Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. 1600 m above sea level, this hill station was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. Sprawling tea plantations, picture -book towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make this a popular resort town. Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands here in the Neelakurinji. This flower, which bathes the hills in the blue every twelve years, will boom next in 2006 AD. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi, which towers over 2695m; Anamudi is an ideal spot for trekking.

Plantations of Munnar
Tea (Scientific name: Camellia sinesis): Tea plantations in South India are located on the Western Ghats, the eastern part of central Kerala and adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu, usually at an elevation of 4300 to 6200 ft. above sea level. The high ranges of Munnar were earlier known as Kanan Devan Hills, named after a certain Kanan Devan, who had been a landlord in the Anchanad Valley on the eastern side of the district. Tea cultivation started on the Nilgiris in 1832 on an experimental basis, and later in 1878 was taken up on the Kanan Devan Hills in Munnar. Today, tea is cultivated on 24,000 hectares of land in Munnar, Peermede and Devikulam areas with an annual yield of 47568 metric tons.