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Eravikulam National Park

Eravikulam National Park

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1 day Oct–Mar (kurinji: every 12 yrs)

Neelakurinji bloom and the Nilgiri tahr

Why this weekend?

Nilgiri tahrRajamalai walkAnamudi views
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The day-by-day plan

Day 1Day 1 · The high plateau
  1. Morning entry
  2. Plateau walk
  3. Tahr hour
  4. Kurinji stop
  5. Views
  6. Return

Geography & terrain

Eravikulam National Park lies in the Idukki district of Kerala, 13 km from Munnar — the high plateau park of the Western Ghats, its rolling grasslands and the Anamudi peak (2,695 m, South India's highest) set above the tea country at 2,000 metres.

History & culture

The park was declared a national park in 1978 to protect the Nilgiri tahr — the park's emblem animal, with its story of the earlier Rajamalai tea estate's wild land; the park's great seasonal fame is the kurinji — the blue flower that blooms every 12 years across the plateau, with the tahr's protection and the Anamudi's summit (closed to visitors) framing the park's conservation history.

Where to stay

Budget

₹1,500–3,500/night

Mid-range

₹3,500–7,000/night

Comfort

₹7,000+/night

Things to do

Grassland plateau
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Grassland plateau

Nilgiri tahr
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Nilgiri tahr

Anamudi views
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Anamudi views

Kurinji bloom
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Kurinji bloom

Shola patches
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Shola patches

Eat & drink

  • Karimeen pollichathu
  • Appam with stew
  • Malabar porotta
  • Sadya on banana leaf

Getting there

Fly
Kochi (COK) / Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) / Kozhikode (CCJ)
Train
Kochi, Kollam, Kozhikode junctions
Road from Kochi
varies by district — 50–400 km
Getting around
Autos, KSRTC buses, ferry networks

Budget snapshot

Total
₹6,000–12,500 (1 days)
Per day · Stay
₹1,500–7,000/night
Per day · Food
₹600–1,000
Per day · Transport
₹1,200–1,600
Per day · Activities
₹2,500–2,900

Month by month

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Practical info

  • Language: Malayalam (English understood in tourist spots)
  • Best window: Oct–Mar (kurinji: every 12 yrs)
  • Connectivity: good 4G in towns
  • UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops

Practical tips

  • The park's entry runs the timings of the department — the morning bookings
  • The tahr's morning grazing hours hold the best viewing
  • The kurinji's 12-year bloom (the recent 2018) marks the rare season

Frequently asked questions

The high grassland park of the Nilgiri tahr below Anamudi.

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The tahr herds, the plateau and the kurinji's bloom years.

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A full day from Munnar.

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Neelakurinji bloom and the Nilgiri tahr

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