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Site Name:  Kodaikanal Site Type:  Hill station Location:   Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   The Princess of Hill Stations Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from  Dindigul and Madurai Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal Don't claim that you have traveled to India if you have not visited Tamil Nadu State. Similarly, don't claim that you have visited Tamil Nadu without traveling to Kodaikanal, the Princess of Hill Stations. Of course, this Princess is much prettier than the Queen of Hill Stations (Ooty).  Kodaikanal is one of the most important hill stations in India. People from all over the country come to Tamil Nadu state in South India to visit this extraordinarily b...

Site Name:  Fairy Falls and Lyril Falls Site Type:  Hill station, Waterfalls Location:  Pambarpuram area,  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   Little known waterfalls of Kodaikanal Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal After visiting Kodaikanal, the popular travel destination in South India, I stopped calling any other city as 'City of Waterfalls'. Kodaikanal is dotted with so many small and big waterfalls which no other city and town could offer. Let us explore about two small little known waterfalls in Kodaikanal, Fairy Falls and Lyril Falls. Fairy Falls as well as Lyril Falls are located in Pambarpuram area in Kodaikanal...

Site Name:  Bear Shola Waterfalls Site Type:  Hill station, Shola Forest, Waterfalls Location:   Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A beautiful waterfalls located in Kodaikanal Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal After visiting Kodaikanal, the popular travel destination in South India, I stopped calling any other city as 'City of Waterfalls'. Kodaikanal is dotted with so many small and big waterfalls which no other city and town could offer. Let us explore about a beautiful waterfalls in this article. Bear Shola Waterfalls is located at a distance of around 3 kms from the heart of Kodaikanal town. It is located inside a for...

Site Name:  Gundar Waterfalls Site Type:  Hill station, Pine Forest, Waterfalls, Stream Location:  En route to Poomparai village, near  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A beautiful waterfalls located inside a secluded pine forest Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul; no option near this site Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal; no option in this site Kodaikanal is undoubtedly a popular travel destination in South India. Not only from South India, but from all parts of India, thousands of tourists travel to this Princess of Hill Stations everyday. However, hardly few tourists know about Gundar waterfalls, the hidden beauty of Kodaikanal. Let us ex...

Site Name:  Kulandai Velappar Temple Site Type:  Hill station, View Point, Village, Temple Location:  Poomparai village, near  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   An ancient temple of Lord Subramanya Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul; hardly one of two options near Poomparai Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal; no option in Poomparai A lot of tourists visit Kodaikanal as it is a popular tourist destination. However, not all of them go to the nearby Poomparai village. Poomparai is a small but beautiful village located near Kodaikanal. Poomparai has two important places of interest, Maha Lakshmi temple and Kuzhandai Velappar Temple. Let us explore ab...