Akkamalai Grass Hills Valparai

Akkamalai grass hills

Akkamalai grass hills is 16 kilometers away from Valparai. And it's about 41 minutes away from Valparai to reach Akkamalai grass hills. Always every 30 minutes bus towards Akkamalai is available near old bus stand or pallaya bus stand Valparai.

Valparai to Akkamalai grass hills 

Akkamalai estate is located at the boundary of the grass hills and after Akkamalai estate only you could see mountains and forest. Its this estate belong to PKT Tea Produce Limited. Also we need to permission from Manager of this estate sometimes. After independence this place is a private property belongs to PKT Tea produce Ltd.

Akkamalai grass hills 

Currently Tamilnadu government undertaken and it comes under Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary. Akkamalai grass hills is under the control of Tamilnadu forest department.

Akkamalai grass hills view

Akkamalai grass hills is exactly located in Akkamalai estate from backside of Akkamalai tea factory, you can find the way to reach grass hills. In the entrance itself slogan will there "ulla pona ponam veliya vantha panam" this means forest department ask Signature before giving permission if anything happens to you they won't responsible. You are taking this trekking on your own wish.

Akkamalai grass hills 

Akkamalai grass hills 

Akkamalai Grass Hills mountains is located in Valparai range, which is the abode of the Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri Tahr are known to be native of Akkamalai grass hills. At the high elevations, these are grass covered slopes with boundary forests. Which is like Similar to the "shola - grasslands" of the Nilgiri mountains.

The mountains make for an imposing view and can be seen from almost anywhere in Valparai. The "Grass" is not your typical soft lawn type of meadow. These grasslands are  tough grass of the type used by the Nilgiri Toda tribals as used for their houses. Animals you could see like Nilgiri langurs and big cats like tiger, cheetahs and elephants, bison, long tail monkeys, chimpanzees.The area is also rich in bird life, mostly you could see Hornbills etc.

The Grass Hills are a protected and restricted area. Intending visitors require a permit from the Forest Department at Attakatti. After you obtain a permit, you will have to hire a jeep and a forest ranger will accompany you for the trip.

Even if you do not get that permit, you can get quite near the Grass Hills by public bus, taxi/auto or your own vehicle from Valparai. It is very scenic and well worth the effort.

If you want to go to grass hills get proper permission and it's worth for site seeing. At least you need to spent 4-5 hours in grass hills. You could hire tata sumo or jeep from Valparai. Jeep is the is the best vehicle to travel to grass hills, road is not good and also covered vehicle is good due to animals you can always see there.

By walk you want to go means it is safe to go with group of peoples. So you could not face any danger. While you going lot of fruit trees you can see, so chimps are so playful.

Some times the grass will grow above your head most probably in rainy season it starts growing. And don't go in rainy season grass height will be high so its dangerous if animal inside the grass hills you couldn't able to see because of predator like tiger, leopard. Mostly from June to September rainy season so place will look muddy and almost leeches will high. It follows the mechanism of mosquitos leeches will suck human blood.

Inside the grass hills apart from animals you could able to see mango shaped forest and apple shaped for forest. The small forest boundary layer look like exactly mango and apple. And also there is naturally originated river which flows like zig zag Manner. It is also known as "konal arru".

Exactly plan and go, you will enjoy the journey and you can spend one day inside grass hills. Also a bungalow inside the grass hills you can check with forest department when you get permission. 

Hill Station view:

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