Indicative entry fees and opening hours for the ticketed and timed places in Malappuram. These change — always confirm with the official operator before you go.
PlaceEntry feeTimingsBest time
Nilambur Teak Museum Obtain the current museum and nature-park admission tariff at the Chandakkunnu visitor counter. A current museum-specific official price is not confirmed here.KFRI’s museum brochure lists 10 am–5 pm, with Monday closed.—
Conolly’s Plot The Forest Department lists Indian adult admission at ₹50, Indian children below 15 at ₹20 and students at ₹15; foreign adult admission is ₹550 and foreign children ₹200. The unavailable jankar service is not included as a bookable crossing.The Forest Department lists 9 am–5 pm, with Monday closed.—
Adyanpara Waterfalls FreeSmall entry/parking charge at the DTPC-managed spot.Daylight hours; avoid late afternoon returns through the forest.Just after the monsoon, roughly September to December, for full flow; rocks are very slippery — keep well back.
Nedumkayam rainforest trek The current Forest Department tariff is ₹50 for an Indian adult, ₹25 for an Indian child aged 5–12 or a student, and ₹300 for a foreign visitor. Vehicle entry is ₹50 for two- or three-wheelers, ₹95 for a four-wheeler and ₹350 for a heavy vehicle. Listed camera fees are ₹200 still and ₹300 video.Published visitor window: 9am–4pm; closed Mondays. Access remains subject to Forest Department restrictions.Choose a daylight visit when the forest approach and riverside circuit are open. Rain changes the Karimpuzha and the colour of the woodland; drier periods can bring a conspicuous carpet of fallen leaves. River conditions matter more than a promise of year-round green scenery.
Kodikuthimala Reported as a four-tier tariff: ₹40 for an adult, ₹20 for a child, ₹100 for a foreign visitor and ₹150 for a camera, with a small extra charge for parking at the base. The ₹40 and ₹20 figures are corroborated across sources; the camera and foreigner rates come from the Malayalam Wikipedia article and we have not seen them elsewhere, so treat them as reported rather than confirmed.The Malayalam Wikipedia article gives 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and — this is the part almost nothing else mentions — says the hill is closed on mondays. Other write-ups give roughly 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and some an 8:00 a.m. opening, and none of them mention a closure at all. Do not drive up on a Monday without checking first.September to March is the most pleasant, with misty mornings and clear afternoons; the monsoon (June to August) brings dramatic cloud and mist but heavy rain, slippery slopes and reduced visibility.
Kottakkunnu Nominal — often around INR 10 per person for the general park, and sometimes described as free entry to the garden area. Rides, water park, multi-dimensional cinema and the fountain show are charged separately; small parking fees apply for two-wheelers and cars.Generally open through the day into the evening, commonly cited as around 10:00 to 20:00; liveliest in the late afternoon and evening. Individual attractions may keep their own timings.November to February for cool, pleasant days; evenings and sunset are rewarding year-round. Weekends and festivals (Onam, Eid, Christmas, New Year) for the musical fountain and laser show; the monsoon leaves the hill lush and green.
Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala FreeFree to visit the campus, temple and grounds; consultations and Ayurvedic treatments are paid and usually pre-booked.The town and campus are accessible through the day; the PSV Natyasangham holds Kathakali on scheduled evenings.—
Thirunavaya Nava Mukunda Temple Darshan is free. Specific rituals — particularly Bali Tharpanam and other offerings — are arranged through the temple priests for a customary fee or dakshina.Typically open in the early morning and again in the evening — often cited as around 5:00 am to 10:00 am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.October to February brings the most comfortable weather. For the great ancestral-rite gathering, visit on Karkidaka Vavu (Amavasya of Karkidakam, roughly July–August), though expect very heavy crowds; the annual festival is another notable time.
Alathiyur Hanuman Temple Free. There is no entry charge; you only pay for any poojas, offerings or vada mala you choose to book.Typically open in the early morning and again in the evening, with a midday closure, following the usual Kerala temple pattern (roughly around 5–6am to late morning and again around 5–8pm).October to March is the pleasant, drier window for a comfortable visit. Karkidakam (mid-July to mid-August), the Ramayana month, is the most devotionally intense but busy, and the Thiruvona festival in Thulam (roughly mid-October to mid-November) is the ceremonial high point.
Trikkandiyoor Mahadeva Temple No ticket is charged. Offerings and specific pujas are arranged at the temple office.The doors are opened at about half past two in the morning, which is among the earliest in Kerala, and the sharkara puja follows between roughly half past three and four. The temple then keeps the ordinary Kerala pattern of a morning session, a midday close and an evening one. The hour worth planning for is the pradosha twilight worship, which is this shrine's own.—
Triprangode Maha Shiva Temple No ticket is charged for entry. Homams and offerings are arranged at the temple office.No fixed schedule is published for this temple. It follows the ordinary Kerala pattern of an early-morning session, a midday close and an evening one, and the hours are worth confirming locally before travelling out from Tirur for a particular puja.—
Wagon Tragedy Memorial Nothing is charged. The wagon, the statue and the building can be seen from the road at any time; the hall itself is a municipal venue and what is open depends on what is booked.No visitor hours are published, because this is a working town hall rather than a museum. The memorial outside it is in the open and is always accessible.—
Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Nothing is charged, but this is a working campus rather than a visitor attraction and there is no public admission arrangement.Ordinary university working hours, and no visitor hours are published. The heritage museum on the campus does not publish opening times either; telephone 0494 2631230 before travelling out for it.—
Thunchan Parambu There is no charge to walk in. The literature museum is ticketed at ₹20 for adults and ₹10 for children. Photography is charged separately and the rates are posted at the gate: ₹50 for a still camera or a mobile phone, ₹200 for two hours of mobile video, and ₹500 for a two-hour photo shoot, with ₹200 for each additional hour. The mini hall and the auditorium are let out on application to the office.The grounds and the literature museum are open every day from 9.30 in the morning to 5.30 in the evening. The library keeps its own hours — 10 to 5, every day except Monday — so a Monday visit gets the ground and the museum but not the reading room.—
Ponnani FreeNo ticket exists for the town, the Juma Masjid, the Valiya Jaram or Thrikkavu temple. Boating and activities at Biyyam Kayal are charged separately by operator.The town is open at all hours. Active places of worship keep their own timings: plan mosque visits outside the five prayer times and Friday midday, and temple visits around the morning and evening pooja windows.October to February for clear, dry coastal weather. The southwest monsoon, roughly June to August, is heavy here and the estuary runs high. Late afternoon is the hour for the river mouth and the harbour.
