Vattavada
A cold high valley past Munnar where garlic, cabbage and passion fruit grow in terraces, and the road ends at the Tamil Nadu line.
- Where
- Idukki, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.1833, 77.2567
Get the Vattavada stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vattavada. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vattavada
Pampadum Shola National Park 4.5 km
The smallest national park in Kerala, high shola forest above Munnar.
Kanthalloor 8.8 km
A village of apple, orange and strawberry orchards on the dry side of the Ghats, where Kerala grows fruit it cannot grow anywhere else.
Meesapulimala 11 km
The second highest peak in the Western Ghats at 2,640 metres, reached on foot through rhododendron and grassland from Munnar.
Kolukkumalai 13 km
The highest tea estate in the world at 2,400 metres, reached by jeep from Munnar over a road that is mostly rock.
Berijam Lake 15 km
A reservoir above Kodaikanal, permit only, and the water is said to be drinkable at source.
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 16 km
Thorn forest in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, with the grizzled giant squirrel.
Mattupetty Dam 17 km
A concrete dam in the Kannan Devan hills above Munnar, holding water for power.
Eravikulam National Park 19 km
High rolling grassland above the tea, where the Nilgiri tahr is tame enough to walk past.
More famous places to visit in Keralam
Questions
Where is Vattavada?
Vattavada is in Idukki, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pampadum Shola National Park (4.5 km), Kanthalloor (8.8 km), Meesapulimala (11 km).
How do I get the Vattavada stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vattavada and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vattavada before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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