Location - Idukki District on the high ranges of the Western Ghats
Altitude - 5000-8000 ft above sea level.
Area - 26.2 sq. km.
Temperature - 0°C - 30° C,(Summer : 15.2°C - 25.8°C Winter : 0°C - 10° C)
Rainfall - 275 cm
Best time to visit - September to May
Clothing - Woollen and cotton
Languages spoken - Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and English.
Tourist Spots
Mattupetty (13 km from Munnar)
Situated at a height of 1700 m , Mattupetty is famous for its highly specialised dairy farm, the Indo-swiss live stock project. Over 100 varietes of high yielding cattle are reared here.Visitors are allowed into three of the eleven cattle sheds at the farm
Visit Time : 0900 - 1100 hrs and 1400 - 1530 hrs.
Rate : Rs. 5/- per head. Tel. : 91-486-530389.
The Mattupetty lake and dam , just a short distance from the farm, is a very beautiful picnic spot. The sprawling Kundala tea plantations and the Kundala lake are other attractions in the vicinity. DTPC Idukki provides boating facilities on the Mattupetty Dam. Speed Launch and slow speed motor boats are available on hire. |
