Ponmudi, a quaint hill station of Kerala, which is only at a distance of few kilometers from Trivandrum, truly is holds to its meaning, which is the “golden crown”, really a sparkling asset of Kerala. The lush tropical forests at the foot of Ponmudi welcome you to the heavenly world of Ponmudi as you move up the winding road under a thick shelter of greeneries. The verdant forests slowly draws back as you move further making space for the luxuriant tea plants.

As you leave the city behind you and enter into the estates of pepper, rubber, tea and cardamom, an entirely different scene there is waiting for you. You can see the plantation workers collecting the milky fluid from the rubber trees which are contained in coconut shells. Another common view which you will view is the coconut thatch mats covering most parts of the road with black pepper spread all over for getting dried. If you are lucky enough, you might get to see one elephant moseying with his mahout on his back and coconut thatch, which is his breakfast, in his trunk.

At Ponmudi, you can explore the beautiful tea estates or can trek along to the northern side of Ponmudi Crest where you can visit the mini zoo at the borders of the forest. As you enter in to the forest the presence of fresh greeneries will make you feel lost. The bright red trogons in the trees make the view even more pleasant. The Malabar heavy billed hornbills greet you into their world with their loud grating titters. The blue-black thrush of the Malabar will express its consent of you entrance into its domain with the sharp whistling notes. The long-tailed paradise flycatchers will also express their joy on your arrival by fluttering from one tree to another.

Other than these experiences, you can also take pleasure in watching the Aaranmula Boat Race arranged each year in the month of August as the pat of the celebrations of the Aranmula Temple Festival or go for enjoying at the beautiful cliffy beaches of Varkala full of mineral-water springs and there, you can also go for “darshan” at the Janardanaswamy Temple which is two thousand years old, or even to the Nature Center which is at Ponmudi.

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