Tamil Nadu · South India
Kodaikanal
About Kodaikanal
The Princess of Hill Stations — misty shola forests at 2,133 metres
Kodaikanal — "Gift of the Forest" in Tamil — is South India's most intimate hill station. Set high in the Palani Hills, it retains a quieter, more personal character than the busier hill stations further north: misty mornings on Coaker's Walk, boat rides on the star-shaped Kodai Lake, and shola forest trails that run thick with eucalyptus and wild rhododendron.
The drive up from the plains is itself part of the experience — Ghat roads climbing through hairpin bends as the air cools and the views open out. Pillar Rocks, Silver Cascade and the remote, permit-only Berijam Lake reward those who venture beyond the lake promenade.
Kodai Lake
A natural star-shaped lake at the heart of town. Boating, a quiet lakeside promenade, and views back up to the wooded ridges that ring the valley.
Coaker's Walk
A clifftop path with panoramic views of the plains over 2,000 metres below — best at sunrise, when the valley fills with mist.
Berijam Lake
A remote forest reservoir reached by permit only, ringed by dense shola forest. Still, silent, and rarely crowded.
Journeys that include Kodaikanal
Kodaikanal · Ooty & Kodaikanal · Plantations & Hill Country
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