Waterfalls in Kerala

A natural waterfall in the southern part kerala. Its situated in the acknowledged home of natural waterfalls- Western Ghats. Western Ghats is famous for its calmness and serenity for ages. It was in Agasthyarkudam, one of the peaks of Western Ghats, that famous Ayurveda rishi Agasthya muni used to do his meditation. Vayuvanthol waterfalls is the meeting point of two rivers falling down to the bottom of the Ghats. Its vigorous flow amidst the rocks is quite breathtaking. Water falling area at the bottom of the Ghat is like a lake and ice-cooled water in it is pure and rich in minerals. Vayuvanthol is in the State reserve forest area in Vithura at Nedumangadu Thaluk, which is 30 km away from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.  Permission from the forest department should be obtained for visiting this place. It will take just an hour to reach Vithura by bus from the central bus station at Thiruvananthapuram.  And a one and half hour adventurous walk from Vithura takes you to the quarreling waterfalls of Vayuvanthol. A part of the extravagant charm of the nature, vayuvanthol also offers unique sort of shopping, a well known tribal market which is known as evening market functions at vithura. A number of people from various parts of the state came to the market to buy the precious items from the market. The fact is that the tourism department, who are spending a lot of money for conducting foreign trips to promote tourism in the state, failed to tap the potential of Vayuvanthol – a place literally under the nose of its headquarters. For converting Vayuvanthol into a full-fledged tourism attraction, the tourism department should concentrate on the development of the place hand in hand with those private agencies, which promote Eco-tourism.

Athirapally is an 80 ft high waterfall which literally takes your breath away. 47 kms away from Thrissur, this waterfall is situated in the sholayar ranges. Another waterfall is Palaruvi, 75 kms from Kollam situated at an altitude of 300 ft.

Tusharagiri famous for its trekking tracks, Tusharagiri is located near the Vythri in Wayanad. Trekkers start early morning from the second waterfall and climb uphill through the pristine, dense evergreen forests populated with exotic birds and wildlife to reach Vythiri by evening. Tusharagiri also abounds in rubber, arecanut, pepper, ginger, and spice plantations.

The access of Perumthenaruvi is nearly 50 kms from Kottayam. this falls is the district of Pathanamthitta where the mountains temple Sabarimala is situated. This is one of the famous waterfall in Kerala. Here, the watervflows down a rocky bed into a ravine, sixty to one hundred and fifteen feet deep.