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Kerala
Image: Jaseem Hamza / CC BY 3.0Welcome to Anamudi Shola National Park! Use the resources below to plan your adventure in one of India's most treasured wild spaces.
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How to reach by air, rail, and road
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Shola park access is typically permit-based and seasonal. Confirm current visitor routes, guide needs, and entry rules with Munnar wildlife authorities before travel.
Travel is realistic for visitors staying in Munnar, but interior access remains weather-sensitive and not designed for fully barrier-free movement.
Anamudi Shola National Park is one of Kerala's compact high-elevation shola parks in the Munnar landscape. Though small in size, it protects a delicate mosaic of evergreen shola forest, grassland edges, streams, orchids, and cool montane habitat that links with the broader high-range conservation network around Eravikulam and the upper Western Ghats.
| Season | Morning Safari | Evening Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Season (Oct - Mar) | Daylight visits with permission | Return before dusk |
Confirm whether guided visits or specific eco-tourism products are available before reaching the Munnar high ranges.
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Entry/Permit | As notified by Kerala forest or tourism authorities |
| Guide/Vehicle | Varies by route and current arrangement |
Do not assume on-the-spot access for interior routes; verify the current visit model in advance.
Anamudi Shola National Park, Munnar high ranges, Idukki district, Kerala
10.2083° N, 77.0833° E
Cochin International Airport is the main airport, followed by a long hill drive to Munnar and the high ranges.
Aluva and Ernakulam are practical railheads; onward travel is by road.
Approach the park through the Munnar-Marayoor high-range road network subject to current forest and weather guidance.
Use hired taxis or local high-range vehicles familiar with estate and forest roads.
Shola evergreen forest, montane grassland, orchids, ferns, moss-rich streamside vegetation, and high-range shrubs.
Anamudi Shola supports small but important populations of montane mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates adapted to the cool Western Ghats highlands.
Anamudi Shola was declared a national park in 2003 as part of a broader effort to protect Kerala's shrinking shola-grassland ecosystems in the high ranges of Idukki.
