Kuttikkanam is a hill station in Idukki district of Kerala. The place is located at a height of 3000ft above sea level enriched with a wide range of forests and wildlife. Kuttikkanam is truly a gifted natural heaven with beautiful gushing streams, valleys & hills. The place has a pleasant climate throughout the year.
The hill station is an adventure tourist spot. Travellers can go for trekking in the pine forests here. You can also find your way through the vast expanses of tea and coffee plantations with small streams and open grasslands.
It is best to enjoy the beauty of this place by going on long walks. The highest peak in Kuttikkanam Amrithamedu, is an ideal trekking spot. There is also a waterfall nearby called Valanjanganam. At the foot of this waterfall is Madammakkulam, a natural pond.
Another interesting place to visit in Kuttikkanam is the summer palace of the Maharajas of Travancore. The royal palace structures here tell the tales of the extremely glourious past, the place once had. The Maharani’s Palace and the summer residence of the Dewan of Travancore are the other nearby places to visit. The sunrise and sunset here in Kuttikanam is also worth watching.
There are ayurvedic centres and also outlets selling ayurvedic medicines and herbal products as well as shops selling spices, condiments and tea in Kuttikkanam.
The nearest railway station to Kuttikkanam is Kottayam and the nearest airport to Kuttikkanam is Cochin International airport.
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