Amrithamedu

The long pedestrian suspension bridge above the Idukki reservoir at Ayyappancoil, valued for water and hill views as well as the crossing itself.

A secluded waterfall below Kuttikkanam whose approach has depended on estate tracks and regulated jeep routes; current legal access must be established first.

Major hydroelectric dam and one of Kerala’s landmark engineering sites.

The 138-metre concrete gravity dam a kilometre west of the Idukki arch dam, carrying the five radial gates that are the only spillway for the whole Idukki reservoir — the gates opened in a south-west monsoon for the first time on 9 August 2018.

The DTPC’s eight-acre garden and viewing park on the Vellappara shoulder above the Idukki reservoir, about 350 ft above the water. It is the dependable way to see the Idukki arch dam — strung between Kuravanmala and Kurathimala, roughly 1.6 km east-north-east — because the dam crest itself is shut most of the year and this is open every day from 08:00 to 19:00.

Reservoir-view hill point near Idukki and Cheruthoni, useful for scenic drives, photos and central high-range itineraries.

Waterfall on the Kochi-Munnar road, commonly paired with Valara as a high-range arrival stop.

Valara is the forest-framed Deviyar cascade beside NH85 between Neriamangalam and Adimali in Idukki. It is a separate roadside stop from Cheeyappara, with viewing from the road and no assumed access to the waterfall base.

Peermade, also written Peerumedu or Peermede, is a plantation settlement and highland landscape on the Kottayam–Kumily road in Idukki. The map uses the town centre as a visitor base, not a single hilltop attraction.

Meadow and hill-viewpoint landscape near the Peermade/Kuttikkanam side of Idukki.

Peermade-side hill-station and adventure-tourism area, useful for tea estates, pine roads and central high-range routing.

Kulamavu is KSEB’s gravity dam on Kilivallithodu and one of three dams forming the Idukki reservoir. Visit through the hydel-tourism arrangements; reservoir views do not authorise entry to restricted infrastructure.

Seven-step cascade and eco-tourism trekking spot on the Kaliyar river near Thodupuzha, with rock pools, forest paths and a Forest Department eco-tourism trail.

An Irrigation Department dam and reservoir at Muttom near Thodupuzha, storing Thodupuzha River runoff and Idukki power-station tailwater for the Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project; the visitor park has its own permitted areas.

The Anchuruli reservoir-side landscape near Kattappana, where the Erattayar diversion tunnel discharges towards Idukki reservoir. Plan an exterior viewpoint visit; the water tunnel is working infrastructure.

Protected forest around the Idukki and Cheruthoni reservoirs near Painavu, with hilly evergreen woodland, elephants and boat-and-trek access arranged through the Forest Department.

KSEB’s Panniyar-project dam at Konnathadi near Rajakkadu and Vellathooval in Idukki; a reservoir-and-engineering visit, distinct from Ponmudi hill station in Thiruvananthapuram.

The hill headquarters town of Idukki district near the arch dam, a quiet high-range base for Idukki–Cheruthoni dam-side sightseeing and the surrounding reservoir viewpoints.

A rock-and-grass viewpoint near Peermade on the Pambanar side of Idukki, overlooking steep wooded ravines; known as Eagle Rock and for the profile-like Tagore Rock formation.

Ghat viewpoint on the Thodupuzha–Puliyanmala road overlooking the Idukki high range, a popular stop for valley views and cool breezes.