Courtallam Reviews

Courtallam Experience: The best place to visit and best time is July to September.There are falls nearby. Agistayar falls,five falls and coutrallam.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Hotel Ananda.Opp to tensai temple. Cheap and homely food.

Activities & things to do: Water fall at courtallam

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Please be carefull while driving there speed brakes without sign.board. Petrol bunks do not have air to fill the tyre. you have to fill it at the puncher shop.while taking bath at the falls please be careful with your belongings.

Courtallam Experience: Courtallam place full of water falls. Around 6 to 7 falls in courtallam. Main falls and five falls was very nice and enjoyed the trip

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Water Falls, Coutralanathar temple

Activities & things to do: Taking bath in falls

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Well connected by road, nearest railway station is Tenkasi around 10 km from courtallam

Courtallam Experience: courtallam is a pleasant place, all falls is fine, it is very relaxful and peaceful place. oil massage is very popular in courtallam.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food is not good. Sightseeing is nothing but shower in all falls bathing with very happy.

Activities & things to do: Activities and things is normal

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: It is good place to relaxsation. it will reach by bus or train more conveinient. no travel warning.

Courtallam Experience: Situated close to the courtallam falls, this is a good destination during monsoons. A bath in the falls is really invigorating and freshens you up. There are plenty of restaurants during the busy season and so food is not a problem.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Though there are many restaurants in Courtallam, only South Indian type food is available which is a bit of a let down for those from the North. Wish one could have restaurants that serve north-indian food as well

Activities & things to do: Not much to do, except go to the falls.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Easier to reach via Madurai by flight or from Trivandrum. Takes about 4 hours from Madurai airport.

Courtallam Experience: Courtallam also known as spa of south is in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. Its a cultural and refreshing spot. Waterfalls and temples makes it more unique with a very refreshing weather.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food: Best place for non-veg and a good place for vegetarians i would say. Have a refreshing long bath and reach a place called piranoor/border which is 2-3 kms from here. You get authentic porota and chicken. These hotels they make the masala from their home it seems. the taste is unique and havent had such a tasty and spicy porota and kuruma(they call salna) in my life time. Sight-Seeing: Water Falls: There are 4-5 falls we saw actually. They are five falls, old courtrallam falls, chtraruvi, chembagadevi(trekking experience) falls and couple more. The water here meant to have herbal powers which can cure skin diseases and gives you a refreshing mind. I am sure it was refreshing. The water tastes real good. dont hesitate to drink it. The courtralla-nathar temple is a famous Shiva temple right opposite to the main falls. There are temples near by courtrallam like tenkasi kasi viswanathar temple, elanji kumarar temple etc. Nice peaceful clean-air place. Shopping : Not a great shopping place but you can buy a lots of fruits which we cant find in bangalore. Statues were there too, but be little careful.

Activities & things to do: Definitely have to taste that halwa: 3 kms from courtrallam, this place called Tenkasi has a kasi viswanathar temple. right opposite to that there is a 100 year old halwa shop. go there and they serve hot halwa in a piece of banana leaf. Amazing and melting. you wont stop eating one. :P Rava Dosa: Near by the halwa shop, we found a hotel named Anandha Bhavan, have rava dosa there. Brilliant taste. Kanupulimettu Dam: this dam would be around 10 kms from courtrallam i believe. Small dam but the place is amazing. You have boating there too. For muslim Friends: There is a place called Vallam, around 3 kms from Courtrallam, it has a very old mosque deep down inside the forest, called Kattu palli vassal. One of the amazing mosques i have seen, very simple but super peaceful place to be in. Must visit for muslim friends.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: There are trains and buses to Tenkasi and Shecottah. You can choose Tenkasi and that would be a better place to land. From there book a car or SUV according to your needs. Its not very cold, the chillness is moderate and damn it always drizzling there in peak climate time. Before you plan, ask someone to find out the climate and go there. Its wonderful if you get a chance to go there during off-season no crowd and very clean. Lots of monkeys which usually dont hurt unless you make them to ;)

Courtallam Experience: The destination is 7 km from thenkasi, and around 120 km from trivandrum. this will definitely a good place to relax.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food is just normal and near this place some other places also there to watch and to enjoy.

