Munnar - the Hill Station of Kerala in Idukki

Munnar is one of the coolest tourist destinations of south India. Situated at 1600 meter above sea level, this magical hill station offers a great variety of choices like lakes, reservoirs, mountain streams, scab row rocks, wooded valleys, wavy grass hills, tea plantations, hurling waterfalls, fragrant cardamom bushes, adventurous elephant herds and a beautiful landscape painted with colonial bungalows and buildings. Munnar is a favorite spot for the adventurous tourists with the facilities like trekking, camping, rock climbing, parasailing, gliding and fishing. The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains got its name from the blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms once in every 12 years.

Geography
Munnar hill station is located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above sea level,in the Western Ghats range of mountains.

How to Reach Munnar, Kerala

By Road
State-run or private buses, plying from various towns in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, are the best way to get to Munnar by road

By Rail
The nearest railway station from Munnar is at Aluva, which is at a distance of 110 kilometres from Munnar

By Air
Munnar Hill station is about 106 Km (66 Miles) east of Cochin International Airport(COK).

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Eden Garden Park Kolkata

The Eden Garden Park is located opposite to the Eden Garden, which is well known as the largest cricket stadium in India and the third largest in the world.

The Eden Garden Park is well maintained and is very popular too for the beautiful and amazing variety of plants and flowers grown here. People who enjoy horticulture should definitely visit this park.

The park is spread in an area of 50 acres and one can see the huge mango, banyan and mahogany trees providing a shade where one can see people relaxing.

These trees are as old as 1841 and these were planted by the Governor general Auckland. These trees were named after his sisters Emily and Fanny Eden.There is a three storeyed Burmese pagoda too which is visible in red and golden yellow colors, this was brought here by Lord Dalhousie. One can sit and relax in this park and even enjoy the delicious street food available here.

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