Kodaikanal
Lake
The
lake in Kodaikanal is one of the famous tourist
attractions. It's just 3 kms from the bus stand.
This star-shaped lake is
situated 2285 m above the sea level and is noted
for its clean water. The Golf Club is located 5
kms from the Kodaikanal
Lake.
Boating, Horse-riding,
Cycling, Fishing(arranged by
Fisheries Department) all these around this lake
make Kodaikanal a perfect holiday
resort. |
Silver
Cascade Falls
Situated
8 kms away from the main ghat road is the Silver
Cascade Falls noted for its clean & pure
water and so the name Silver Falls .
The Kodai Lake overflows and falls down here
from a height of 180 feet. It is a
wonderful scenery not to be missed in
Kodaikanal. |
Coacker's
Walk
It is a narrow path (of length 1km) for
pedestrians which runs along the steep
mountains. A walk along this path will give you
a delightful experience and one can view many
places such as Pambar
river, Dolphin's nose &
birds eye view of Periyakulam from
here. |
Bryant
Park
Bryant
Park is a botanical
garden where you can get a
wide knowledge on Horticulture and
the various flora here are a feast to our
eyes. Every year, a show is conducted by the
Horticulture Department during the month of May.
A huge gathering exists for this
exhibition. |
Observatory
This is the highest point in the
Kodaikanal hills. We can study more about the
celestial objects if we observe the sky from a
great altitude. With this intention,
this research centre was built in
1898. Its director John Evershed
discovered the phenomenon of radial motion
in sunspots and is known
by his name as the Evershed Effect. The observatory has
also got a well equipped laboratory. This
spot is 6 kms away from Kodaikanal bus
stand. |
Telescope
Houses
There are 2
telescope houses in Kodaikanal for
the visitors to enjoy the beauty of the
surrounding hills, valleys and nearby
towns. |
Kurinji
Andavar Temple
This temple is around 2.5 kms from Kodai
Lake and the Deity here is Lord Subramanya.
According to Tamil Literature, Lord Subramanya
is the God of 'Kurinji' i.e. the
hilly region. The Palani Hills and the
northern plains can be seen from
here. |
Pillar
Rocks
This is the place where we can
see 3
boulders measuring a height of about
122 m each
standing side by side vertically offering a
spectacular view. |
Berijam
Lake
Berijam
lake which is 21 kms away from Kodaikanal is a
beautiful picnic
spot. The lake water is clean &
pure and fulfills the requirements of the
surrounding
regions. |
Dolphin's
Nose
This
is a spot where lies a flat rock at the edge of
the hills, below which there is a great deep of
about 6600
feet. This is an awe-inspiring sight
though we have wonderful sights throughout the
way. It is about 8 kms away from bus
stand. |
