Must-see attractions in Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Berijam Lake

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Visiting forest-fringed Berijam Lake, 21km southwest of Kodaikanal, requires a Forest Department permit (₹250). Taxi drivers will organise this, if asked…

Coaker’s Walk

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Assuming it isn't cloaked in opaque mist, the views from paved Coaker’s Walk are beautiful, all the way down to the plains 2000m below. The stroll takes…

Pillar Rocks

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

About 7km west of town, these towering boulders have jaw-dropping views to the Tamil Nadu plains below.

Sacred Heart Natural Science Museum

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

In the grounds of a former Jesuit seminary 4km downhill east of town, this museum has a ghoulishly intriguing miscellany of flora and fauna put together…

Dolphin's Nose

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

A narrow rock lookout overhanging a precipitous drop, with views of the valley below. Follow the trail to it for 15 minutes from Vattakanal, or walk all…

Bryant Park

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Landscaped and stocked by the British officer after whom it’s named, pretty Bryant Park is usually full of tourists and canoodling couples.

Kodaikanal International School

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Set up in 1901, the renowned Kodaikanal International School lends Kodai a bit of a cosmopolitan air, with students from around the globe.

Moir's Point

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Less visited than other nearby viewpoints, Moir's Point is 13km west of town and has lovely views across the plains.

Green Valley View

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Green Valley View, 6km southwest of Kodai centre, has spectacular views to the plains far below.

Bear Shola Falls

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Compact Bear Shola Falls are in a pocket of forest on the northwest edge of town.

Kurinji Andavar Temple

Kodaikanal (Kodai)

Dedicated to Murugan, this nondescript temple 3km northeast of town affords beautiful panoramas of the surrounding hills and the plains miles below.