A FEW MILES TO THE EAST OF PEERMADE THE ROAD DESCEND TO THE VALLEY OF THE PERIYAR RIVER WHICH WIND ITS WAY THROUGH THE HILLS, HERE ON THE BANKS AT A LOWER IN ELEVATION AT AROUND 700MSL IS THE PERIYAR VALLEY WITH ITS WILD AND BREATHTAKING ADVENTURE SPOTS FOR THE SERIOUS NATURE LOVERS TO TREK ALONG ITS NATURES TRAILS

THE PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE AT THEKKADY IS SITUATED AMONG ITS THICKLY WOODED VALLEYS..

Granby and ParunthuparaThe Granby hills are adorned with vast tea plantations.The winding roads, the numerous streams, the cliffs and rocks, the fully bloomed flame of the forest trees, the small check dams, the thick woods here and there all makes Granby a heady cocktail of panoramic beauty. The Parunthupara or ‘eagle rock’ is in fact a large sheet of rock spread over half a kilometer in diameter.At times nothing can be seen around, except the whiteness of the mist and the next moment the mist would vanish unveiling the green valley beow

Mount Bluff is another wild end of the valley where you may sight animals grazing on a grass covered plateau which commands a breathtaking view.GAVIis another forest division of the periyar reserve for some game drives to meet animals at close quarters.

Pattumala
Pattumala or the hills draped in silk, homes a lot of brooks and rivulets and unending expanses of lush green tea plantations. The main attraction of the place is the Our Lady Church, built in the Gothic style within the tea estate owned by the franscian brothers. The Church is a pilgrim spot and many visit the shrine on the way Priyar. The church sits a top a hill with spawling tea gardens all around.