Kootickal is a picturesque nook tucked away on the
banks of the river Manimala.
A dam checks the flow of the river and the
artificial lake stands still as if yearning to be one with the mountains rising
majestic up ahead and still untamed unlike the river.
Kootickal gets its kutesy
name from the British penchant to find a bit of England wherever they went. So
Kootickal is a throwback to UK’s Kutikul estate
Kootickal Sights and Sounds:
Hillock
Gaze down at the urban sprawl of Kottayam and
Ernakulum districts from the top of the Muthukora hills
Waterfalls Galore
Vadakkemala and Melaruvithodi are beautiful picnic
spots
Herb Heaven
Amruthameda which is renowned for its medicinal
herb is nearby
Rubber Estate
This is the village where rubber was first
cultivated aeons ago – 1905 to be exact! By rubber planter Irishman John Joseph
Murphy who is buried beneath the hills of Yendayaar. There’s also a rubber
factory set up by a Southampton farmer in 1935 that you can visit
Getting There
Kootickal is in Kanjirappally Taluka, Kottayam
district
- Glide down – If you can afford it. It’s the landing spot for paragliders from Vagamon’s Kolahalamedu
- Train travel – Catch the train to Kottayam 60 km away
- Bus it – From Kottayam hop on to a bus going towards Elamkadu and Yendayar and hop off at Kootickal
- Drive down – It’s 6 km from Mundakayam on the Kottayam-Kumily route
Tip
Make Kootickal the pit stop on the way to
Kumarakom or from a visit to the Periyar forest reserve and stay awhile longer
than a day, it’s worth it
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