Picturesquely perched on the Kottayam-idukki border, Vagamon is verdant with gorgeous greens, murmuring mountain streams and neatly tended tea bushes. Better known as the trekker's paradise, it is tucked away at an altitude of 1100 mt. above the sea level. Flanked by Kurisumala, Murugan and Thangal hill which make it a base hill station, Vagamon is also home to wildlife species like wild buffaloes, deer and elephants.
Places To Stay
Vagamon has a wide range of accommodation options on offer for the tourists. Vanilla County, Summer Sand, Vagamon Heights, Padmalayam, Ananya Hill Resorts are some of the finest resorts of Vagamon.
Things To Do
• Nestled in at about 10 km from Vagamon, Kurisumala is a famous pilgrimage center for the Christians. The nearby Kurisumala Ashram is an abode of tranquility and spiritual bliss.
• Calling all you adventure-lovers, Vagamon hills offer excellent conditions for mountaineering, paragliding, hill climbing and nature trekking and also a range of other activities as it has the gentle hill slopes with trekking routes.
• The spectacular Rock Formations at Thangal Para, an Indo-Swiss project is worth-vising.
• Don't miss the Kurisumala dairy farm, managed by the Kurisumala monks.
• Vagamon will very soon be enlisted in the Eco-Tourism projects by the government of India.
How To Reach
Vagamon is easily accessible from any corner of the world. Cochin International Airport is the nearest airport while the closest rail connection is Kottayam. Vagamon is well connected with most part of the state and India by motor-able road.
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