Kodaikanal in fact, the name itself means "Gift of the forest" in Tamil. Where the air is intoxicating, the scenery breathtakingly beautiful, and there is a serenity seldom fund in other hill-stations.
120 Kms from Madurai, 2133 meter above Sea Level, founded by American missionaries in 1845.
Kodaikanal is easily assessable by black top well-maintained roads via Kodai road station, Palani, and Batlagundu, Dindigul, Madurai and Coimbatore. The nearest Airport is Madurai, Which is well connected and the nearest railway station in kodai road station.
One realizes that the lake is the cool heart of Kodaikanal.
Today, the Charm of Kodaikanal lies in the wooded slopes and gigantic trees. The mighty rocks, bowers, creeks and slopes captivate the visitors. The meadows, the long stretches of beautiful spots and the flocks of sheep grazing on green pastures are a perennial source of joy, delight and thrill to onlookers.
Like the trek to china peak in nainital or the hanuman abode in Simla, the climb to the various jutting rocks at kodai is rewarding. For instatnce, the arduous daylong climb to the pillar rocks, and rise into the sky to a height 400 ft, is a must for every visitor to the hill resort.
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