Kolli Hills is one of the beautiful places, situated in Namakkal District of the state of Tamil Nadu. This beautiful location is referred to as the Kolli Malai, and it means the ‘Mountains of Death.' The hills are over almost 1000 to 1300 meters in height that cover more than 280 sq. Km. You will get nearly 70 hairpin bends, which take the tourists to the top of the hill. Furthermore, the hills are actually the part of discontinuous Eastern Ghats.

The early Hindu literature talks about the actual existence of the Kolli Pavai ghost on the top of these hills and in this way, they have earned the ultimate destination this name. This image or spirit used to tempt the wayfarers and kill them. So, if you are a travel buff, you would surely love to roam around the entire place to explore the beauty of nature as well.

Location of Kolli Hills

Namakkal district ,Tamil Nadu

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How to reach Kolli hills?

Air: The location can be easily accessed from the contiguous airport located at Trichy, and this is around 90 km from Kolli Hills.

Road: You can also get the prepaid taxis, which is accessible from the airport reaching the destination.

Rail: The Salem Railway Station is the nearby railhead, outside which direct buses are available for the Kolli Hills.

Highlights of Kolli Hills

The location can be visited any time of the year, excluding the monsoon season when there is a danger of landslide due to heavy rainfall. So, once you are there, you will get to visit lots of places for sure.

Places to Visit in Kolli Hills

Arapaleeswarar Temple

Along with a rich historical and cultural significance, which dates back to as long as the 1st century CE, the Arapaleeswarar Temple was built by the Valvil Ori. The place is dedicated to Lord Shiva and an essential part of Kolli Hills sightseeing, the temple stands as the witness to the excellent Dravidian style of architecture till today.

Botanical Garden

This is situated at a distance of only 3 km from Semmedu. The Botanical is one of the paramount places to visit in Kolli Hills. It features a beautiful rose garden, eco-friendly cottages, and a majestic viewpoint and also a Children's Park. This is an absolute must visit.

Tampcol Medicinal Farm

The place is much famed for being the home to the medicinal plants in abundance. This is a beautiful place to roam around as well. If you are a travel buff, you will surely love to wander around the area for sure.

Best Time to Visit Kolli Hills

This is a beautiful place where you can visit the entire year. But avoiding monsoon, you can easily visit this place anytime you want. Winter months are moderately cold, and that is why you will not be able to enjoy the beautiful season at that time too. The ideal time to visit Kolli Hills is from the months of March to June. You will be a witness to some beautiful foggy scenes over there.

To make your trip entirely smooth, you need to carry some essentials stuff along with.

Warm Clothes: Whenever you travel to a hill station, warm clothes are a must-have. The climate is entirely cold all around the year. So, before planning the trip, you should take weather into account. Try to choose the clothes, which keep you warm and comfortable. Along with that you also should take medicines, shoes, socks, and bags as well.

Things to do in Kolli Hills

There are ample amount of activities that you can try such as:

Trek to Agaya Gangai Waterfalls

The notable part of the Eastern Ghats and situated in the famous Kolli Hills, the Agaya Gangai Waterfalls or the Kollimalai Falls, measures up to 300 feet, includes of about the 1000 steps descending to the base, and this is much famed amidst the trekkers. Along with the trail stretching up to the distance of only 1 km from Arapaleeswarar Temple, the trek to Agaya Gangai waterfalls is a crucial part of Kolli hills trekking in Tamil Nadu. Post monsoons during the months from November to January.

Vasalurpatty Boat House 

This is situated at a distance of about 5 km from city center of Vasalurpatty, and the boathouse has been built on the artificial lake which is one of the favorite places to visit in Kolli Hills. The tranquil lake is surrounded by the vibrant green landscape of the hills that makes is it one of the most experience in Kolli Hills.

Explore The Siddhar Caves

If you are in the Kolli, you will surely love to explore lots of beautiful places and amongst all Siddhar Caves is one of the exciting places to roam around. Fit for only one or even two people to enter the caves at a time, and this has been believed that the Siddhar Caves are surrounded by medicinal herbs on all sides that are also the specialty of Kolli Hills.

Other things to do

1. You can visit the Ettukai Amman Temple situated in Valapoor
2. Encounter surprises at Masilla fall, and Namma Falls
3. You can discover the numerous viewpoints like Selur viewpoint, Binnam viewpoint, Sirumalai viewpoint, and Seekuparai viewpoint
4. You can get to the remote Bogar Caves, as well as Kayanavandhu Caves
5. Stay at one of the traditional wood houses

Interesting facts about Kolli Hills

Kolli Hills is a beautiful mountain block in a particular shape of the kidney bean. Part of the Eastern Ghats, Kolli Hills is east of Namakkal as well as Rasipuram towns in Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri River flows not very far from the southern and western edge of the mountain block. The curved side of this mountain has the good forests, which has been started from the bottom to the top of this mountain. So, considering an erosional incident is rising the way up, this might have been a headwork of the excellent river, which joined the Kaveri.