Places in Kerala Unique and Inspiring Ramakkalmedu

Have you ever been into a distinct spot that made you watch whole infinite land with valleys and meadows underneath? If no, Ramakkalmedu is the perfect gateway of your trip Ramakkalmedu is an attractive hillock in the Western Ghats of Kerala in the District of Idukki. You can feel enjoying the unadulterated beauty of natural surroundings with cool wind blowing. Holidays in Ramakkalmedu should be an amazing experience for all nature lovers. Plan your budgeted Ramakkalmedu trip with outstanding Kerala tour packages such as Kerala luxury tour packages, Kerala tour packages for couple,  and enjoy the best travel experience Ramakkalmedu.

It is more of a picnic spot where a lot of local people come to hike up the mountain to watch the splendid view of the nearby plains of Tamil Nadu. The main spot of Ramakkalmedu is the statue of Kuruvan and Kuruthi, a new watchtower is also coming up. District tourism promotion council takes care of the place and it allows charge entry fee is INR 10 per person. Presently, is one of the highlights in Idukki.  This pictorial hill station is only 15km away from Nendumkandom and can be easily reached following the Munnar-Thekkady route. 

History Of  Ramakkalmedu

It is believed that Lord Rama(Hindu god in epic Ramayana) stepped in this place when he was searching for his wife Sita, who was abducted by the king Ravana of Lanka he stepped onto the Ramakkalmedu peak and thus it got its name. The literally meaning of Rama-Kal-Medu is “Land of Rama’s Stone” or Land where Rama kept his leg. The wind here is constant at a speed around 35 km/hour throughout the year irrespective of the season and time.

Major Tourist Attraction

Wind farm: You cannot talk about Ramakkalmedu without saying about its winds. The wind speed in Ramakkalmedu is found to be the fastest in Asia, which is so blessed with its winds that there is a wind farm built in order to generate electricity from wind power. The average velocity of the wind is around 35 km/hr throughout the year. Head to this place if you want a birds-eye shot of Tamil Nadu while standing firm on the land of Kerala. It's highly suggested for the nature-loving trekkers to be wonderstruck. 

Hill View: This hill station offers picturesque views of places like Vagamon, Cumbum, Theni, Thevaram and more that you get from the mountain top in Ramakkalmedu is simply mind-blowing. Ramakkalmedu is near to one of the best wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala – Thekkady, a popular destination among tourists. If you are a photography enthusiast it never makes you upset when you reach here. You can capture amazing pictures in each and every frame. And at dusk, the sight turns even more alluring with all of them getting light. Be it for fresh air or for panoramic hilltop views it is here that you need to come.

Statue of Kuruvan & Kuruthi: The journey remains incomplete without a walk to the Kuravan Kurathi statue located nearby. it located at the top of one of the Ramakkalmedu hills is one of the major tourist sites in Ramakkalmedu which is also of historical significance.  It was launched in 1st August of 2005, C.B. Jinan Shadod of Balaramapuram is the architecture of this famous statue. It houses the uppermost twin-statue in Kerala namely that of Kuravan and Kurathi. This is the monument that portrays the Sangam landscape of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And this hill offers a spectacular view of Tamilnadu, from this side you can see Ramakkalmedu wind energy farm.