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Ponmudi Travel Tours - Travel though the relaxed and laid back atmosphere of the Kerala cities or indulge in some eco friendly tourism activities on a leisurely pace. |
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The salubrious hill station of Ponmudi is at a distance of 61 kms from Thiruvananthapuram. The enchanting bounty of nature can be witnessed here in the quiet surroundings.  One will find oneself compulsively pausing every now and then to drink in deep the spectacular sweep of the hill ranges, tea-estates and the mist-covered valleys, peppered with little toy-like stone cottages painted a pretty violet, pink, or white with pointed and peaked roofs. |
Leisure in Ponmudi |
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Shopping There are a good number of shops
on the beach. Shops sell Blankets, Goods, Jewellery and ornaments mainly
from Kashmir, Rajasthan or Nepal. Spices, the specialty of Kerala, are
also available here. |
How To Get There - PonmudiIt takes 2 hours by road, driving 65 kms northeast from Thiruvananthapuram, to get to Ponmudi. Bus services are frequent. |
Places To Stay - PonmudiAccommodation can be availed at Government Tourist Complex. The Complex consists of a guesthouse with 24 rooms, and ten small stone cottages sitting on the hillside named after famous Himalayan peaks. |
General Information - Ponmudi |
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Speciality It is a Pretty picnic spot,
endowed with natural springs, a little further down the hill. Golden
Valley is a little, scenic viewpoint |
Useful Information - Ponmudi |
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Tourist Information Centres Tourist Office,
near ITDC Hotel, Kovalam. Govt. of India Tourist Office, Airport Counter, Thiruvananthapuram. Tel:- (0471)-501498 Department of Tourism, Govt.of Kerala, Park View, Thiruvananthapuram. Tel.- 61132 |
Prime Attractions of Ponmudi |
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The Aaranmula Boat Race is staged each year in the
scenic village of Aaranmula in August/ September. This river carnival is
part of the Aaranmula Temple festival. more.. |
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Varkala is a sea side resort, as well as an important
Hindu centre of pilgrimage. High cliffs with rich mineral springs rise
majestically from the coastline. The 2,000 year old Janardana Swamy
Temple and the Nature Centre are the two main attractions here
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