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Places near Periyakulam by type
All 268 places by distance →One day from Periyakulam
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:51 pm
74 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Periyakulam
- Kumbakkarai Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Green Valley Viewpointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Silver Cascade Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Manjalar Dam - THENI DISTRICTdam · 45 min
- Vaigai Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Periyakulam
How to reach Periyakulam
By train
Kodaikanal Road (KQN), about 51 km from the centre.
By road
Kodaikanal 18 km · Munnar 66 km · Madurai 83 km. Directions.
By air
Madurai Airport (IXM), Madurai — about 85 km by road; Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), Coimbatore — about 143 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Periyakulam?
Kumbakkarai Falls (waterfall, about 8 km), Vaigai Dam (dam, about 12 km), Dolphin Nose (attraction, about 14 km), Green Valley Viewpoint (viewpoint, about 15 km), Liril Falls (waterfall, about 16 km), Guna Cave (cave, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Periyakulam?
104 places on Spotwander: 19 hill stations & viewpoints, 18 temples, 19 waterfalls, 20 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Periyakulam?
Green Valley Viewpoint, about 15 km by road; Palani Hills View Point (16 km) is next.
Which is the nearest temple to Periyakulam?
Kailasanathar Temple, about 4 km by road; Moongilanai Kamatchi Amman Temple, Devadanapatti (16 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Periyakulam?
Start in Periyakulam, visit Kumbakkarai Falls, then Green Valley Viewpoint, then Silver Cascade Falls, then Manjalar Dam - THENI DISTRICT, then Vaigai Dam, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.