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Munnar tea plantations

India Kerala Munnar

Munnar tea plantations
Photo: Jaseem Hamza, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A hill station in the Western Ghats of Kerala, surrounded by emerald tea plantations carpeting rolling hills. Visit the Tata Tea Museum, walk through the estates, and see the endangered Nilgiri tahr in Eravikulam National Park.


It's cool and misty; bring a jacket. The drive from Kochi takes about 4 hours. Fort Kochi, with its Chinese fishing nets, is worth a stay.

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