Nilambur Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Nilambur can be most aptly described as a palace of God considering that the state of Kerala goes by the catch phrase, God's own Country. Nilambur's pristine beauty is prominent with vast rainforests, clean rivers and waterfalls around the town.The town is located in the Malapurram district of Kerala, along the banks of the Chaliyar River. The Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats(a mountain range) are in close proximity to the town which is also famous for being home to the oldest teak wood plantations in the world called Connolly's Plot and is also noted for the tribal settlements in the region. This teak plantation was first raised in the 1840’s in order to ensure a constant supply of timber to the British (India was a British colony between the mid 1800’s until 1947). Nilambur lays stake to the claim of having the tallest teak (Kannimara Teak) tree in the