Palaruvi Waterfalls

Posted Date: 06 Jun 2010 Author: Latha Jayaprakash Profile photo

The most enchanting and beautiful Palaruvi Waterfalls is located near the Kerala Tamilnadu border at about 75 kilometers from the Kollam tpwn of Kerala. The Palaruvi waterfalls in placed on the Kollam Shencottah road at about 4 kilometers from Aryankavu.

About Palaruvi waterfalls

Palaruvi means milky waterfalls or the stream of milk cascading down the hills. The water falls down from a height of 300 meters amidst the blue hills and the green forests underneath. This makes a spell binding and enthralling scene. This is due to the milky white burst of foam which hits the ground as it falls down The water is supposed to have curative properties and the Ayurvedic physicians prescribe a bath in the water as a treatment.

Palaruvi a picnic spot

This is one of the well known and favourite picnic spots of the locals as well as the tourists from Kerala and Tamilnadu.
Many visitors love the cool shower of the Palaruvi waterfalls.

How to Reach Palaruvi from Tamilnadu

If you are coming by air it would be better for you to reach Madurai domestic airport and the travel by passengertrains or buses to Aryankavu and then reach Palaruvi waterfalls. You have connection trains running from Thirunelveli to Kollam which runs through Aryankavu and stops there too. You can also get down at Punalur in Kerala and travel to Palaruvi.

How to Reach Palaruvi water falls from Kerala

If you are travelling by air, you have to reach Kochi or Thiruvananthapuram international airports and then travel to Palaruvi through buses and cabs.
If you are travelling by train you can reach Kollam and then Punalur / Aryankavu. It would be much easier to travel by Road transport, since there are many buses plying in the route and have a well maintained network.