Location: Palakkad
Top Things to do in Palakkad
The 10 Best Things to Do in Palakkad, India
Discover the best top things to do in Palakkad, India including Malampuzha Garden and Dam, Kanjirapuzha Dam, Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Tipu Sultan Fort, Malampuzha Dam, Virgin Valley Pathrakadvu, Seethargundu Viewpoint, Kalpathy Temple, Nelliyampathy hills, Malampuzha Rock Garden.
Restaurants in Palakkad
1. Malampuzha Garden and Dam
Overall Ratings
4 based on 273 reviews
2. Kanjirapuzha Dam
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Traveller G - Chennai District, India
$$ SUPER EXCELLENT DAM with GARDEN & other TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
................... VERY POORLY PROMOTTED..........
SEE TO BELEIVE
$$ Surrounded by MIND BLOWING - ROWS OF Mountains & PEAKS!!
$$ 43 KMs from Palakkad (Mannarkkad, the nearest town), Kerala
IMPORTANT:
1. THE SUN SET & RISE ARE REALLY AWESOME & WORTH WATCHING!
2. Children's Park is also EXCELLENT
(Request to take a look at the photos to get a feel of the Garden & Dam, before the detailed REVIEW of KANJIRAPPUZHA DAM - there are different spots shown on the Dam in Google Map)
The MAIN ATTRACTIONS are:
1. The Main Entrance Gate
2. The Garden, inside
3. A Cool-drinks & Snacks Shop
4. Beautiful Bad weather Shelters
5. Different Fountains & Water Bodies
6. Boating Facility ( Nov, 2017 - Not in operation)
7. Beautiful Children's Park
8. The 3 Gated DAM
9. Awesome Scenery, walking Road
10. The Reservoir
11. Rest Room
12. Parking Zone
The Kanjirapuzha Dam (a earth masonry dam in 24,000 acres), with three Islands & a Fisheries Development Programme [by the Fisheries Department] is on Kanjirapuzha River, (a tributary of Thuthapuzha River, which joins Bharatapuzha River (a part of the west-flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari). The densely-covered green forest area of the catchment is called the "Vettilachola". Palakkad, Mannarkkad and Ottappalam are mainly benefited by this dam.
VERY POOR PROMOTION of this WONDER!!!!
Honestly, I could not leave the place...
3. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 164 reviews
Reviewed By flyingdumbo - Gstaad, Switzerland
A very nice and comfortable bungalow, clean.
It would be good to have more explanations by check in, and food can be improved more choice.
We have done a trekking/birdwatching in the early morning, what was very nice, but the guide walked too fast for my mom, without looking for birds. He showed several spiders and other things what was interesting.
The safari was great, we've seen a lot of different animals, a lot of Indian gaur, elephants, sambar,spotted deer, monkeys, some nice birds.
4. Tipu Sultan Fort
5. Malampuzha Dam
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By Samueljebaraj24 - Madurai, India
Malampuzha is located 6km away from Palakkad.
It is a dam along with garden, they provide boating, rope car dam view, and aquarium outside the dam garden, and snake park are there.
Kids and families should enjoy their visit.
Rope car makes you a scenic view of the dam and the garden in the ride.
Little thrill experience in riding the rope car.
And jet boat is available.
Back side there is a ferry service offer you to take you to the village back side of the dam.
The water flow seen from the dam top is awesome.
Must visit place while you are in Palakkad.
6. Virgin Valley Pathrakadvu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Traveller G - Chennai District, India
Kindly have a lance at the Photos included, to have an over-all feel....!!!)
NOTE:
Virgin Valley is the Gift of Kunthipuzha River, which flows through the Silent Valley National Park (Kunthipuzha is one of the tributaries of the river Thuthapuzha, which ends in Bharathapuzha). This river is is named after Kunthi Devi (the mother of Pandavas) - referring to the story of bathing of her, in this river.
Since the river starts from SILENT VALLEY - UN TOUCHED NATURE - hence the name VIRGIN VALLEY!
$$ The drive through village gives a different feel
## Approach Road needs maintenance
$$ Enough Parking
$$ Negligible entry & parking fee
@@ Good for School / College / Family / Children PICNIC.
!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT (Mostly June to November ) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(The warning boards are written in Malayalam - the Gist is as Follows )
WARNINGS
========
1. The Rocks may be slippery ! Be very Careful!!
2. The force of flow of water is not easy to calculate - Do not try to swim, where you are not sure!
3. A "LANDSLIDE" may occur (Mostly June to November ) any time, raising the water level very high, all of a sudden with huge water currents (Fatal)
4. JUST KEEP SAFE DISTANCE - THAT IS ALL (do not unnecessarily worry about these boards).
... few areas are under renovation...
our experience ended with a student from A PICNIC group SINGING for us!! Congrats..
