(40
km from Munnar): This is the only place in Kerala that has a natural growth
of sandalwood trees. The sandalwood factory of the Forest Department, the caves
(muniyaras) with murals and relics from the New Stone Age civilization and the
children's park spread across a hectare of land under the canopy of a single
Banyan tree are of great interest to tourists. Thoovanam Waterfall and Rajiv
Gandhi National Park are also nearby.
Marayoor occupies a vast area on the slopes of the Western Ghats in Idukki
district and is an important pre-historic site in Kerala. Apart from the Dolmenoid
cists (Dolmenoids were burial chambers made of four stones placed on edges
and covered by a fifth one called the cap stone) in Muniyara, Marayoor is
famous for its natural sandalwood forests and pre-historic rock paintings.
Getting there :
Nearest railway station : Ernakulam about 130 km
Nearest airport : Cochin International Airport about 110 km
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