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Monday, November 9, 2009

Kolli Hills (Kolli Malai) - Tamilnadu

Kolli Hills (Kolli Malai) is a small hill region which is located in central part of Tamilnadu. The is around 1000 to 1300 feet high from sea level. Its around 70 hair pin bends to reach the top of the hill. Kolli Hills is a part of Eastern Ghats, and it runs mostly parallel to east coast. These mountain sometime known as Mountains of Death. This hill has very adventurous and shocking history.
Two view points are located in Kolli Hills, one is nearby Seekuparai and another one is in Selur Nadu. These are being developed by Tamilnadu Government to encourage Tourism. This mountain is also a site of pilgrimage, due to Arapaleeswarar Temple which is believed to have a secret path to Shiva Temple which located in Rasipuram. There are three reserved forest which is in control by Tamilnadu Government.
The mountains are covered with evergreen forest, but nowadays it has been cleared for farming. The main cultivation of Kolli hills are Coffee, Tea, Jack Fruit, Pine Apple and Black Pepper.
This hill is also one of the growing tourist spot in Tamilnadu. For this, several lodges and resorts are available there. One of the famous resort is Nallathambi Resort which has been operating for mare than 15 years.

8 comments:

  1. Nice place. I would love to go any where cool weather. Hanoi now is very cool as in autumn.

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  2. Kolli Hill Resorts is now the Wild Orchid Camp.

    http://www.wildorchidcamp.com

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  3. Is there hygenic vegetarian good food available for a couple of 55 and 60 years in Kolli Hills and which is safe right decent place to stay - NARAYAN - Thanks

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  4. For hygenic vegetarian food is available in nallathambi resort .

    Nallathambi Resort
    semmedu, kolli hills,
    9943204426
    9443256381
    www.nallathamiresort.com
    reservation@nallathambiresort.com

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  5. hi Anantha you ill get good and hygenic food in Nallathambi restaurant , and u can stay safely over there .

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  6. Nice Blog. I missed the chance to visit Kolli Hills during my trip to Tamilnadu. Next time it will difinetly see when i Plan Your India Trip . Very important thing to do before going to any city or state is to read the city or state guide in the "HopAroundIndia" site

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