(Photos included to give the over-all feel!!!)
Really recommended....
7. Seethargundu Viewpoint
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
Seethargundu is one of the spectacular view point, located in Nelliyampathy Hills, Palakkad, Kerala, South India. This amazing attraction is blessed with many Tea Estates, Thick Forest and few Spectacular Ariel Views.
Reviewed By drn85 - Kozhikode, India
Seethargundu is located in Palakkad district few kilometers away from the nelliyampathy hills. It's one of the beautiful natural attraction in kerala. We can reach there by car after paying the entry fee at a check post few kilometers before the destination. Parking space, refreshment and restrooms are available at the entry. It's one of the rushy places in nelliyampathy especially on weekends and holidays. It's a very deep cliff and the tree which is located in the side of the cliff is an attraction. Beware of the mischievous monkeys which will grab all the food packets you are holding on reaching there. If lucky you can see some wild animals which come near to the cliff. Lots of awesome photo locations are available here and it's a must watch place for all the nature lovers here.
8. Kalpathy Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Mathews P
Having heard of the renowned kalpathy radholsavam and moreover being in Palakkad for the time being, always wished to pay a visit to this Heritage Village. Made it to the kalpathy temple and it's premises with a colleague Sarun.V. Got a glimpse of the preparations of the upcoming chariot procession on 14-16, Nov,2016. The 3 chariots were also sighted.
9. Nelliyampathy hills
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By Joe J
We stayed from 29th September 2017 to 2nd September 2017
My father, my wife, my son and I made the trip to Nelliyampathy Hills from Chennai and stayed in Kailas Plantations – two Deluxe Suites with balcony. The suites are sandwiched between dense forest on one side and coffee plantations on the other. They are well maintained, neat and comfortable.
The route to Kailas Plantations: From Palakad, take the road indicated by Google Maps to Kaikatty. At the Kaikaty junction take the left hand side road leading to Pulayampara. From this junction it is around 2.3kms to pulayampara. Take a right turn near the bus waiting shelter at pulayampara junction towards Kottengadu division of CHANDRAMALAI ESTATE. This is the same road leading to Cissilia resort. Kottengadu is around 3kms from Pulayampara. Just before the Temple at Kottengadu take the road towards the left and after travelling 800 mtrs on this road take a right turn onto a mud road through the tea estate. After travelling 200mtrs on this mud road take a left turn and in 100mtrs you will reach the gate of KAILAS PLANTATIONS. Drive through this road to reach the guest house.
The route is very good up to Palakad, good up to Pulayampara, reasonably OK up to Kottengadu and the last 500 Mtrs will be a bumpy ride. But overall a good travel experience.
The Manager of Kailas Plantations is very informative and goes out of the way to help you reach the guest house comfortably. He was also very accommodating when we rescheduled the trip twice due to weather and personal reasons.
The manager at the guest house, Mr. Renjan is a very helpful person and is very pleasant to interact with. He took us on a wonderful Trekking Trip up a steep hill which is inside the plantations. We were able to sight wild Goats, flying squirrels, Sambar Deer, etc. The scenic beauty at the top of the trek cannot be expressed in words. It needs to be experienced.
They provide veg and non-veg food in the guest house. It is advisable to opt for the food provided. All the three days we had our food in the plantations. The food is of very good quality and the spread is too good. They also provide special dishes on request. But the need for special dishes is highly remote because of the heavy food they provide. The credit for the food and the pleasant way it is served, always with a smile goes to Mr.clinty and Mr.Cleetus. The dishes, both veg and non-veg taste so good.
We also sighted two Elephants at a view point which is a few kilometers from the plantations.
Overall, it was a very comfortable, pleasant and an enjoyable trip.
One thing to keep in mind is, only BSNL, Cellone network is available beyond Kaikatti (mostly over the entire Hill). So if you do not have a BSNL Cellone connection, you will be cut-off from the world almost from the minute you start your climb up the Hill. However, at the guest house, the manager, Mr.Renjan always helps out with his cell in case we need to contact anyone urgently.
We thank Mr.Renjan, Mr.Clinty and Mr.Cleetus for taking extra care of my father who is 85 years old. They took extra effort to cater to his needs whenever required. My father felt so homely in their company.
We strongly recommend this place for anyone who likes to get away from the drudgery of work and blend with nature.
Dr. Joe Jesudurai
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10. Malampuzha Rock Garden
Overall Ratings
4 based on 39 reviews
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