for Mattupetty, Kundala and Top Station, and a last morning for Lockhart Gap. Two nights feel rushed, and adding Thekkady or Alleppey needs one or two more nights.

For this package, the best time is late September to January, when the hills are green, the days are cool and Eravikulam National Park is open. April and May are also good, with tahr calves on the slopes. Eravikulam is closed in February and March. June to August brings heavy rain and road bans.

Munnar is about 105 to 125 km from Cochin International Airport by road, along NH 85. Kerala Tourism gives about 108 to 110 km, and other guides give up to 125 km. The drive takes about 3.5 to 4.5 hours with stops, as the last part is a hill road with many bends. Ernakulam station is about 126 to 130 km away.

Yes. Eravikulam National Park closes every year for the calving season of the Nilgiri tahr. Kerala Tourism gives February to March, and the official park site has a notice for 1 February to 1 April. In 2025 and 2026 the park opened again on 1 April. Please check the official park site before you fix your dates.

Book online on the official park site, eravikulamnationalpark.in. You choose your date and the number of people, and give an ID proof such as Aadhaar or a passport. Entry starts at about 8 am. Private cars stop at the entrance, and a forest department bus takes you up. Please confirm the current rate on the official site.

Neelakurinji blooms on the Munnar hills once in 12 years. The last big bloom on the Rajamala hills of Eravikulam was in August to October 2018. Kerala Tourism says the next big bloom in Munnar is likely in 2030. Small local blooms do happen in other years, but they are hard to plan a trip around.

Top Station sits right on the Kerala and Tamil Nadu border. Maps and most records place it in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, though Kerala Tourism lists it with Munnar. It is about 32 to 40 km from Munnar, at more than 1,700 m. Mist often covers it by afternoon, so go before lunch.

You can visit Munnar in the monsoon, but please plan with care. The monsoon runs from June to September, and July is the wettest month. After heavy rain, the Idukki District Collector often bans night travel on the Gap Road, and landslides close parts of NH 85. Drive only in daylight and keep one spare day.

Yes, Munnar is easy for senior citizens. Every stop in this package can be reached by car or by the park bus, and there is no long trek. At Eravikulam and Top Station you walk for a while, so elders can walk a short part and rest. Carry a travel sickness tablet for the hill drive and a jacket for cold evenings.

Kerala Tourism says the KDHP tea museum at the Nallathanni estate is open on all days, from 10 am to 5 pm. The Ministry of Tourism gives 9 am to 5 pm, and some guides say it shuts on Mondays. It is about 1.5 to 2 km from Munnar town. Please confirm the timing a day before you go.

Buy Munnar tea first, from the tea museum outlet or an estate outlet, in sealed packs with a printed packing date. Munnar is also known for homemade chocolates, and for cardamom, pepper, cinnamon and clove. Eucalyptus and lemongrass oil are common too. Avoid loose spices at roadside stalls, and say no to shops your driver insists on.

Yes. Thekkady, for the Periyar forest and spice gardens, is about 90 km from Munnar, about 3 hours by road, and needs one more night. Alleppey, about 160 km and about 5 hours away, gives you a night on a houseboat and also needs one more night. Many families do Munnar, Thekkady and Alleppey together in five or six nights.

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