Thommankuthu Waterfalls and the forest surrounding it in 4K - A one-day picnic spot 70 KM from KOCHI

Thommankuthu is a very beautiful place to see especially during monsoon season. You can enjoy the effusive waterfalls, the green rich forests, small streams filled with rocks and many more a nature can offer – all of these you can see in this featured video of wild Thommankuthu. A one-day picnic spot situated 70 kilometers from Kochi city, Kerala near to Thodupuzha town. You can trek few kilometers upstream from the entry point from where you have to buy entry tickets.

Thommankuthu Waterfalls, Thodupuzha Idukki near Kochi - Shortened version

Thommankuthu Waterfalls is a beautiful spot for anyone visiting Idukki situated about 70 kilometers from Kochi city. This seven-step waterfall is among the premier adventure sport locations in the Idukki district Kerala. The place is famous for its plethora of picnic spots.

Trek to Kallippara Hills in Idukki, where Neelakurinji flowers bloomed in 2022 4K Widescreen Format

In the month of September 2022, Neelakurinji ( Strobilanthes Kunthiana ) has been bloomed widely in the Kallippara hills, Santhanpara gram panchayat. At the time of my visit on 26th October 2022, the Neelakurinji flowers had started to wilt, but the steady flow of visitors to Kallippara hills was still continuing. Anyway for me, despite the wilting of most Neelikurinji flowers, I was able to kind some bunch of fresh flowers here and there on the Kallippara hills and the sight from the top this mighty Ghat mountain range was spectacular particularly the sight of Tamil Nadu plains. After 5 hrs bike ride and travelling 150 kilometres, I reached Kallippara by 12.00 pm. Parked my bike and started trekking to Engineer Hills, Kallippara to explore the mountains. Located 150 kilometers from Kochi, Kallippara hills are situated 10 kilometres from Poopara in Idukki district of Kerala on the Munnar – Kumily (Thekkady) state highway. The speciality of this Neelakurinji flowers is that, it blooms only once in 12 years. It was a spectacular sight to see the Kallippara hills carpeted with Neelakurinji flowers, a once in 12 year phenomenon that attracted lacks of visitors from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. According to experts, the flowering life of a Neelakurinji plant is nearly 45 days.

BIKE TRIP from KOCHI to IDUKKI - Kallippara Neelakkurinji Bloom 2022 in 21:9 4K Widescreen Format

Total Distance from Kochi to Kallippara, Idukki was 150 Kilometres. Total Time Taken was 5 Hours including 20 minutes break in between. The route I chose was Kochi (MG Road Metro Station) - Aluva - Perumbavoor - Kothamangalam - Neriyamangalam - Vellathooval - Rajakkad - Rajakumari - Poopara - Santhanpara - Kallippara. Vehicle I used was a TVS Apache RTR 160 4V bike. Started at 7.00 am from Kochi, Kacherippady near MG Road Metro Station. After travelling 74 kilometres from Kochi I reached Neriyamangalam at 9.20 am covering Perumbavoor and Kothamangalam. Taken right at Neriyamangalam to Neriamangalam Painavu road to Idukki. At 12.30 PM reached final destination Kallippara, Idukki 150 km from Kochi.