About Marayoor

Marayoor is an exotic and clean destination for any tourist. Marayoor is blessed with its rocky hills, water falls, rivers and small cave temples. Marayoor is famous for its sandalwood forests. There is also a sandalwood factory in Marayoor. Muniyaras (ancient caves) with the painting and ruins from the Stone Age civilization adds a historical importance to Marayoor. The Thoovanam waterfalls and Rajiv Gandhi National Park are also near by Marayoor.

History
The history of Marayoor begins with 10000 BC. Marayoor is said to be a part of the stone age civilization. The muniyaras in Marayoor belongs to Megalithic age.

Geography
Marayoor is situated in the western ghats of Kerala. Marayoor is 40KM from Munnar.

Transportation
Private and some public transport vehicles and buses are available from Munnar to Chinnar at a regular intervals.

Nearest Airports
Kochi - which is 130 KM from Marayoor
Madurai - which is 142 KM from Marayoor
Coimbatore - which is 167 KM from Marayoor
Thiruvananthapuram - which is 302 KM from Marayoor.
Kozhikode - which is 287 KM from Marayoor

Nearest Railway Stations
Kochi - which is 130 KM from Marayoor
Kottayam - which is 147 KM from Marayoor
Madurai - which is 162 KM from Marayoor
Thiruvananthapuram - which is 302 KM from Marayoor

Weather
The weather in Marayoor is little cold. Summers (April–June) are mild, while winters (November–February) are cool. It experiences heavy southwestern monsoon rains in June–August.

Food
Traditional Kerala food are available.

Language
Malayalam, Tamil, English

Accommodation
Five-tar and three-star hotels are available in Munnar. Also resorts with different tariff plans are there in Munnar.