Neelakurinji
by yumiyun
Besides tea estates, Munnar is known for Neelakurinji, the flower that blooms only every 12 years. Official information says Neelakurinji can be found next in year 2006. In reality, the flower blooms in different hills each year. However, it's very difficult to find them if you don't know where there are blooming.
Mattupetty.
by ushar
Mattupetty is situated 13 km from Munnar at a height of 1700m, Mattupetty is known for its hightly specialised dairy farm-the Indo Swiss Livestock Project. Over a 100 varieties of high -yielding cattle are reared here. Visitiors are allowd into 3 of the 11 cattle sheds fof the farm.
Visiting time 9 am 11 am and 1400 pm to 15.30 pm.
The Mattupetty Lake and dam , jst a short distance from the farm, is a very beautiful picnic spot. The sprawling kundala tea plantations and Kundala lake are other ottractions in the vicinity. DTPC Idukki provides boating facilities on the Mattupetty Dam. Speed launch and motorboats are available on the hire.