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Nelliyampathy Hills and Palakkad Trail

2 Nights 3 Days Palakkad tour package from Coimbatore

2N / 3D
Palakkad (2N)
From ₹14,594 per person

Pickup and drop in Coimbatore.

256 km

by road

8.5 h

driving

places

nights

meals

Pick the hotels that suit your budget

Private car with driver from Coimbatore

Pay 50% to confirm, the rest when you board

Overview

A short, easy break for families, couples and friends who want green hills, old forts and quiet village streets without a long drive. Your driver meets you at Coimbatore airport or railway station, and Palakkad is only about 1.5 hours away, so Day 1 has time for the fort and an evening at Malampuzha. Day 2 is the big day: up the Nelliyampathy ghat to Kesavanpara, the government orange farm and the Seethakundu viewpoint, then Pothundi dam on the way down. You stay both nights in Palakkad, so you unpack once and come down from the hills before the forest gate closes at 6 PM. Best from November to January, when the hills are green and oranges hang on the trees. The honest part: Malampuzha garden is closed for renovation right now (the dam and ropeway are open), and Palakkad is very hot from March to May.

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Your route

Real road route from Google. Tap a day to zoom in. Numbers match the places in each day below.

Is this trip for you?

Easy

Day 1 and Day 3 each have only about 1.5 hours of driving. Day 2 has about 4.5 hours in the car with a hill road of about 10 hairpin bends, and short walks on rock at the viewpoints.

Great for

Families who want an easy hill day without a long drive
Couples who like quiet viewpoints, old forts and village streets
A long weekend for anyone landing in Coimbatore or Kochi

Think twice if

You get car sick on ghat roads: Day 2 climbs and comes back down the Nelliyampathy hairpins
You want to sleep up in the hills: both nights are in Palakkad town, as hill stays are few
You plan to travel from March to May, when Palakkad is very hot, or in the June to September monsoon, when the ghat can close

Day by day

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What to pack

A light jacket for the Nelliyampathy viewpoints, which are cool and windy.
Shoes with good grip for the rock at Kesavanpara and Seethakundu.
Sunscreen, a cap and a water bottle for the hot afternoons in Palakkad.
Photo ID for each traveller, and cash for small hill shops, as ATMs are few.

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Hotel check-in

Early check-in is not available as standard. If you need it, please tell us in advance. It costs extra, and is only possible if the hotel has empty rooms.

Included

2 nights in Palakkad in the hotel option you pick (or one of the same star rating if it is full, we tell you before you pay)
Breakfast on Day 2 and Day 3
Private car with driver for all 3 days, sized to your group, pickup and drop at Coimbatore airport or railway station
Fuel, tolls, parking, driver allowance and driver stay
The free Nelliyampathy forest QR pass for the car, registered by us before the trip
Entry tickets for Palakkad Fort, Malampuzha dam, the Malampuzha ropeway, Kesavanpara, the orange farm and Pothundi dam
Sightseeing in the car as in the plan, including the full Nelliyampathy day
GST

Not included

Lunch and dinner
Silent Valley jeep safari and its forest fees, if you choose it
Jeep safaris in Nelliyampathy, such as Manpara, and the Dhoni falls trek
Camera fees, boating and the Malampuzha snake park
Tips and personal shopping
Anything not listed above

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Nelliyampathy Hills and Palakkad Trail

Overview

Your route

Is this trip for you?

Day by day

Coimbatore to Palakkad, Tipu's fort and Malampuzha dam

Pickup at Coimbatore airport or railway station

Breakfast in Coimbatore

Palakkad Fort (Tipu's Fort)

Lunch in Palakkad town

Malampuzha Dam and ropeway

Check in at your hotel

Nelliyampathy hills: Kesavanpara, orange farm, Seethakundu and Pothundi dam

Breakfast at the hotel

Kesavanpara viewpoint

Government Orange and Vegetable Farm, Nelliyampathy

Lunch in Kaikatty

Seethakundu viewpoint

Pothundi Dam

Back at your hotel

Kalpathy heritage street and Jain temple, then Coimbatore

Breakfast at the hotel

Silent Valley jeep safari (swap for this morning)

Kalpathy heritage village

Jain temple at Jainimedu

Lunch in Coimbatore

Drop at Coimbatore airport or railway station

Best time to go

What to pack

Hotel check-in

Included

Not included

Your hotels