Discover Devikulam

Devikulam is a hill station at 1,800 metres above sea level. The town combines a lake, a legend associated with it, and guided tours about tea cultivation with places to visit in the nearby area. This gives you more than a single focus when planning your trip: you can consider whether you are particularly interested in the lake, tea, or nature and leisure activities—and tailor your search for a holiday rental to your interests.

The lake, fishing and a legend

Visiting Devikulam Lake and fishing there both require prior permission from Tata Tea. Check the current permission arrangements before planning a visit; this requirement applies to both visiting the lake and fishing. If the lake is an important reason for your trip, make this an early part of your planning rather than leaving it until the details of an already-set day’s itinerary.

There is also a local story: the lake is associated with the legend that Sita, Lord Rama’s wife, bathed in its waters. This gives the same place a different point of interest from the question of visiting and fishing. If you are interested in local traditions, you can include this story as a cultural reference point in your trip planning; it is told as a legend.

Guided tours about tea cultivation

Guided tours about tea cultivation are offered at Devikulam Tea Estate. This activity focuses on growing tea, making it different from the lake legend or fishing. As you plan, consider whether a guided introduction to tea cultivation suits your trip. This lets you compare a clearly defined experience with a visit to the lake, rather than looking only in general terms for things to do.

Experiences in the nearby area

There are also various types of excursions in the nearby area. Wildlife tours are offered at nearby Idukki National Park. Nearby Blossom International Park has leisure facilities that are popular with children. Wildlife tours and leisure activities therefore cater to different interests; at Blossom International Park, the facilities’ popularity with children is explicitly part of what it offers. For families, this is a practical distinction when deciding what kind of excursion would enrich the trip.

Choose a focus for your accommodation search

When searching for a holiday rental, it is helpful to distinguish between experiences in the destination itself and excursions in the nearby area. Consider whether Devikulam itself should be the centre of your trip or whether nearby destinations should also play an important part. This helps you match your choice of location to the kind of days you want, rather than treating different excursion destinations as interchangeable. A holiday rental in Devikulam is a suitable search option if you want to focus on the town and the experiences mentioned there; you can also consider the parks as destinations in the nearby area.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Manjumala, Kunchithanny, Kannan Devan Hills, Marayoor, Chinnakanal, Azhutha, Chithirapuram, Anakkara.

For the main travel overview: Idukki.