Munnar Hill Station - Kerala Tour Packages -India mirror Holidays
Munnar is Most Famous hill station tourist spot of Kerala. It is surrounded with tea, coffee, cardamom and other crops cultivated in properly designed hills.Climate is cold and the hill slopes can be seen misty always. Munnar came to be known by the world during 1870. Before that this area was resident area of Tribal with forest.
This had become a beautiful Tourist spot because of Mr John Danial Munro, British Resident in the Travancore Kingdom. There was a land dispute between Madras Govt. and the Travancore Kingdom. The above officer Was detailed to investigate and sort out the issue. Due to his interference this land became the property of Travancore Kingdom. Me Danial John Menro was very much interested in the landscape and beauty of Munnar area. He took the land on lease from the owner of the land Royal Poonjar family. He started designing the land with so many parts with roads to reach each corner of the land to supervise the cultivation. He had planted Tea, Coffee, Cardamom and other crops.
During 1924,due to heavy rain-fall and land-slides entire Munnar was damaged to the maximum. Handed over the land to some one and finally it has reached in the hands of Kennan Devan Company. By this time lot of improvements happened in this area. Many tea factories,came, hotels of budget to 5 stars dormitories, holiday home-stays came up. Lot of other cultural activity points such as Kadhakali, Eleohant. Horse camps, Kalaripayattu and other various Indian forms of dances can be experienced there. Visitors in large numbers started to visit Munnar from all over the World. Tourist industry re-defined Munnar in the later part of 20th Century. It”s natural beauty, rare flora and founa started attracting people in large numbers. Today it stands one of the most popular toutist hotbeds in the world. Other important locations at Munnar are Eravikulam National park, Mattuppetty dam, Anamudi peaks, The blossom international park and Munnar tea Museum.
Written By - Rajan Nambiar - India Mirror Holidays - + 91 9895777547
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