Comfortably located at some odd 70 Km from Cochin, these falls are a combination for scenic forests and streams. Yes, there's not just one but quite a few waterfalls in this area, the largest being the Athirapally Waterfall.
We happened to visit during the peak of the monsoons and it was a a beautiful and quick one day trip. The roads from Cochin to Athirapally can be a little troublesome, especially in monsoons, but still I would suggest that it's the right time as you get to see the waterfall in all it's glory.
We reached the waterfall and just followed the cobbled pathway that led us to the view from top of the fall, as in you see the river coming straight from one end and the other side it falls. And honestly we were a little disappointed thinking that's it? Still we killed some time clicked pictures and when we were about to leave we saw this tiny little board saying 'Way to the waterfalls'. And we sighed a relief, that the trip wasn't a waste of time after all. The pathway goes spiraling down to the bottom of the falls where you see the water falling down with all it's might sprinkling water everywhere in a big radius. Let's see some pictures shall we?
According to the manager at the resort the waterfall was only half of what it usually is. He explained something about water being released from a dam ahead that makes the entire brown stones currently visible in the picture get covered and overflow with water.
We happened to visit during the peak of the monsoons and it was a a beautiful and quick one day trip. The roads from Cochin to Athirapally can be a little troublesome, especially in monsoons, but still I would suggest that it's the right time as you get to see the waterfall in all it's glory.
We reached the waterfall and just followed the cobbled pathway that led us to the view from top of the fall, as in you see the river coming straight from one end and the other side it falls. And honestly we were a little disappointed thinking that's it? Still we killed some time clicked pictures and when we were about to leave we saw this tiny little board saying 'Way to the waterfalls'. And we sighed a relief, that the trip wasn't a waste of time after all. The pathway goes spiraling down to the bottom of the falls where you see the water falling down with all it's might sprinkling water everywhere in a big radius. Let's see some pictures shall we?
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| The road ahead on our way to Athirapally |
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| View of the falls from top |
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| Misty falls |
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| And some more mist :) |
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| View of the falls from the bottom |
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| Another fall on the way |
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| A stream on the way back |
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| Road engulfed in greenery |
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| Room at Rainforest Resort |
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| View from the room's balcony |
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| Tree house in the resort |
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| View from resort's restaurant. |
All in all it was truly beautiful and is a must see if you happen to be in Kerala.
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