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Places near Valparai by type
All 194 places by distance →One day from Valparai
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:05 pm
83 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Valparai
- Nallamudi View Pointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Sholayar Damdam · 45 min
- Parambikulam Tiger Reservetiger reserve · 2 hrs
- Aliyar Reserve Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Monkey Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Valparai
How to reach Valparai
By train
Minatchipuram (MXM), about 43 km from the centre; Kanjikode (KJKD), about 71 km from the centre.
By road
Munnar 36 km · Kodaikanal 74 km · Palakkad 76 km. Directions.
By air
Cochin International Airport (COK), Kochi — about 80 km by road; Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), Coimbatore — about 98 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Valparai?
Sholayar Dam (dam, about 11 km), Nallamudi View Point (viewpoint, about 11 km), Malakkapara View Point (viewpoint, about 14 km), Aliyar Reserve Forest (nature spot, about 17 km), Monkey Falls (waterfall, about 18 km), Aliyar Dam Top View Point (dam, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Valparai?
69 places on Spotwander: 22 hill stations & viewpoints, 5 temples, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 wildlife, forests & gardens, 12 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Valparai?
Aaro Viewpoint (Valparai River), about 1 km by road; Malakkappara-Valparai Tripping Bike (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest temple to Valparai?
Balaji Temple, about 6 km by road; Aliyar Arivu Thirukovil | Temple (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Valparai?
Start in Valparai, visit Nallamudi View Point, then Sholayar Dam, then Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, then Aliyar Reserve Forest, then Monkey Falls, and drive back — about 83 km by road in all.