Vagamon
Vagamon is not just any other verdant spot. It is an exciting blend
of religious mysticism and European legacy.
A very ideal tourist spot surrounded by the greenery of tea gardens,
beautiful meadows, deep puzzling valleys and dales. Vagamon situated
at an elevation of 1100 metres above sea level is a trekker's paradise.
All the trekking enthusiasts will enjoy climbing this tall hill.
The enchanting hill station dotted with tea gardens will soon be
one of India's foremost ecotourism projects. Grass covered hills,
velvet lawns and the cool mountain air make Vagamon a perfect holiday
retreat. A curious blend of religious mysticism and European legacies,
this hillside village is a haven of tranquility. The chain of three
hills - Thangal Hill, Murugan Hill and Kurisumala - is a mark of
religious harmony. The dairy farm managed by the Kurisumala monks
is worth a visit. If
you have not been to Vagamon you have not seen God's Own Country.Vagamon
provides unlimited holidaying fantasies round the year, except with
the season being slightly off during the monsoons. Vagamon, the
final word in your holiday options, provides unlimited holidaying
fantasies round the year, except with the season being slightly
off during the monsoons. A land, which would make a person come
back again and again, so that you could rejuvenate yourself and
cherish memories of this enchantingly beautiful land.
Like a lot of other beautiful things in life, Vagamon too has to
be experienced, not read about or its stories merely listened to.
What you've got to do is get yourself some means of transport, head
straight for Idukki district and then on to Vagamon. Vagamon is
roughly 100km from Cochin, the commercial capital of the state.
It is also 60 kms from Kottayam -the nearest railway station. It
is easily accessible by road from Kottayam and Cochin. Other tourist
attractions around Vagamon like Bird Sanctuary at Kumarakom, Hill
resorts at Munnar and Kodaikanal etc are easily accessible by road
from Vagamon.
65 km from idukki town, situated at an elevation of 110 m above
sea level, this hill station is a trekker's delight. Wagamon is
surrounded by beautiful meadows, valleys and tea gardens.
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