Photo credits: Ramesh Kidangoor

Munnar is famous for its tea plantations, rolling hills, sparkling waterfalls, and sprawling estates, a combination of features which makes it a popular tourist destination. Visitors to Munnar can not only enjoy Kerala’s natural beauty but also learn about and participate in the area’s culture and economy. As attested in these photographs, Munnar has been one of Kerala’s hotspots for tea production, with tea plantations scattered throughout the rolling mountain ranges.

Today, tourism has stepped forward as a new economic driver for the region, but it is only the local diversity, natural and cultural, that ensures that national and inter-national travelers view Munnar as a “must-visit” on their trip to south India.