Pichavaram
mettupalayam – ooty train
Ooty toy train is from mettupalayam to ooty, starts at 7.10am from mettupalayam and reach ooty at 12pm. The stops in between are kallar, hillnov, ranimedu, katteri, vellington, lovedale and aravangadu. Return train from ooty starts at 2pm and reaches metupalayam at 5.35pm .Booking is available on irctc website , but the station still follow the traditional ticketing method.
second class ticket cost Rs 24/- including reservation charge and first class ticket cost Rs92/-.
Kollimalai
Kolli Hills or Kolli Malai (Tamil: கொல்லி மலை) is a small mountain range located in central Tamil Nadu in Namakkal district of India. The mountains are about 1000 to 1300 m in height and cover an area of approximately 280 km². The Kolli Hills has 70 hair pin bends to reach the top of the hills. The Kolli Hills are part of the Eastern Ghats, which is a mountain range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of South India. The mountains are relatively untouched by commercial tourism and still retain their natural beauty.
From chennai, you have travel towards salem. After crossing chinna salem, you should take a left at attur town. Till Attur it’s a four lane highway. After that its hardly 60-70 kms to kolli hill
Indira gandhi wildlife reserve and national park
Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is a protected area located in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi, Valparai and Udumalpet taluks of Coimbatore District and Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu state, South India.
Aaliyar
Aliyar Reservoir is a 6.48 km² reservoir located near Pollachi town in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The dam is located in the foothills of Valparai, in the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats.
Monkey falls
Monkey Falls are natural waterfalls located near the uphill ghat road Valparai on the Pollachi-Valparai road in the Anaimalai Hills range, in Coimbatore district. Monkey Falls is about 30 km from Pollachi.
Valparai
Topslip
Topslip is a small town ideal for picnicking with the family and kids. While heading back to Pollachi from parambikulam, you can always take a short detour to this beautiful spot and visit the Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Topslip lies at a distance of 35 Kms from Pollachi.