Ponnani Juma Masjid FreeFree (dress modestly; check whether non-Muslims and women may enter which areas, and prayer-time restrictions).Access is around the five daily prayers; visit outside prayer times and ask locally.—
Bharathapuzha estuary Nothing at the water is ticketed. The banks, sand and jetties are public ground with no gate. A passenger ferry has charged a fare when operating, but no current official fare or operating-status notice was found in the 4 September 2026 review; confirm locally rather than assuming a crossing is available.The estuary itself has no opening or closing time. No current official timetable or operating-status notice for the passenger ferry was found in the source review on 4 September 2026, so do not build a crossing into the day without confirming at the jetty. The fish landing at the harbour is an early-morning business.—
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary A nominal entry fee of around ₹10 per person is commonly reported, with separate charges for boat rides.Typically open daily, around 08:00 to 17:00; as a tidal estuary, the best birding is at low tide regardless of the posted hours, so plan around the tide as much as the clock.Migratory season November to April is the prime window, when waders and terns arrive from Siberia, Central Asia, Europe and the Himalayas; within it, early morning on a falling (low) tide is best. Avoid the peak of the June–September monsoon.
Kadalundi Vallikkunnu Community Reserve No single authority publishes a universal reserve admission; local guiding or authorised boat services may charge separately.Visit in daylight and plan around tide. Confirm any guide, boat and facility opening directly before travel.Winter generally brings more migratory birds. On every date, falling and low tide expose the most feeding mud.
Thirumandhamkunnu Temple Darshan is generally free; specific sevas, poojas and offerings such as Mangalya Puja or Laksharchana carry set charges paid at the temple counter.Typically open early morning (reported from around 4 a.m.) for the morning poojas including Usha, Pantheeradi and Ucha pooja, closing around midday, and reopening in the late afternoon (about 4 p.m.) into the evening; timings extend and change during festivals.The cooler, drier months of roughly October to March are most comfortable; the Meenam (March to April) Pooram season is the most spectacular but also the most crowded.
Kadampuzha Devi Temple Darshan is free. Ritual offerings such as Muttarukkal (coconut-breaking) and Poomoodal (flower-covering), and other vazhipadu, carry set charges and are often booked in advance; rates vary and change over time.Generally open for darshan in two sessions — roughly 4:30 a.m. to around noon in the morning and about 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the evening. Muttarukkal is traditionally offered only in the early-morning window (commonly cited as around 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays). Timings vary on festival and special days.Pleasant through the cooler, drier months of roughly October to March; the principal festival on Karthika day in Vrischikam (around November–December) is a special but very crowded time. Early morning offers the calmest darshan and is also the window for Muttarukkal.
Biyyam Kayal Entry to the park/lakeside is generally free; boat rides and adventure-park activities are charged per ride and rates differ between the DTPC/boat-club operators and the private water park.The lakeside park and backwater are generally open through the day, with boating and water-sports typically running from morning to evening; the private adventure park keeps its own hours.October to February is the most pleasant for boating and sunsets (roughly July–February overall); Onam (August–September) for the boat race and February–April for migratory birds.
Keralamkundu Waterfalls Around ₹10 to ₹20 per person; carry cash as UPI/card may not be accepted.Open daily, roughly 8:30 am to 6 pm (some sources report 9 am to 5 pm).November to February is most comfortable and safe. The falls are fullest during and just after the monsoon (June to September), but paths are dangerously slippery then.
Arimbra Hills No standard fee is documented for the open viewpoint itself; the private adventure park and specific activities (glass walkway, zipline, rock-climbing, etc.) charge their own tickets, sold on-site.Open-access hilltop; commonly cited as roughly 6:00 am–7:00 pm for the developed/park areas. The best light is at sunrise and sunset.Post-monsoon through winter — roughly September/October to February — for green meadows, clearer skies and cool air; early mornings for mist and “clouds”, evenings for sunset.
Padinjarekara Beach The beach, the casuarina belt and the park behind them are public and free; there is no ticket window and no gate. One thing here is priced, and it is the only thing anybody publishes a price for: the paramotoring flight run by the District Tourism Promotion Council, given by Kerala Tourism as ₹3,000 for about ten minutes in the air. Water scooters, speed boats and cruises appear on the official pages with no operator and no rate attached to any of them.Open coast, so there is nothing to open or close. No authority publishes hours for the park or any of the buildings in it. The flights are a weekend operation — Saturdays and Sundays — and the district tourism council is the only contact for them.—