Activities & things to do: The main activity is to have a fresh bath in the famous water falls.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: There is no warnings just reach thenkasi and its near there.

Courtallam Experience: I enjoyed my vacation and i got some new friends too. thanks friends.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: The sight seeing was good. i purchased a cap and some more accessories

Activities & things to do: camp fire, chatting.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: We went by car. its a nice experience.

Courtallam Experience: Pleasant stay. The falls and the natural scenes makes the place a beautiful one.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Many falls in Courtallam

Activities & things to do: Taking bath in the falls which is very healthy and take rest

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Near Thirunelveli

Courtallam Experience: Green. good roads. easy and cheap transport. besides falls there are very nice temples at courtallam, tenkasi, tirunelvely , sankaran koil, sivagiri and srivilliputhur. food is costly in big hotels but nice and tasty in small restaurants.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Lot of places in and around courtallam. one should stay for a week at least to see all the tourist attractions. temples, boating, bathing in all the falls. no problem for good food. easy and cheap transport. reg shopping best place is tirunelvely.

Activities & things to do: Morning walk, bathing in all the falls daily, visiting temples in the evening.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Book rail ticket to senkottai for to and fro. book taxi to reach courtallam and stay at courtallam. travel in and around courtallam by auto. for places like sankaran koil, tirunelvely etc book taxi.

Courtallam Experience: Old Courtallam falls is very near by and travellers can enjoy early morning bath there.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: No near by restaurant but they provide in house food.

Activities & things to do: Old Courtallam falls is very near by and travellers can enjoy early morning bath there

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Courtallam Experience: As far as courtallam is concerned try to be present during end of season so that you don't have to be in the rush for enjoying. One should enjoy the Idlis and chutney combo no where else people get.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Very good even in road side shops. Hygiene is not that bad. You can buy good fresh banana chips and other things.

Activities & things to do: not much except taking bath in the falls.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Well connected by train and road. Please take a cab to hop in between places.

Courtallam Experience: We have stayed old courtallam and traveled around that. Overall the exp is nice. We went main and five falls.We also traveled to tirunelveli.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: We had food in the place (srishti gardens), it was fantastic.

Activities & things to do: I have done massaging and bath.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: The highway road is in very good condition, you can travel in a car .no problem

Courtallam Experience: The climate of courtallam during July-August is always cool to enjoy with family. we can have fun with family to visit various water falls in and around courtallam.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Courtallam - famous for Hot wheat halwa & Kerala banana hot chips, chilly bajji . Sight seeing is mainly visit to various waterfalls & Boating near five falls.

Activities & things to do: Dont forget to take medicines. Opp to courtallma bus stand, there is one and only medical shop, that too very common medician alone available.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: By train from Tenkashi is comfortable from chennai guys.

Courtallam Experience: Courtallam is a nice place to visit along with family to enjoy the cool climate comparing North Tamil Nadu regions.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Waterfalls, Bouting & nice to see the various waterfalls in and around courtallam. Staying in Tamil Nadu Hotel is good but stuff of the food supplied by them is below average for the cost offered by the hotel.

Activities & things to do: Only one medical shop is available in courtallam (opp to bus stand). I faced difficulty to buy a medician for my wife ( Though i called my doctor & taken a prescreption of tablets which were not available in courtallm) Finally i bought from Tenkasi which is 5 KM away from courtallam. Please remember to take medicians with you for any emergency.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Reachable from Madurai Airport or Tenkashi railway station/bus stand.

Courtallam Experience: Courtallam in Tamilnadu is the spa of India. there are inneumorous water falls where you can have a delightful and chilly bath.highly healthy and cheerful experience. absoloutely delightful place. Main falls,five falls,palaruvi, old falls are some of the big water falls.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Lot of Vegetarian and Nv hotels.The briyani of this place is very famous besides many small hotels where you can have tiffin at most reasonable rates.lot of hill fruits and spice shops where you can get rare fruits not seen anywhere else.besides Tenkasi tempe nearby is very big and as the name means it is South Kasi(varanasi).

