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7 Buses to Coimbatore
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9 Buses to Kumily & Madurai
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10 Buses to Top Station
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Sights & Activities
The main reason to visit Munnar is to explore the lush, tea-filled hillocks that surround it.
Hotels, homestays, travel agencies, autorickshaw drivers and practically every passerby
will want to organise a day of sightseeing for you: shop around. The best way to experien-
ce the hills is on a guided trek , which can range from a few hours' 'soft trekking' around tea
plantations to more arduous full-day mountain treks, which open up some stupendous
views. Trekking guides can easily be organised through hotels and guesthouses or the
DTPC for around ?100 per person per hour (usually a minimum of four hours).
Tea Museum
( 230561; adult/child ?75/35, camera ?20; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun) About 1.5km northwest of town,
this museum is about as close as you'll get to a working tea factory around Munnar. It's a
demo model of the real thing, but it still shows the basic process. A collection of old bits
and pieces from the colonial era, including photographs and a 1905 tea-roller, are also
kept here. A 30-minute video explaining the history of Munnar, its tea estates and the pro-
grams put in place for its workers screens hourly. The short walk to or from town follows
the road but passes some of the most accessible tea plantations from Munnar town. An
autorickshaw charges ?20 from the bazaar.
MUSEUM
Tours
The DTPC ( Click here ) runs three fairly rushed full-day tours to points around Munnar.
The Sandal Valley Tour (per person ?350; 9am-6pm) visits Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, several
viewpoints, waterfalls, plantations, a sandalwood forest and villages. The Tea Valley tour (per
person ?300; 10am-6pm) visits Echo Point, Top Station and Rajamalai (for Eravikulam Na-
tional Park), among other places. The Village Sightseeing Tour (?400; 9.30am-6pm) covers
Devikulam, Anayirankal Dam, Ponmudy and a farm tour among others. You can hire a
taxi to visit the main local sights for around ?1200 per day.
 
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