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Kolukkumalai Sunrise - A view like nowhere else

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      Kolukkumalai Sunrise  Munnar being one of the most popula r tourist destinations of Kerala is still largely unexplored. Suryanelli is one of the most unexplored offbeat locations around Munnar. If you ever visit Munnar, experiencing sunrise from Kolukkumalai peak is mandatory.       Kolukkumalai is about 7,130 feet (2,170 m) above sea level and lies 32 kilometers from Munnar at Suryanelli. Kolukkumalai tea plantation is the world's highest elevation tea plantation at 7900 feet MSL. To visit Kolukkumalai peak private vehicles are not allowed, you'll have to hire a jeep which will charge you INR 2500 per jeep from Suryanelli for 6 members. It's 14km of jeep ride in which 8km is extreme off-road and in total it takes around 1 hour from the base camp. The jeep usually starts the picks up from Suryanelli by 4.30 am so that you can reach the peak before sunrise. All the resorts and hotels will know one or the other jeep drivers whom they can arrange. The sunrise view from K