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Valparai Holiday Package ex Chennai
Chennai → Valparai (2N) · 3 days
- Nature & waterfalls
- Hill station
- Hills of tea and mist
- Duration
- 2 nights / 3 days
- Best time
- September to May
- Getting there
- Overnight train to Coimbatore or Pollachi, then the 40-hairpin ghat road (about 560 km by road)
- Ideal for
- Nature lovers, quiet family holidays
- Price / person
- On request
Top places to visit
The best of Valparai
- 01Lake
Aliyar Dam
A reservoir at the foot of the Anamalai hills.
- 02Waterfall
Monkey Falls
A small waterfall and natural pool on the ghat road.
- 03Viewpoint
Loam's View Point
The best view of the 40 hairpin bends and Aliyar below.
- 04Lake
Sholayar Dam
One of Asia's deepest dams, deep in the forest.
- 05Viewpoint
Nallamudi Poonjolai
A viewpoint over the valley, often above the clouds.
- 06Tea
Tea estates
Walks through rolling tea gardens and forest edges.
Day-by-day itinerary
2 nights, 3 days — how it goes
This is how most families do Valparai with us. Every day can be slowed down, swapped or stretched.
Day 01Chennai to Valparai
- Overnight journey to Coimbatore or Pollachi
- Aliyar Dam and Monkey Falls
- Drive up the 40 hairpin bends with a stop at Loam's View Point
- Check in at Valparai
Day 02Dams, viewpoints and tea
- Sholayar Dam
- Nallamudi Poonjolai viewpoint
- Tea estate walk
- Balaji Temple in the evening
Day 03Down the ghat and home
- Slow morning in the tea gardens
- Drive down to Pollachi
- Return journey to Chennai
Trip specialities
What's taken care of
- StayFamily-friendly hotels we have checked ourselves
- MealsVegetarian & Jain options wherever you go
- CabPrivate vehicle with a driver who knows the roads
- SightseeingEverything in the plan, in the right order
- Doorstep pickupFrom your home in Chennai, not a meeting point
- One plannerThe person who planned it answers on WhatsApp
Included
- Hotel stay for 2 nights
- Meals as per the plan, with veg & Jain options
- Private vehicle with driver for all sightseeing
- Everything in the day-by-day plan
- Doorstep pickup & drop in Chennai (where we arrange the journey)
- One planner on WhatsApp through the trip
Ask us about
- Train or flight tickets (we can book them)
- Entry, camera and parking fees at sights
- Boating, rides and adventure activities
- Room upgrades and extra nights
- Personal shopping and tips
Good to know
Before you pack
Weather
Cool, 15–25°C; misty most mornings; very wet June–August.
What to pack
Light woollens, rain jacket, walking shoes, binoculars for wildlife.
Planner's tip
Valparai is wildlife country — our drivers avoid the ghat road after dark.
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