Anamalai Tiger Reserve

A tea-estate hill town in the Anaimalai hills, reached by a demanding ghat road past Aliyar Dam.

A working dam and reservoir on the Valparai road; gardens, boating and other visitor facilities require separate current confirmation.

A seasonal roadside waterfall on the Pollachi-Valparai ghat road whose entry and bathing access depend on current Forest Department controls.

A tea-estate viewpoint whose access depends on the estate. Confirm its current public entrance locally before travelling.

A working hydroelectric dam and reservoir in the forested hills beyond Valparai; visitors must use authorised public areas.

Chinnakallar Falls, near Valparai in the Anamalai hills, lies in one of the highest-rainfall pockets of southern India, often described as among the wettest places in the region. The powerful falls plunge through dense rainforest and are usually viewed from a designated safe distance because of slippery, hazardous terrain. It is a signature natural attraction of the Valparai plateau.

Loam's View Point sits at the 9th hairpin bend of the Pollachi–Aliyar–Valparai ghat road and is named after Mathew Loam, who surveyed the route in 1886. The platform offers sweeping views of the Aliyar Dam and reservoir and the Anamalai ranges of the Western Ghats. It is a favourite sunset stop on the climb to Valparai.