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Pro

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  Nice and cool 


Con

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  No night life or good joints like Pubs or discotheques 


In a nutshell

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  Great place to escape the heat! 

 

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Things to Do  

Coaker's Walk

Coaker's Walk, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Coaker's Walk This place is just next to the hotel "Villa Retreat" where I have stayed at Kodaikanal. There are two entrance to this place, one is near to hotel "Vila Retreat" or Infront of Brayant park Entrance/ next to Van Allen Hospital. Its easy to locate and its open... 

Silver Cascade Falls, Kodaikanal

Silver Cascade Falls, Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Silver Cascade Falls, Kodaikanal Silver Cascade Falls is 8 kms before Kodaikanal as you approach Kodai from Kodai Road. The overflowing water of Kodaikanal Lake takes a 180 ft dive over a vertical cliff, to sprint into a pool adjacent to the Ghat Road. This waterfall is... 

Shenbaganur Museum--Kodaikanal

Shenbaganur Museum--Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Shenbaganur Museum--KodaikanalThis Valampuri Conch if its original/genuine then we were very lucky to see this. There are lot of people selling this but original is very costly and its like almost impossible to find it. a Valampuri costing $20,000 would only purchase a... 

Chettiar Park - Kodaikanal

Chettiar Park - Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Chettiar Park - KodaikanalThe park lies towards the north eastern side of the town, on the way to Kurinji Andavar temple. It was under restoration and they were started preparing this Park for season starting from April. This park is reasonably considered for... 

Thalaiyar Falls--Kodaikanal

Thalaiyar Falls--Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Thalaiyar Falls--KodaikanalThalaiyar falls was our first pit stop before reaching Kodaikanal. Sad part is this Falls was completely dry as we went here during dry season. And can be viewed from distance and it was so beautiful from distance as this place does not have road... 

Dolphin Nose and Kodaikanal Valley View

Dolphin Nose and Kodaikanal Valley View, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Dolphin Nose and Kodaikanal Valley View So after passing through hell of a path for more than 30 mins and watching people going back it was really frustrating but we kept moving on and finally reaching near to Dolphin Nose was great. Panoramic view of valley from this place... 

Way to Dolphin Nose

Way to Dolphin Nose, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Way to Dolphin NoseENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK This I should have written in Warnings & Dangers but I have Decided to write it down here so that those who read my tip for Dolphin Nose it will help them. To decide whether to its worth going there or not. Nobody on internet or our... 

Vattakanal Falls---Kodaikanal

Vattakanal Falls---Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Vattakanal Falls---Kodaikanal This Falls known as Vattakanal and its on the way to place called Dolphin Nose. Visiting any falls in Kodaikanal will be great only during Monsoon season and around December. When we were there flow of water was not that good and the stream was... 

Upper Lake View Point--Kodaikanal

Upper Lake View Point--Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Upper Lake View Point--KodaikanalUpper Lake View is 3.2 Km from Coaker's Walk on the way to Green Valley View and provides a magnificent view of the Kodaikanal Lake.This place can be visited during day to have glimpse of star shaped lake. During evening this place is... 

Pine Forest--Kodaikanal

Pine Forest--Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Pine Forest--KodaikanalOn the way to Guna Cave at two place we can see this Pine Forest Plantation. Which is for no reason converted to Tourist Place. If you love this place you can stop it otherwise move on to check out next tourist destination. There is nothing great about... 

Guna Cave--Kodaikanal

Guna Cave--Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Guna Cave--Kodaikanal ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.Guna Caves is the local name for Devil’s Kitchen, a deep bat-infested chamber between three naturally arranged imposing boulders (Pillar Rocks). Intially it was known as Devil's Kitchen and once Kamal Hassan shot his movie called... 

Hotels  

Villa Retreat

 1 Review and 189 Opinions  All that Glitters is not Gold I came to know about this place through Internet and on internet... 