Activities & things to do: Taking bath again &again in the different falls is so delightful that you will want to do nothing else. Herbal oil massage by professional massage men is fantastic. Visiting nearby temples is another time pass.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Best season June 15th to August 15th. if the monsoon is active you will have a whale of a time. about 175 kms from Madurai where you have airport and lot of bus facilities to Courtallam. train services take you to tenkasi 7 kms from Courtallam.

Courtallam Experience: Courtallam is a great place to visit and enjoy especially if we visit at the right time with less crowd and a beautiful weather. (October;2010). The bath at small falls (3 to 5 falls ) was really great. One has to visit the location to really get the feeling of the bath, water flowing from a higher altitudes and with the force was simply superb.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Since we stayed at a resort (Saaral resort) , the food provided at the resort restaurant was good. Also Tenkasi being nearby, there are plenty of small restaurants offering good breakfast and lunch, which are value for money.

Activities & things to do: Enjoy the bath at the falls. View the falls from a distance is also great. There are lots of small shops. Some are really good and creative work of art could be spotted.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Courtrallam could be reached from Chennai through Sengottai express going to Sengottai and alighting at Tenkasi which is just 10 minutes drive from Courtrallam. It reaches Tenkasi at aorund 7.30 am. Other options are trains reaching Tirunelveli. But the distance is around 40- 50 kms from Courtrallam.

Courtallam Experience: only 4 months of season but heaven appears only for limited time........ this is the place to take bath in water falls ...... five falls, old falls, main falls and much more hideouts around but of this five falls and old falls are the best place for family with good and appreciable cop security and changing rooms ......... this is the place to eat , sleep , take bath and eat ,sleep and take bath....

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: for veggies you need to go in to shopping bazaar around the main falls with lot of mini restaurants of that main is iyyer mess (with only breakfast and supper to offer)

Activities & things to do: bath ,eat, sleep ,bath, eat , sleep and if bored go for shopping for a while ... few temples in and around courtallam like tenkasi, elanji karthik swami temple etc., an excellent architectural marvel !

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: nearest railway tenkasi with limited trains, by road from madurai is madurai,tirumangalam, srivilliputtur,rajapalayam,ilanji,courtallam. warning:this place is more liked by drunkards so select for safer stay ! convincing : good police security at water falls is appreciable, 24 hours bath destination during season!

Courtallam Experience: Courtallam is a very nice destination for youngster who love to take bath in falls. We can have a adventurous trips to several falls above the main falls. Main falls is the falls in the center of Courtallam and it is very big having water through out the year. Other falls are Five falls, Tiger falls, Old falls, Fruit Garden falls, Milk falls, Honey falls etc.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Main falls and Tiger falls are very nice to see and Old falls is the one which is at a distance from the city centre. There are a variety of fruit and herbal shops having good medicinal products. The high season is from June-August.

Activities & things to do: COURTALAM is a very nice destination for youngster who love to take bath in falls. We can have a adventerous trips to several falls above the main falls. Main falls is the falls in the center of courtalam and it is very big having water through out the year. Other falls are FIVE FALLS, TIGER FALLS, OLD FALLS, FRUIT GARDEN FALLS, MILK FALLS, HONEY FALLS ETC., BY M. KARTHIKEYAN

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: The best way to reach by train is to get down at Thenkasi railway station and go by bus directly to Courtallam. There are many hotels where we can book the room and stay there for a week.

