An introduction to Pollachi
Pollachi is 30km away from its district Coimbatore. It is also known as Coconut🌴 city. Tourist places🌇 around Pollachi are uncountable. To refresh yourself take your bike🚴 and head over to Sethumadai via Vettaikaranpudhur. To Swim🏊, Let’s go into Aathu Palam. The couple 💏? Aliyar welcomes you with a dam view and park facilities. Devotee? Anamalai Masaniyamman Temple welcomes you. Padips📚? Pollachi is not only concentrated in tourism but also provides you with the best educational organizations.
Go Like A Pro:
- Budget💰: ₹500 – ₹10000 for the fabulous activity.
- Food: Parotta won’t be charged more than 20₹ anywhere around the Pollachi. Point is Everything is under budget.
- Non-Veggies 🍖: Taj Biriyani in Sungam, Sungam Thoppu Kadai, S.P Hotel
- Veggies 🍅: Amutha Surabhi, Gowri Krishna in the main city.
- What’s So Special?: Climate is outstanding. 50% of the city covered with Coconut🌴 Trees.
- Photoshoot📸: Aathu Palam, Pollachi – SethuMadai, Valparai – Pollachi, Aliyar Park.
- Spots: We have listed the top 10 spots in Pollachi.
- Apt for: Nature Lovers, Friends, Long Road Trippers, Adventure Travel.
- Duration: You can spend up to 2-4 days.
- Stay/Hotels🏨: We’re tieing up!
Here are the top 10 Places in Pollachi
1. Monkey Falls 🐒
Monkey Falls is a road on Side falls which is 28km away from Pollachi. You can reach here from Pollachi in 1 hour approx. An entrance fee of 30₹ is required to visit the falls. All types of gender and age people are allowed to bathe here. So plan accordingly. Beware of Monkeys while parking the Bike. Please watch the short video explaining the Monkey Falls.
2. Aliyar 🏞️
Park, Dam, Canel, River and Fishes out there is the main key points to note before visiting Aliyar. Park is generally 9 AM to 6 PM will be open except for the holidays or pandemic times. As usual, there is a small fee to enter the park around ₹30 – ₹50. On peak times such as Saturday and Sunday, it’ll be the crowd. Family and Couples occupies Aliyar Park, whereas friends will choose to swim at Aliyar Athupalam. The dam is 235ft in height. Total capacity is 3864.00 m.cft.
3. Valparai ⛰️
Are you a rider? Traveller? Nature Addict? Then yes, you’re in the right place.
Valparai is a great place to enjoy the climate and weather.
Follow the simple steps to enjoy the best out of Valparai. Fuel your Bike ⛽. Get started at 6.30 AM in Pollachi and reach Aliyar at 7.10 AM. Don’t stop, go ahead and cross the check post. You can arrive at heaven place which is mentioned below Around 9 AM in the photo below. Stop right there and spend at least 1 hour there with that small Tea shop. In another 1 hour, you’ll reach Valparai and then continue with your plan.
One pro tip is instead of enjoying your valuable time at Valparai, you can also enjoy more while driving to Valparai.
4. Masani Amman Temple, Pollachi 🛕
From Pollachi, you can reach Anaimalai Masani Amman Temple within 20 – 30 minutes. From 6 AM to 1 AM temple is open and the Evening from 4 PM to 8 PM it’s available.
Rooms are available near the temple. There are a good parking facility and infrastructure. A clean place attracts visitors.
The place is very neat, you can sit and explore yourself for at least 30 minutes.
5. Arivu Thirukkovil, Pollachi 🧘
Before we dive into how to reach the place, one thing to keep in mind is this place is Very Peaceful for all types of people.
This place is best known for practising Yoga.
Arivu Thirukkovil is a must-visit place if you’re driving to Aliyar or Valparai.
6. Topslip, Pollachi 🌲
It comes under Anamalai mountain ⛰️ range.
You can visit Topslip only by Car or bus. You can’t drive by Bike.
Bus services are comparatively less. So It’s better to bring your car or arrange a Cab.
This is a peaceful area for all nature and wildlife lovers.
7. Anaimalai 🌲
Anai – Elephant and Malai – Mountain. So, This is also known as the Elephant Mountains.
Anaimalai is the highest hill station in Tamilnadu with over 2695M.
This hill divides both states of TN and KL.
Anaimalai includes the following Places.
- Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Anaimalai Tiger Reserve
- Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
- Eravikulam National Park
And all these places are friendly places of Elephant 🐘.
8. Sholayar Dam 🌊
Sholayar dam is 20KM away from Valparai and 80 KM from Pollachi.
It is a must-visit place when you’re in Valparai.
Sholayar Dam is a part of the Sholayar Hydroelectric Project.
9. Vettaikaran Pudhur and Sethumadai
These are not tourist places. But still, if you’re a nature lover you can take a short or long drive there.
(Song ON🎵: Valainthu Nelinthu Pogum Pathai…)
For the best experience, you can always choose a bike ride.
10. Attakatti and Loam’s View Point
While going up to the Valparai you can stop Loam’s viewpoint and start to make your day count by taking snaps 📷.
After climbing a few hairpin bends, now it’s your time to sit back and relax at Loam’s viewpoint.
While taking a rest, you can enjoy Aliyar Dam View and Nilgiri Thar.
Nearby Attakatti there are few places not to miss.
- Number Parai
- Attakatti View Point
- Nallamudi Poonjolai
11. Aliyar Aathupalam 🌊
It is 0.5KM away from Aliyar.
Aathupalam is usually crowded with all types of people including kids and women.
Have a look at Aathupalam Video here.
A detailed photo of Aliyar and Aathupalam. Read more about Aathupalam here.
12. Sri Gopalsamy Malai Temple – Lord Krishna
Gopalsamy Hills is a famous temple near Kottur and 20Km away from Pollachi. A beautiful place for the beginner who loves trekking. It’ll be around 30 mins trekking or 1.5Km walk. The Water stream at the top is crystal clear and tasty. We can taste the water even if you’re on the top of the river beside the temple. Dedicated to Lord Krishna, this temple will be open all Saturdays and some famous days.
Krishna Jeyanthi is a major festival celebrated here. Additionally, free food will be provided to every devotee by the temple management. Furthermore, there are tremendous parking spaces available for two-wheelers and enough reservations for cars.
What’s Next ?
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Looking for some more places to explore nearby. Udumalpet is one of the best places to visit within 30 KMs.
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