Vattaparai Falls - வட்டப்பாறை அருவி

Water Falls Height 300 feet Co-ordinates 8.265643,77.451146 Near By City Kanyakumari Location Bhoothapandi State Tamil Nadu Wikipedia Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vattaparai_Falls Other Langauge Names Hindi: वत्तापरै फाल्स Malayalam: வட்டப்பாறை அருவி

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Vattaparai Falls are located at: 8°15.919'N, 77°27.062'E, elevation 40m, in the Keeriparai reserve forest near Bhoothapandi village (Pin:629852) (Met Sta #10145) on the Pazhayar River in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state, South India. It is 13 km N of Nagercoil) and 32 km NW of Kanyakumari. This 20 km² area is proposed to be a Wildlife Sanctuary. There are a few small waterfalls in this area - the nicer ones being Vattaparai Falls and Kalikesam falls. There is a small Kali temple, next to the falls. This is a very serene and undeveloped place with only one small tea stall. One can enjoy water rushing through small mountain streams, ferns and pebbles in the rainforests. The falls are surrounded by forest on all sides and forms part of an active animal corridor. The long stream is pollution-free. People are allowed to take a natural bath here and it is believed that the water from the stream has some medicinal effects.

Vattaparai Falls

Kanyakumari
Bhoothapandi
Pincode -629852
Tamil Nadu