Courtallam Experience: i am wrting is reveiw since i am from the same place for last 30 years frm my birth.......Courtallam the Spa of south and poor man's ooty....Courttalam water has medical properties since the water runs through forests of herbs and the water therapeutic qualities to cure physical ailments. During the season (period June to September in every year) thousands of tourists from far and near visit this place. Tourists who visit and bathe in the waters claim that the water has a smoothing effect, help the old feel young and the sick heal rapidly. This place has a chill and a superb climate with sizzling of rain drops over us removes the stresses in our mind. The pure wind that starts from pothigai malai (mountain) removes the tiredness from our body. 'The Fruit Garden falls' is the pampered kid of Courtallam. It is dedicated to Lord Thirukutralanathar (Siva). It is said that Lord Siva send saint Agastheyar to the south to avoid imbalance due to overcrowding in the mount Kailas on his celestial wedding. Another notable feature of Courttalam is Chithra Sabha (in which a number of mural paintings of rural deities and stories from epics are depicted in the central hall. This sabha is one of the five Sabas where Lord Nataraja performed the Cosmic-dance. Moreover this temple contains many inscriptions about Chola and Pandya Kings. Chitra Sabha is made out of medicinal herbs. The wooden carved planks serve as doors. Numerous rivers such as the Chittar River, the Manimuthar River, the Pachaiyar River and the Tambaraparani River originate here.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Water Falls list in coutrallam 1. Peraruvi (Main Falls) The most popular and frequented waterfalls are the Main falls. Not only during the season, but also during the period November to January, the crest receives the Northeastern monsoon emptying itself on the slopes to swell the falls and the Chittar River. From a height of 300 ft., the Chittar River makes its last descent to the plains. 2. Chittraruvi Adjacent to the Main falls is a small cascade called 'Chittraruvi'. 3. Shenbaga Devi Falls A mile away from the Main falls is the Shenbagadevi falls, so called because of its location near to the temple of Shenbagadevi. During full moon days large crowds visit this temple. 4. Thenaruvi (Honey Falls) About 3 miles from the Main falls on the upper crusts of the rocks is the Honey falls. It is so called because of beehives on the promontory. It is a romantic place of solitude and those who seek seclusion come here to meditate on reality. 5. Aintharuvi (Five Falls) Connected by a good road about 3 miles from the Main falls are the Five falls, so named as the cascade spreads in five heads like a hooded cobra. This spot is venerated highly as it presents an image of Adishesha with several hoods. 6. Pazhathotta Aruvi 7. Puli Aruvi About 6 furlongs form the Main falls is the Tiger Falls with a temple for Shastha nearby. Bathing ghats have also been provided for pilgrims. 8. Pazhaya Courtallam About 4 miles from the Main falls is the Old falls, rarely frequented. Apart from all these falls the place is also famous for the Shiva shrive, Thirukootala nathar, ('Lord of three peaks'). 9. Puthu Aruvi Perched at an elevation of 1,00 ft, and one and half miles from the Main falls is the New falls amidst a sylvan landscape of wild forest. The panoramic view from this ledge is beautiful affording a sight of the entire town below. Water Falls around Coutrallam: 1. Gundarau Falls 2. Kummaroutti falls 3. Paalaru 4. Agastiyar Falls 5. Baanatheertahm Temples in and around coutrallam: 1. Kutraleeswar Temple. Couratallam 2. Kashivishwanathar Temple.Tenkasi 3. Kumaran Temple.Ilanji 4. Thirumalai Kumarasamy Temple. Tirumalai koil 5. Shenbaga devi Temple.Senbagadevi 6. Anjaneyar Temple. Krishnapuram 7. Thoranamalai Temple.

Activities & things to do: ask for it you will get it there

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: From Chennai Direct train is available every day (podhigai express ) alight at Tenkasi or at Sengottai From Bangalore 6732 Train (Mysore- Tuticorin Express) to Viruthunagar, then Local Tenkasi Train (3 trains per day) & reach courtallam by Auto or Taxi. SETC operates 1 Ultra Deluxe & 1 AC bus from Banglaore to Shennkottai,5KM form Coutrallm. From Chennai,Nellai Express operates form Egmore to TirunelveliFrom Tirunelveli, plenty of buses are avilable to Coutrallam. Season The Good time to visit Courtallam is June to September.. Can enjoy the monsoon, with drizzling (Saaral).