Exotic Vagamon & Thekady

Vagamon (Malayalam: വാഗമണ്‍) is a hill station located in Kottayam-Idukki border of Kerala, India. It has a cool climate with the temperature between 10-23°C during a summer midday. It is situated 1,100 metres above sea level.




Vagamon's charm is worth experiencing and is indeed one of the must see places for tourists. One speciality of Vagamon is that you will never get tired of Vagamon as each day or visit will display the varied moods of nature and climatic differences; the mist you can touch, the rain drops, the gentle breeze or the golden hue in December-January which will be greatly rewarding and soothing for you and that can romanticize your mind and thoughts. You can easily be humbled by nature and its a not -so- completely -lost pristine condition here. The trees and shrubs in Vagamon give it an added attraction.



Kurisumala monastery is a famous hill station and pilgrimage center for the Nazrani Catholics where cross put-up in each sub hill stations. The nearby Kurisumala Ashram is an abode of calm and spiritual delight. This hill area includes 12 sub mounds where pilgrims visit. Travelers can enjoy trekking and climbing this high hill. The area is fully surrounded with Tea estates and lakes. Indo-Swiss Project dairy farms is situated on the hill. The hill dairy farm, managed by the Kurisumala monks. Vagamon is surrounded by three hills namely, 'Thangal hill', 'Murugan hill' and 'Kurisumala'. Other attractions include Tea estates, pine forests, grass lands, meadows, mist and shola forests, the famous suicide point of ‘Thangal hill’, a peculiar rock formation at Thangal Para, a dairy farm in Kurisumala and the Live Stock Board. Vagamon is at the fringe of the Western Ghats and the foot hills on its lower side reach up to Teekoy with a gradual descent. Traveling by the hill highway in this section is an exhilarating experience with deep valleys and magnificent views all around. Vagamon presents very spectacular views with an ethereal touch.


Vagamon is located 39 Kilometers from Thodupuzha ,33 Kilometers away from Palai and about 65 KM from Kottayam. Cochin International Airport is the nearest airport while the closest railway station is Kottayam. There are many fine resorts available in the surrounding areas with affordable cost for trekkers. This beautiful hill area is located in Idukki district.


Thekkadi is an extraordinary tourist place situated in Kerala. The leaf shedding forests, the enchanting meadows of grassland and the creaming streams makes it an exotic hotspot for tourism. Thekkady has become world famous for its recent developments in ecotourism and its tiger reserve. It is one of the oldest forest protected area in Kerala.



Thekkady is also famous for its vegetation and fascinating wildlife which include flora, fauna and birds. It is an ideal place for Trekking and Wildlife Photography.
Thekkady is located in Idukki district of Kerala. It is (9 deg 15 min & 9 deg 40 min North) latitude and (76 deg 55 min & 77 deg 25 min East) longitude. Thekkadi is bounded by Madhurai, Ramanad and Thirunelveli district of Tamilnadu in the North and East, Pathanamthitta district in the south, Pampa and Azhutha rivers in the West. It is about 700-1900 m above the mean sea level.

Thekkady is having a tropical climate and the temperature vary between 11 deg to 27 deg. Thekkady is also receiving the annual rainfall of about 2500mm. The best time to visit Thekkady is from September to March so that you can avoid the monsoon. Preferred clothing is woollen and cotton. Cotton during day and Woollen during night.