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All 194 places by distance →One day from Anamalais
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:51 pm
94 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Anamalais
- Aliyar Dam Parkdam · 45 min
- Aliyar Dam Top View Pointdam · 45 min
- Aliyar Reserve Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Parambikulam Tiger Reservetiger reserve · 2 hrs
- Seethargundu Viewpointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Anamalais
How to reach Anamalais
By train
Anaimalai Road (ANM), about 6 km from the centre; Kanjikode (KJKD), about 39 km from the centre.
By road
Palakkad 48 km · Coimbatore 60 km · Munnar 71 km. Directions.
By air
Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), Coimbatore — about 64 km by road; Cochin International Airport (COK), Kochi — about 94 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Anamalais?
Masani Amman Temple (temple, about 1 km), Aliyar Dam Park (dam, about 15 km), Aliyar Arivu Thirukovil | Temple (temple, about 15 km), Monkey Falls (waterfall, about 18 km), Aliyar Reserve Forest (nature spot, about 19 km), Aliyar Dam Top View Point (dam, about 20 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Anamalais?
70 places on Spotwander: 18 temples, 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 13 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 wildlife, forests & gardens, 7 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest temple to Anamalais?
Masani Amman Temple, about 1 km by road; Alukku Swami Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Anamalais?
Anaimalai Anaikattu, about 1 km by road; Valparai Hairpin View (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Anamalais?
Start in Anamalais, visit Aliyar Dam Park, then Aliyar Dam Top View Point, then Aliyar Reserve Forest, then Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, then Seethargundu Viewpoint, and drive back — about 94 km by road in all.





