The Carlton

 2 Reviews and 104 Opinions  Carlton hotel at KodaiKanal is 5 star and value for money. its situated next to famous lake. The... 

Restaurants  

Rasoi Restaurant: Excellent North Indian Food@ Kodaikanal

Rasoi Restaurant: Excellent North Indian Food@ Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 pkhp123 Says:  Rasoi Restaurant is located in Maratha Complex, Kodaikanal. Its at the 1st floor of this building and is in the MIDDLE of the building.Location :- From the Seven Junction(Petrol Pump on your RHS) proceed straight (20 Meters) towards Hotel GOLDAN Parks Inn--> Take Left and... 

Transportation  

Reaching Kodaikanal

Reaching Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Kodaikanal By AirNearest airport to Kodaikanal is Madurai Airport (IXM) which is at a distance of 120 km from Kodaikanal.Coimbatore (CJB) is another Major airport which is at a distance of 180 km from Kodaikanal. And these two airport is well connected with Chennai... 

PickUp and Drop from Airport/Rly Station

PickUp and Drop from Airport/Rly Station, Kodaikanal

 pkhp123 Says:  I contacted Mr. Ravi Kumar of Hotel HillTop Towers for my Hotel bookings, Incidently I came to know about the pickup and drop charges.RaviKumar +91-98650-17549 or Hotel HillTop Towers +91-4542-240413/242252He arranged an Ambasaddor Cab for Pick Up and Drop from Coimbatore... 

Shopping  

so many shops all over kodai: aromatic oils,pain massage oils,etc

so many shops all over kodai: aromatic oils,pain massage oils,etc, Kodaikanal

 vpas Says:  There are many shops selling oils and balms.Eucalyptus oil is locally made here in plenty from the abundant trees that grow here.You could also buy other kinds of oils and balms.The prices are reasonable and the products are good quality. Eucalyptus oil,Citronella oil,neem... 

Shops all over kodai: CHOCOLICIOUS!

Shops all over kodai: CHOCOLICIOUS!, Kodaikanal

 vpas Says:  Shops all over kodai sell chocolates of so many different kinds and flavours.The shops near tourist spots tend to be a bit over prized than the ones near the bus stop.Don't miss the chance to taste all the varieties before you buy! Almond chocolates,white chocolate, peanut... 

Local Customs  

sunday market

sunday market, Kodaikanal

 vpas Says:  There is a local market called "sunthai" in the local Tamil language.There are fresh vegetables,local crafts,vessels and what not.It is worth going to the market on sunday even to have a look and to buy for sure!! 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Kodaikanal Warnings in General

Kodaikanal Warnings in General, Kodaikanal

 mehulraj Says:  Kodaikanal Warnings in General1) Kodaikanal can be reached by road only and driving up hill is really tricky so go slow and dont get excited to see Kodaikanal soon. Make sure your driver is not drunk and patient while driving.2) All over Kodaikanal we can see lot of monkey.... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Go take a walk!

Go take a walk!, Kodaikanal

 vpas Says:  I truly enjoyed taking long walks near the golf course towards the "Guna caves".it is comparatively less polluted and not much crowd.The scenery is charming.The best part is after a long walk,in case you feel hungry and choose to eat out,then you are not too far away from... 

Favorites  

Wonderful Party at Kodaikanal

Wonderful Party at Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal

 maddy1970 Says:  Kodai is one of the most beautiful place or rather hill station i have been to. We boarded Pandian express from chennai egmore on the 27th july. The occassion was our freinds bachelors party. We had booked 1st class and we were 10 of us. The fun started from the train... 

 
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 Rasoi Restaurant is located in Maratha Complex, Kodaikanal. Its at the 1st floor of this building and is in the MIDDLE of the building.Location :- From the... 

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Q:  Hi, I like stay in club india resort, poompari, Kodai. I need valid contact number for the same. Already i stayed last year. I... 

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A: http://www.hillresortsinindia.com/contact-us.html 

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